Was using an i3 with onboard hd3000. It worked well for what I needed it to. Then started playing games. I could deal with the 20-30 fps that it provided, or so I thought.
I'll keep it short. For about 100 bucks, this isnt too bad of a video card. Reviews are solid, although they did stop making the 768mb and only make the 1gb cards now, this card is great.
The difference between 20fps lowest settings on 1080p in skyrim on a 50" led (hd3000) vs High, 40+fps with all the bells and whistles..there's a BIG difference.
Yes, there are cards that are better than this one.
Yes--they cost more.
Very happy with this card.
GalaxyTech
Tailor made to hit the gamers’ sweet spot, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 460 delivers revolutionary levels of price/performance. With up to 4x the DirectX 11 tessellation performance of the competition*, GeForce GTX 460 packs highly detailed visuals into your games - without sacrificing high frame rates. And with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™, PhysX®, and CUDA™ technologies, GeForce GTX 460 powers all the incredibly realistic effects that your games can throw its way. Take all of this to the next level with custom ground-up design from Galaxy and a Galaxy Clocked core 25Mhz above reference. An innovative detachable fan makes cleaning a snap. Improved cooling, superior parts, and quality manufacturing result in a solid card for years of the heaviest use.
Enjoy the power of 336 CUDA cores, 700Mhz core clock, 1848Mhz memory clock (3696Mhz effective), 768 MB of GDDR5 memory with 192-bit interface and 88.7 GB/sec of bandwidth. Connections available: DVI X 2, Mini HDMI. Recommended power supply of 450W or greater.
8 Good reasons why you should have a graphics card
Better Looking Windows
Microsoft Windows Vista and Windows 7 have dozens of new features like Live Taskbar Previews that take advantage of a Galaxy graphics card with DirectX 11 support.
Feed the Pixels
A Galaxy graphics card has the horsepower to produce amazing images from edge to edge.
1920x1080 What?
If you want to watch HD content on your PC, a Galaxy graphics card will offload the video work leaving you and your CPU free to do other stuff.
4 Letter Words
You can find a Galaxy graphics card that fits your needs no matter how many 4 letter words they use – HDCP, HDMI, DDR5 …..
Got Blu-Ray™?
If you have a Blu-Ray disc player in your PC and want to watch your Blu-Ray content, you need an HDCP capable monitor with a new HDCP certified Galaxy graphics card.
HD Internet Video
With millions of videos online and many of those in HD, you need a Galaxy graphics card that can decode that HD stream on the fly.
Accelerate your PC
Did you know a Galaxy graphics card can improve the speed of your computer?
3D Gaming
With the latest Nvidia technology, DirectX 11 support, and Nvidia PhysX technology you have the power to dominate the online gaming world.
Why Galaxy?
Galaxy has been building award-winning graphics cards for the past decade but you may not have known it. If you could peel back the stickers of some of the best cards sold, you’d find a Galaxy built card. Now you can own the legendary Galaxy quality and performance and the best part is you don’t have to pay another company to put on a sticker! Buy your graphics card from the company that has been designing, building, and shipping award-winning products for more than 10 years. The only difference now is that the awards will all say Galaxy.Package includes driver CD, Manual, mini HDMI->HDMI, 6-pin converter x2
