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It pulls about 205 watts at load.I think the TIM is fine or it would be throttling. My guess is that the extra heat pipe might not matter much. I believe it was Dan who discovered in the Blackridge design phase that more didn’t equal better for heat pipes…at least not always. As for the fan, it’s a different design than the older Aero cards which might account for some of the noise and heat as well.
It pulls about 205 watts at load.
I think the TIM is fine or it would be throttling. My guess is that the extra heat pipe might not matter much. I believe it was Dan who discovered in the Blackridge design phase that more didn’t equal better for heat pipes…at least not always. As for the fan, it’s a different design than the older Aero cards which might account for some of the noise and heat as well.
