Do backplates really help cooling ?

Adsta · 9 Aug 2013 at 22:22

So I was looking at buying a backplate for my GPU. In the past I've never really thought about it I just always thought backplates where made to make the GPU cooler :cool:

But I notice on Razor GTX Titan / 780 / 770 Backplate

it says "Backplate for reference design GTX Titan,GTX780 and GTX770 cards The backplate helps cool the memory on the back of the card." Have backplates always done this ? Does cooling the memory on the back of the card actually effect performance at all ?

Still going to buy one to make the card look cooler

but would still be nice to know

Tonester0011 · 9 Aug 2013 at 23:30

They do help with cooling the memory if you've got chips on the back of the card, but not by anything meaningful. They're more for aesthetics than anything else, my opinion is all cards should have them fitted

Love me a backplate.

Hakanese · 10 Aug 2013 at 01:05

help keep stuff rigid, gotta love the rigid

OLDPHART · 10 Aug 2013 at 10:53

Hakanese said:
help keep stuff rigid, gotta love the rigid

Cough Viagra if you need help with the rigid.

Some do need a back plate to help cool the memory but also stops the GPU from warping.

Diagro · 10 Aug 2013 at 13:23

Back plates are great for cards with highly overclocked memory on the back of the pcb. Also keep the card from bending under its own weight. Which will make sure a full cover block will make contact correctly all the time.

My 7990's backplate gets too hot to touch when at 1800mhz with a small voltage increase. Without it I dred to think how hot them chips would be getting.

Im planing on adding some painted copper heatsinks to the back plate soon to help cool the memory, it may not need it but if ut burns to touch thrn its simply too hot.