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A Closer Look at the MSI GTX 460 Cyclone OC A Closer Look at the MSI GTX 460 Cyclone OC MSI has decided to keep the reference design of the 8 ¼” long GTX 460 even though they make mention of their “Military Grade Components” in the marketing materials. As you will see in a shot down below, the components used for the power distribution phases are a bit beefed up.    Naturally, Cyclone heatsink absolutely dominates all of the visual aspects of this card. It uses a massive 90mm fan mounted amid a radial fin array which blows air in (literally) every possible direction. Due to this omni directional airflow pattern, the GDDR5 memory modules don’t need any of their own heatsinks as they are actively cooled by the fan. To us this is one stunning card.   Both the 3+1 VRM design and the components used are the same as the reference design but the actual VRMs are slightly higher spec while the capacitors are Nippon-Chemi Cons while the original card used Lelons. Nonetheless, the Cyclone maintains the status quo with a pair of 6-pin PCI-E connectors.  The backplate looks identical to the reference design other than the inclusion of a stylized vent grille. There is a pair of DVI connectors as well as a single mini HDMI output. | ||||
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