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Sadly this is no longer possible - the plastic shroud actually serves a cooling purpose by directing air out the back of the card rather than blower-style coole
by potatolicious 9y ago
Sadly this is no longer possible - the plastic shroud actually serves a cooling purpose by directing air out the back of the card rather than blower-style coolers that direct hot air into the rest of the case.
But I agree with you, "gamer" hardware aesthetic is grating. It's as if a F-22 and a Nerf Gun decided to have a child together.
- favorited 9y agoThe Titan is a blower-style card. Open-air coolers, on the other hand, do result in higher ambient case temperatures but typically keep the graphics card itself cooler blower-style (at lower fan speeds, therefore more quietly as well). Bottom line is there are lots of factors, most significantly case design and cooling strategies for other components.