So this is basically like... a booster?

fighter25

Yay! Thanks Jacob!
How does the FPB work? Like what does it do with the card?

Increases the clockrates and unclocks the max user adjustable fanspeed.

fighter25

So regular cards go to up to say SC speeds and SC's go even higher? Pretty sweet.  

Regular cards go in between reg and SC and also get the 100% unlock fanspeed, SC cards get the 100% unlock fanspeed.

So, no boost for those of us with SC cards? :(

100% fan speed is appreciated, if usually unnecessary with these cards. :P

Hog54

Why didnt the fans go to 100% in the first place?This seems more like a fix than a boost?

i have to go with hog on this...****??? you couldnt move the fans to 100% like everyother card ever?? and you couldnt overclock the 460's either before this update??? OR...are you guys just saying this is a update to EVGA's precision but the fan and performance factors were still do-able with say afterburner maybe? \m/

wmmills

Hog54

Why didnt the fans go to 100% in the first place?This seems more like a fix than a boost?

i have to go with hog on this...****??? you couldnt move the fans to 100% like everyother card ever?? and you couldnt overclock the 460's either before this update??? OR...are you guys just saying this is a update to EVGA's precision but the fan and performance factors were still do-able with say afterburner maybe? \m/

By default the fans go to 70% max, this is an update to the card itself. 70% is max on all GTX 460 cards, no matter the card or utility used to increase the fanspeed.

Precision 1.9.5 allows me to set 80% fanspeed on my 1GB SC EE.  Is this being reported correctly, or is it 70% for just the standard clock cards?

This is a nice move to better position EVGA GTX460 vanilla product against the competition.

Jacob, can you confirm our SC cards are binned?  Otherwise moving clocks closer removes some of the incentive to pay more for SC...

u2sparky

Staypuft, here's a link to another fan speed post where your question is answered:  http://forums.evga.com/tm.aspx?m=482413
 
Jacob mentions in that thread that "On the EE SC version the max is 80%, on the EE standard version the max is 70%"
 
However, that's about to change with FPB.

Correct

So what your saying is, I paid extra for my SC card and your going to boost the regulars close to my SC card for free?  Anyone else feel cheated?  I know I do.

Provided the SC cards are binned like staypuft asked, I can work with the regulars getting a little perk, though admittedly it does seem a little odd to sell SC cards for a couple weeks then bring stock cards near the same level.

Query: Are the stock cards going up to, say, 700Mhz (which keeps both SKUs a fair distance apart still) or are we looking at more like 725, which I'd bet brings it within a frame or maybe two of the SC.

The thing I didnt get was why 70%?Did you guys think the fans couldnt handle 100%?In all the years,I cant remember a card that couldnt be set at 100%.

So let's say I have a stock 470, and I've overclocked it to Superclocked specs. What kind of benefit would I get from FPB?

boredgunner

Hog54

The thing I didnt get was why 70%?Did you guys think the fans couldnt handle 100%?In all the years,I cant remember a card that couldnt be set at 100%.

You shouldn't be asking EVGA this question.  Ask NVIDIA.

 
 
Is that nvidias fix for quieter fans?
Imagine the rmas if the 480s were locked at 70%.lol

Dwitkowski

I just got to say..... there sure is alot of people that you just cant make happy. It sure would be nice to see more people say "THANKYOU EVGA".  Think about it. Evga could just say thanks you bought are card and leave it at that   but no...  they have done much more.  To me, they have gone many steps above what other companies have failed to do.  Not looking for any browney points here. Just had to say this.   oh..  one more thing.  Thanks Evga....   doing a great job.

There is no reason SC owners would thank EVGA for boosting the clocks for vanilla owners...
 
 

In Canada, newegg.ca is selling the EVGA 1GB EE Superclocked 763 MHz for only $10 more than the normal clocked version running at 675.  For the extra $10, you're still getting a faster core clock and a faster memory clock.

From all the reviews I've read and the customer testimonials, it appears that most purchasers are trying to push their GTX 460's beyond 763 MHz anyway, and are gunning for 800(+).

The faster fan speeds with FPB are going to give those overclockers more cooling, albeit at the expense of more noise, but they'll likely gain higher OC's.   I'm still riding the fence on my purchase updgrade, as I want to actually hear the difference in blower noise, if any, when compared to my 8800 GTS 512.  Some testimonials say the blower is loud, some say it's fine and that it doesn't bother them.

I guess the only way to really find out is to fork over the dough.