Hi, I want to know if the air flow of the GPU is the same of the reference card? Blow hot hair only out of the case? Thanks
1574700
Due to my setup there really is no stagnate, hot air sticking around my case...all the hot air goes directly out the back. I do know that since using this card, my computer IS a LOT quieter and IS cooler based on temp reading since I placed it in my case.
1574701
It is a regular blower in function, but way better temps and noise. But yes, expulses hot air out of the case. Great cooler and powerful and cheap card.
1574702
Mostly but there is a small gap between the bracket and the shroud where some air leaks into the case.
1574703
This is not a reference design card, but the airflow does exhaust out of the PCI slot like the reference card.
1574704
As long as its mounted correctly it should only blow hot air out the exhaust. If ran intensively the card does get hot and can make the inside of your case warmer but this is the same with all cards. Be careful though as the metal pipes on the top do get hot to the touch after running for awhile.
1574705
I do not know if it is the same as the reference. However, I can confirm that the shroud on the fan will duct the air from the intake out of the back of the card. As the fan spins faster you will be able to feel an increase in heat and air volume.
723827
The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can. Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game.
856781
They are both basically the same card, but EVGA usually has a tendency to make very high quality NVidia cards. One system I made has this card installed in it and another one has the EVGA one in it and this one is a bit louder once the fans hit a certain RPM threshold. Neither card came with any cables that I can remember minus PSU convertors and DVI to VGA adapter.
749514
I would say not. I doubt you'd have enough room to really do your GPU any good but besides that the card is somewhat small. If does however help keep the GPU cooler, or at least I've noticed mine has. Because my room is always warmer /colder in summer /winter my computer gets hot more easily if I have high settings on. After getting the card it helped. If you really want to cool your GPU have you looked into liquid cooling ?
1949825
If there is a space between both shouldnt, the card get a little hot for been a OC version but nothing serious.
2155386
I need sizes on your video cards. There is more than enough air flow to keep it cool....2 fans in front, 1 large fan on the side, 1 fan on top and one on back!
2108360
Most new Radeon cards come with a 3rd party heat sync. I dont know why you would need this.It was a good heat-sync, but it doesn't come with a fan or a comfortable way to connect one.It has two sets of brackets, one for Nvidia and one for Radeon. You'll need to check it's compatibility to know if it fits or not.
1250446
Hi Mr. James. I just got home to check out your predicament, and I can say that I arrived at close to the same conclusion. I set my fan to manually run at max and there is a visual disconnect though the Precision X HUD. The meter says my fan is running at max, but the digital readout on PX says it's only at 80%. That's not exactly what you're reading (75%)...but it looks like the same issue. For comparison sake I took the other fan software and did the same thing to see if I noticed the same issue.... and I did. For some reason all the Fan software I use say the max is 80%. What I found out after looking into it more was that EVGA apparently puts a limit on the max speed you can run their fans using external controllers. I do not know if the card itself will push the fans above 80%, but it seems that when using other software, that is the max. ...even so. Whether your fan is running at a true 75% top speed or the actual max speed, I find that my fan on max keeps things cooled to about 40-44c...which is well below maximum temps. Hope that helps! (on a side note, I've read that you want to keep these cards at 70c or cooler in order not to lose any clock speed. Supposedly, once they hit 70c the card throttles back the clock until temps are below 70)
67515
Honestly I haven't had any problems with this card. As long as you have a decent sized case with good airflow you should be just fine.
1787536
Nope. Hadn't had any issues. Then again, my case has good airflow... It works perfectly for me.
723822
The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it... » Read More The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. « Show Less
197494
I would recommend this one, I have two of them in SLI. It gets a bit hot but overrall its great
1933302
This is a dual fan style cooler. The fans blow air out the edges unlike the single direction reference card. This xfx card is considerably quieter than the reference design, also.
2009565
The card is a full height PCIe card and the fan/heatsync stick up even higher, about 12mm taller than the card. I'm not familiar with that case but this is not a half height card.
223771
Not really, only thing I know of is the signature being an open case cooling system doesn't push the hot air out the rear of the machine as well as the super clocked model. So your internal case temp may play a bigger role in your gpu's temp, both of mine run very cool even when pushed hard on a high res display. You cant go wrong either way though. SLI either model of card and your good to go.
471825
Nope, its known to be one of the coolest running gtx 770 cards. Definitely do not need a water cooling system.
903088
What would you like to know about a CF set up? I have it set up in CF and my brother has it crossfired with a 7950. Both setups are far beyond optimal graphics with not a single issue yet... coolest crossfired cards I've ever owned.