I stuck to my trusty 9600GT with 512MB for a long time since I was convinced thatwith a [email protected], a videocard upgrade would buy me little (or nothing)..But I could not resist an Asus GTX460 price under $200 and based on some feedbackon these forums that this might actually be a good upgrade, I ordered it..Now that I've had it for a few weeks, I can say: "Really, really nice"!It took the beta nvidia 266.35 drivers to cure some wild graphics anomalies in FSX,but with those drivers installed, the card is rock-solid.Short verdict: I was flying with 24 fps and LOD_Radius=4.5, and now I fly with 30 fpsand LOD_Radius=5.5 - very smooth.I was concerned that my 400W power supply could be a problem, but the card runs coolerthan my old card, and I have yet to see the fan go above it's minimum 20% speed.So, if you are on the fence...

Heheh. Yeah, mate. I have to agree. I've just upgraded last weekend from a GTX 275 896MB OC to a 2GB Golden Sample GTX460 and I'm happy as a pig in mud! I've moved my sliders up as far as I dare for now and I'm still hitting averages of 40fps flying low over forested terrain. Blinking awesome!! Happy but I'm still going to push the boundaries a little more, as we should.

I should mention that the new card has the horsepower to run at 8XSQ without anyfps impact, compared to my old card at 8XS. Awesome IQ!

Bert, I had been on the fence for a while myself as far as upgrading. I have the same CPU as you and was running an 8800GTfor quite a while. Well after seeing your post I jumped off the fence. The card arrived yesterday and I will say that so far i ampleased. One question though, how are your temps? My card seems to be running a little hot. After about 30 mins in the sim my tempsare around 116 F. Have you noticed this?Glen

Bert, I had been on the fence for a while myself as far as upgrading. I have the same CPU as you and was running an 8800GTfor quite a while. Well after seeing your post I jumped off the fence. The card arrived yesterday and I will say that so far i ampleased. One question though, how are your temps? My card seems to be running a little hot. After about 30 mins in the sim my tempsare around 116 F. Have you noticed this?Glen

116 F is not hot, it is barely lukewarm!Mine typically runs at 45 C which is about 115 F

116 F is not hot, it is barely lukewarm!Mine typically runs at 45 C which is about 115 F

Ok, thanks for the info. I realy wasn't sure if that was too hot or not.Glen

Ok, thanks for the info. I realy wasn't sure if that was too hot or not.Glen

If you are watching temperatures... anything up into the 70s C is acceptableand in theory you could run even hotter, but I would not.

i'am thinking of replacing my gtx 260 to a 1gb gtx 460, does it worth? i have 15-20 fps at big airports, or big cities. 10 fps gain enough to me.

I went from a 8800gt to a 260 core216 and didn't notice a huge difference in frame rate but I could turn things up a little more with out the old slow down I used to experience and weather no longer slowed be down either. So if any one has not moved up to a gtx260 or better, you have better get one on order cause its definitely worth the upgrade.I also experience the 15fps range in big city airports w/ max graphics and wonder if a 460 or 570 is worth the upgrade or just save up for sandy bridge?