Gainward GTX 760 Phantom 2GB Graphics Card Review
Temperatures
The cooling solution which graphics card vendors use is one of the main differences that consumers have to contend with. Apart from their acoustic properties, the thermal properties of graphics card coolers are extremely important. Lower temperatures are always better and with AMD and Nvidia opting to use dynamic overclocking algorithms that take temperature into account it is important that graphics card vendors use high performance cooling solutions in order to maximise performance. The era of graphics cards reaching dangerous temperatures are now in the past but the importance of lower temperatures still remains. Lower temperatures mean better stability, longer component longevity and lower fan speeds. That said temperatures are one of the most important non-performance related properties on a graphics card.
Find details of our temperature methodology on page 3.
Though the cooler may be effective & attractive to some, I think it’s too chunky, especially for a mid range card. Nothing wrong with the cards performance though. Worth looking into if you’re in the market for a 760.
I wish they sold Gainward cards in the States. Palit too..