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title: MSI N460GTX Cylone 768D5
date: 2010-08-29 20:59:34
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2010/08/29/msi-n460gtx-cylone-768d5/
author: Lester Chan
excerpt: "After much hesitation I finally replaced my old Leadtek PX9800GX2, which gave a BSOD every single time I ran a 3D game. The fault appeared after just a year, returned post-RMA once warranty expired, yet normal work never triggered it."
categories:
  - Hardware
tags:
  - Asus
  - ATI
  - Fuwell
  - graphics card
  - MSI
  - Nvidia
  - XFX
---

After much hesitation, finally got a new graphics card to replace mine old Leadtek PX9800GX2 1GB DDR3 which gives me BSOD EVERY SINGLE TIME I run any 3D games. This problem occurred just after a year! [RMA once](https://lesterchan.net/blog/2009/07/28/leadtek-px9800gx2-rma/), but the problem came back to my RMAed set once my warranty is over! If I just use it normally (Programming/Internet/Work), it will work fine. But these task does not do justice to my Core 2 Quad with 8GB of RAM!

I thought that I am getting an iMac soon and will not need a graphics card, but after thinking for a few weeks, I think that is still a long way! I am guessing the iMac will be refreshed with a new design in September 2011 and that is the time I am going to get it!.

At first I wanted to get XFX Radeon HD 5830 1GB GDDR5 (S$299), but [Fuewell](https://www.fuwell.com.sg/) at Sim Lim Square ran out of stock, so I ask the guy introduce me a graphics card with a budget of about S$300. He recommend me MSI N460GTX Cylone 768D5 (S$329) or Asus ENGTX460 TOP 768MD5 (S$319). Both come with 3 years warranty. In the end I chose MSI N460GTX Cylone 768D5 because the fan looks cooler! I paid by cash and I got S$4 off! So end up paying S$325. By the way, now you can pay NETS with no additional surcharge at Fuwell because they have manage to negotiate with NETS to keep the transaction fee low.

[![Box Front](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4937765424_f94be03cd8_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4099/4937765424_1bca72be9c_o.jpg "Box Front")

[![Box Back](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4937179743_0becaf06b9_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4937179743_b135db4408_o.jpg "Box Back")

[![Box Contents](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4120/4937840748_d028bc1f7a_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4120/4937840748_5cfe2c401a_o.jpg "Box Contents")

[![MSI N460GTX Cylone 768D5](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4093/4937840752_fa1a5972e3_z.jpg)](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4093/4937840752_40ee68936f_o.jpg "MSI N460GTX Cylone 768D5")