They look nearly identical, but I thought I'd ask for your input on them. (or alternatives) Anyone else can feel free to chime in. It's one of the reasons why I didn't use the Noteboard. (other than the fact that not everyone checks theirs)

To clarify, I will only be running one card, not two in SLI. This would be an upgrade from my 8800GT 512MB. Rest of my applicable system specs are e8400 Wolfdale C2Duo @ stock 3ghz, 4GB 1066 ram. I know my system could be newer, but it's still keeping up pretty well. This upgrade will be a bigger help in GPU-limited games like Crysis, Metro 2033, etc, and I realize that bottlenecks may appear. Still, the 460 seems decent enough to be worthwhile.

GIGABYTE Super Overclock Series GV-N460SO-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125345

$219 + 7.98 Shippping, $20 Mail-in Rebate

and

MSI N460GTX Hawk Talon Attack GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127534

$215 + Free Shipping



I know you recommended a Palit version elsewhere, but these two appear to have better temps and cooling, based on feedback, etc. I guess there's always the option of waiting, too. My timeline involves wanting to play The Witcher 2 and Crysis 2 well when they release next year. Re-playing games like Crysis and Metro earlier would be a perk to upgrading now, though prices would likely drop a little over the next 3 months.

There's always the chance that I'll continue running my 8800GT until it dies, but we'll see. The GTX460 is tempting, but not quite necessary. A bonus, and not too expensive, but could still be resisted. We have the dissolution of the 5-year console cycle to thank for that, I suppose. Only PC-centric games are pushing my system.

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