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freb Total Posts : 2 Joined: 3/18/2012 Status: offline Folding: 128,727	sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:04 AM (permalink) my question is will this cause any issues?
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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:33 AM (permalink)

Won't work. cards have to be the same.

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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, March 27, 2012 11:25 AM (permalink)

While HotRodPolk is right, a little more detail would be that you can not SLI a GTX460 Regular and a GTX460 SE.

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General_Jameson Total Posts : 693 Joined: 2/1/2010 Location: Burbank,Il Status: offline Ribbons: 1 Folding: 6,524,491	Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:17 AM (permalink) pcmaster00 While HotRodPolk is right, a little more detail would be that you can not SLI a GTX460 Regular and a GTX460 SE. Their are now also 192 bit cards that are not the SE version.
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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Thursday, March 29, 2012 1:24 AM (permalink)

Called the Gtx460 V2's

Here is a nice chart and info on which cards can sli together:
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=1379500&mpage=1

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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:10 AM (permalink)

Why why why, not change the name of the card or at least indicate on the package if it is v1 or v2. I bought an EVGA GTX 460 1gb to pair with my existing EVGA GTX 460 1gb, making sure not to get the GTX 460 SE or the GTX 460 768mb. I just got finished installing the card and reinstalling drivers, open nvidia control panel and see:
GeForce GTX 460
GeForce GTX 460 v2
Not sure what to do at this point... but I'm very disappointed with EVGA now, and I have an EVGA mobo plus this is the 4th EVGA card I've bought.

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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Wednesday, April 04, 2012 10:54 AM (permalink)

I'm pretty sure this was an NVIDIA thing, but it would be nice to have V2 mentioned somewhere on the product spec. Right now your only tell-tale sign is the 192-bit memory.

As for solutions, it depends on where you buy it. Here are the options for replacement. I recommend looking for the 01G-P3-1370-KR model. 3-year transferrable warranty.

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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:18 AM (permalink)

Neither package has any indication of 192-bit or 256-bit. The only mention of memory on the boxes are 1gb GDDR5 and the older card shows 1024mb GDDR5, I thought they were the same :D

Maybe it was Nvidias doing... but I find it hard to believe that EVGA did not know about the change.

Teaches me a lesson when buying straight from a retail store instead of bargain shopping online haha, well at least on products that do not list their specs on the package

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Thanks for the link to replacement cards, I should've just gotten it online but I just hate the wait :D

staypuft Total Posts : 2796 Joined: 3/11/2006 Location: Central Ohio Status: offline Ribbons: 16 Folding: 42,848,048	Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:36 AM (permalink) Well hopefully you can return ASAP since it was a B&M store. Get the 1370-KR card now while it's still available... Yeah, there's nothing on the box... that's an issue.
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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Wednesday, April 04, 2012 11:57 AM (permalink)

Shouldn't be a problem to return I hope, but if they are crowded or there's some problem I'll probably just give it to my girl, I think her 8800 GTS has just about had it haha.

Thanks for the advice, I may snatch up the 1370-KR but this buy was on a whim while I'm waiting to build my new rig. So with this bad taste in my mouth I may just wait it out.

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Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:39 AM (permalink)

Looking for your thoughts on the best SLI 2nd card to match with my:
(1) 01G-P3-1373-AR
Starting to get smoked in games and need a mild $ upgrade.

Thanks for your help in advance!
I would get the same card but can't find a reliable source that dosn't use pay pal or cost way to much.
Windows I7 - 64 bit, CPU 950 @ 3.07 GHz, 6 gigs ram, 750 watts

Is your call a:
01G-P3-1370-KR model ?

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staypuft Total Posts : 2796 Joined: 3/11/2006 Location: Central Ohio Status: offline Ribbons: 16 Folding: 42,848,048	Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:05 AM (permalink) 01G-P3-1370-KR is a good choice, second hand cards are an even better bet (economically). See here for some EVGA options.
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banditA1 Total Posts : 2 Joined: 12/2/2010 Status: offline	Re:sli gtx 460 192 bit and 256 bit? Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:32 AM (permalink) Thank you for the reply and the link to your chart! Currently looking for the card - the KR is a hard one to find.
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