EVGA
Prev Thread
Next Thread

Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470?

Author
Post
Essentials Only Full Version
brcromer
CLASSIFIED Member
  • Total Posts : 4503
  • Reward points : 0
  • Joined: 5/12/2010
  • Status: offline
  • Ribbons : 27
Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:05 PM (permalink)
I've noticed that PNY has certain 465's out that are supposed to unlockable for this feature.  Does EVGA?


#1

7 Replies Related Threads
    Mr.Nightro
    Superclocked Member
    • Total Posts : 133
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 11/3/2007
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 2
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:22 PM (permalink)
    So far the only one I have seen that has been able to do so was the MSI Twin Frozr II Golden Edition.

    PSU= Corsair 1200AX
    CPU= i7 2600K @ 4.4Ghz w/ Freezone Elite
    CPU Temp= 25c idle, 52c load
    GPU=  SLI GTX 670 FTW w/ 680 backplates
    Mem= 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws 16000Mhz 9.9.9.24
    HDD=  1TB Raptor, Kingston SSDNow 200V 256GB SSD
    Mobo= EVGA Z68 FTW
    Optical= Sony Bluray DVD-RW
    OS= Windows 7 Ultra 64bit
    Case= Coolermaster Cosomos w/ window & neon lights
    Screen= Dell UltraSharp 2407WFP 24" monitor
    Keyboard= Logitech G19
    Mouse= Logitech G9x Laser
    #2
    ty_ger07
    Insert Custom Title Here
    • Total Posts : 16602
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 4/11/2008
    • Location: traveler
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 271
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:39 PM (permalink)
    I'm not going to say it's not possible, just that I highly doubt it. The first 465s which came out proved to have an unlock success rate of around 15% in one article. Basically, it seemed that all could be unlocked, but the majority instantly became ruined by doing so. The problem is that the disabled stream processors were disabled for a reason and enabling them caused the card not to work any more.

    On top of that issues, in the time that this product has been available to the public, NVIDIA has probably taken methods to make the disabled stream processors permanently disabled and therefore it might not even be possible any more.

    Than comes more issues of whether your particular card has the other physical memory requirements required to unlock the card.

    So there you go: it probably isn't possible and if it were possible, you probably still wouldn't want to try.

    ASRock Z77 • Intel Core i7 3770K • EVGA GTX 1080 • Samsung 850 Pro • Seasonic PRIME 600W Titanium

    #3
    thor88
    SSC Member
    • Total Posts : 865
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 6/24/2009
    • Location: Fort Worth, Texas
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 5
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Tuesday, October 05, 2010 9:44 PM (permalink)
    There are a handful of cards that can do it. All of the MSI 465 Golden editions could and a few of the XLR8 465s could. None of the 3 EVGA 465's I owned had all the memory chips you need to do it.
     
    I would just buy a 470, they are getting cheaper and cheaper all the time and they are guaranteed to work.

    DUEL- A prearranged, formal combat between two persons, usually fought to settle a point of honor.
    DUAL- composed or consisting of two people, items, parts, etc.


    #4
    Squat500
    SSC Member
    • Total Posts : 957
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 4/25/2009
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 2
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Tuesday, October 05, 2010 10:59 PM (permalink)
    It is not worth bricking a card to save a few bucks. Buying the slower one twice would suck.

    ANY OF MY POSTS ARE RESEARCHED AND/OR COMPILED BITS OF INFORMATION* AND YOU SHOULD FOLLOW THEM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
    I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF LIFE AND LIMB, PROPERTY, DATA OR ANYTHING ELSE.  YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BY READING ANYTHING I POST.

     
    *EXCLUDING SARCASTIC AND OR SUBJECTIVE RESPONSES.

    #5
    vincinator44
    iCX Member
    • Total Posts : 387
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 12/7/2006
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Wednesday, October 06, 2010 11:54 AM (permalink)
    Some of the early 465s, were 470 hardware with a 465 BIOS. The manufactures have tuned their process, so you won't be seeing these produced now. I just bought a Zotac 465, and all the components on the back of the card, so I checked to see if the memory chips were present (removed the heatsink) and sadly they were not. Newegg has some refurbished PNY 465 that you have a 50% (according to feedback) chance to get a card that can be upgraded...
    #6
    arnge
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 5
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 4/12/2007
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Wednesday, October 06, 2010 12:25 AM (permalink)
    have a GTX465SC working as a GTX 470 SC for 3 month now.
    #7
    hedghawg71
    Superclocked Member
    • Total Posts : 113
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2/7/2010
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 1
    Re:Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470? Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:58 PM (permalink)
    You must have gotten ahold of some of those that went to Europe. What's the part number on that 465sc?

    i5 2500K@ 4.5ghz
    Cooled off a TT Spin-Q
    Intel DP67BG <---awaiting an EVGA replacement
    4GB (2 x 2) Ocz Platinums @ 1600mhz
    Diamond 6970 2gb Catalyst 11.1
    2 X 1.5tb WD Drives
    LG DVD burner
    Win7 64 bit Home Premium
    Corsair HX 850w
    In a slightly modified Antec 900 :D



    #8
    Home » All Forums » [EVGA Motherboards] » All Other EVGA Motherboards » Can a 465 be unlocked to be a 470?
    Jump to: