MSI GTX 465 Twin Frozr Golden Edition

Jeffredo · Aug 6, 2010

Call me crazy - I'm sure it appears that way to most. I actually popped for a GTX 465 today. I saw a card that struck my fancy and its not even cheap for one:

MSI N465GTX Twin Frozr II GE GeForce GTX 465 (Ferm...

TPU has a such a nice review on its aluminum clad sibling and there was just something compelling about a solid copper HSF. From everything I can gather it sits between a GTX 460 768MB and a GTX 460 1GB in performance and I can live with that. Its also darn cool for a Fermi and the quietest card the W1zard had reviewed in a long time (and I like quiet). I saw this video on the MSI GTX 465 Twin Frozr Golden Edition and it looked interesting. I "may" try to unlock it if there are indeed 10 RAM chips (I'll make sure first):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmF0yQfn_Og

I haven't flashed a BIOS since unlocking my X850 Pro Vivo to an XT. Might be fun, might be heartbreaking. And yes, I know its more power hungry than a GTX 460 or HD 5850, but I can afford a few more watts while I'm gaming. At idle it won't matter much. So go ahead, rip me a new one for being such a fool. :nutkick:

I'm still pretty excited about it and will keep you all posted on my unlocking adventure (if I get the nerve).

newtekie1 · Aug 6, 2010

The only problem with that card is it is extremely heavy...

But it definitely looks totally bad ass, I wish they would release more coolers that looked like this.

theonedub · Aug 6, 2010

That is the only GTX 465 I would consider buying. That cooler is my fav, I want the 470 FROZR (non copper)

trt740 · Aug 6, 2010

I love that card when maxed oced it's very good even unflashed.

blkhogan · Aug 6, 2010

Thats a sweet looking card. Love that cooler setup. Congrats. :toast:

Jeffredo · Aug 6, 2010

trt740 said:
I love that card when maxed oced it's very good even unflashed.

I may very well just use Afterburner and OC it instead of trying to flash it. I would hate to brick it (although I would make a backup of the original BIOS). It won't be here until Monday so I'll have time to mull it over! Oh, and I wasn't expecting all the encouraging responses in light of the GTX 460's availability. I know its the more logical choice, but sometimes its fun to do something different from the obvious.

Bjorn_Of_Iceland · Aug 6, 2010

Still a good card imo. You gets to still keep a larger L2 Cache, and a few more Shader procs than the 460. Would show well for GPU intensive games.

Jeffredo · Aug 6, 2010

Looks like the guy who made the Youtube video works for NCIX in Canada. He's selling flashed ones on their website! Makes me feel pretty confident this GTX 465 - GTX 470 will work:

http://forums.ncix.com/forums/index...id=54937&msgcount=59&overclockid=0#msg2221076

Just going to need to take my time and research before trying it.

erocker · Aug 6, 2010

Whenever you decide to get rid of the card, keep the heatsink! Or, I'll just buy it off of you. Beautiful looking card, I hope it becomes a 470 for you. :toast:

newtekie1 · Aug 6, 2010

Yeah, I've been super tempted to pick this card up to try and flash to a GTX470...

phanbuey · Aug 6, 2010

ahhh fell prey to the cooler...

it is a nice cooler

Jeffredo · Aug 6, 2010

phanbuey said:
ahhh fell prey to the cooler...

it is a nice cooler

I did. I know, I'm shallow. :laugh:

Overclock.net has an official thread on the card. First guy to get one there got it to unlock to GTX 470.

http://www.overclock.net/nvidia/794175-official-msi-gtx-465-twin-frozr.html

phanbuey · Aug 6, 2010

You should try to flash it... looks like a bunch of them are actually 470's

newtekie1 · Aug 6, 2010

I can tell you right now, the one in the Newegg pictures is unlockable, you can tell just by looking at the back of the PCB.

ebolamonkey3 · Aug 6, 2010

How? I just bought one off of Newegg, it'd be great to be able to tell w/o having to pop the cooler off.

Solaris17 · Aug 6, 2010

ebolamonkey3 said:
How? I just bought one off of Newegg, it'd be great to be able to tell w/o having to pop the cooler off.

one of the comments said he unlocked it. i want one now

newtekie1 · Aug 6, 2010

ebolamonkey3 said:
How? I just bought one off of Newegg, it'd be great to be able to tell w/o having to pop the cooler off.

If you look where the missing memory chips are supposed to be, if the chips are there, then the little resistors will be there on the back of the PCB. If there are no memory chips, then the resistors on the back of the PCB will be missing also. The one in the newegg pictures has the resisters in tact, so I can almost gurantee the memory chips are there and the card can be unlocked. Of course who knows if all of the Golden Edition cards are the same...

CDdude55 · Aug 6, 2010

Such an awesome looking card.

First saw this card over at Linus tech tips on youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkczKI_K8bA

He also did a unlocking video of it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmF0yQfn_Og

congrats.

theonedub · Aug 6, 2010

^ he posted that flashing youtube link in the first post

The price is right for that card. I like the cooling of copper, but the look of the silver better. Of course if it unlocks I can look past the copper. Keep us updated

CDdude55 · Aug 6, 2010

theonedub said:
^ he posted that flashing youtube link in the first post

lol, didn't take a look at his links. thanks

theonedub · Aug 6, 2010

CD55, your 470 doesnt happen to be a twin frozr model does it?

Jeffredo · Aug 7, 2010

Looking at the tally on the Overclock.net official thread they've got three for three unlocked! Damn, I can't wait for Monday! Thing is, I just bought a new house and get the keys tomorrow. I don't know how much time I'll have to try it when I get the card (going to try to paint the entire inside of the house before I move in). Kind of a hectic month ahead. :roll:

CDdude55 · Aug 7, 2010

theonedub said:
CD55, your 470 doesnt happen to be a twin frozr model does it?

Unfortunately no.

Using reference cards.

Jeffredo · Aug 7, 2010

Newegg just jacked up the price to $309 from $259 and no free shipping. They must have noticed the sudden demand.

LAN_deRf_HA · Aug 7, 2010

Jeffredo said:
Newegg just jacked up the price to $309 from $259 and no free shipping. They must have noticed the sudden demand.

That's more than an actual 470 costs on there. Newegg better be flashing these themselves for that kind of price.

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