• GTX 650 Ti - Which model's better for the cooling
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I'm going to buy new pc components next week and I can't decide between these two graphic cards: [img]http://i.imgur.com/vklEot0.jpg[/img] Both have the same specs and the same price. I don't know what's more beneficial: two fans or a smaller size (better airflow). Which one would you take. No need to waste time typing. Rate Agree for the left one and disagree for the one on the right. Thanks!
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The right one looks like it has better cooling, but the left one has two HDMI ports which came come in useful. Hmmm
[QUOTE=Plaster;40368220]The right one looks like it has better cooling, but the left one has two HDMI ports which came come in useful. Hmmm[/QUOTE] The right one has better cooling but because of the fan ramp the fans spin higher to keep the card even cooler, so it is louder. The Zotac has a less aggressive fan ramp so will run quieter but hotter.
Well, the right's better at cooling, then. You can always change the fan speed ramp [editline]21st April 2013[/editline] And as you can see in this pic [img]http://puu.sh/2EwNM.jpg[/img] the PCBs are the same length, but the heatsink extends off the side on the gigabyte so it will have better airflow to the heatsink anyways [editline]21st April 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=Plaster;40368220]The right one looks like it has better cooling, but the left one has two HDMI ports which came come in useful. Hmmm[/QUOTE] You only need one HDMI, HDMI is only better than DVI because it can provide sound as well. You don't need two sound outputs so using a DVI-HDMI converter would do the same thing (sometimes they can even output sound as well)
Thanks for the replies! I didn't notice the actual card has the same length. I'll pick the Gigabyte one then.
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