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eVGA releases GTX 460 BIOS update - calls it Free Performance Boost

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 08/06/2010 09:42 AM | source: | 0 comment(s)

If you bought a regular clocked GeForce GTX 460 from eVGA then good news, they decided to increase the clock frequencies to be a little more competitive. eVGA slapped it all arround a marketing program called Free Performance Boost.

This program simply entails a BIOS update applying higher clocks on the GTX 460 SKUs. Here it is, the EVGA 460 FPB Update, changelist as follows:

  • Core/Processor clock increased to 720/1440 (Part numbers 768-P3-1360-XX and 01G-P3-1371-XX Only)
  • Fanspeed unlocked to allow up to 100%
  • Download the correct .zip file below for your graphics card:

         768-P3-1360-XX - EVGA GeForce GTX 460
         768-P3-1362-XX - EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked
         01G-P3-1371-XX - EVGA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB EE (External Exhaust)
         01G-P3-1373-XX - EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 1024MB EE (External Exhaust) 

  • Extract the files to a location on disk.
  • Make sure no programs are running in the background, and double click update.exe.
  • Press "Y" to begin the update.
  • DO NOT TURN OFF POWER OR RESET DURING THE FLASH PROCESS!
  • After update, restart PC.
  • Reinstall the latest NVIDIA graphics drivers after bootup.






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