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I was wondering. Which cards out there are the most notorious to heat up the most i.e. really heat up a room ?
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Heat question ?
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My GTX 260 is cool as a cucumber (Gainward ed with dual fans)
According to the anandtech bench results, the Nvidia GTX480 and the ATI 4870x2 vie for the title. The 4870x2 has the highest power draw in gaming (measured with crysis), though the GTX480 draws more in furmark.
Of course, the amount of heat dumped into the room will be exactly the same as the power drawn (all energy ending up as heat eventually).
Also, although improved cooling will reduce the temperature of the GPU, it will not reduce the heat output. Think of temperature as being a concentration of heat energy; the better coolers dissipate this heat energy more rapidly, but they do not reduce the total heat output*
* well, technically this is not quite correct, since reducing temperature will reduce the electrical resistance of the chip and thus reduce power draw (and heat output). But, the reduction in resistance will be so small that the change in heat output is negligible
Of course, the amount of heat dumped into the room will be exactly the same as the power drawn (all energy ending up as heat eventually).
Also, although improved cooling will reduce the temperature of the GPU, it will not reduce the heat output. Think of temperature as being a concentration of heat energy; the better coolers dissipate this heat energy more rapidly, but they do not reduce the total heat output*
* well, technically this is not quite correct, since reducing temperature will reduce the electrical resistance of the chip and thus reduce power draw (and heat output). But, the reduction in resistance will be so small that the change in heat output is negligible
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I could turn the boiler off in my house in depths of winter when running 4870x2 Crossfire
Lol I was going to say my 4870x2 as well. In my room i never have the heating on and after a couple of hours gaming I have to open the door or windows as it gets abit toasty.
