Gainward’s GeForce GTX 295 Reviewed
Vote: Thumbs Down or Thumbs Up Our Rating: 90% Manufacturer: Gainward
Temperature Tests
With the TES 1326 Infrared Thermometer literally in hand we found ourselves getting real-world temperatures from the products we test at load (3D clock speeds).
There are two places we pull temperature from - the back of the card directly behind the core and if the card is dual slot and has an exhaust point we also pull a temperate from there, as seen in the picture.
Temperature wise, the card doesn’t really sit anywhere out of the ordinary, coming in at under 70c.
Sound Tests
Pulling out the TES 1350A Sound Level Meter we find ourselves quickly yelling into the top of it to see how loud we can be.
After five minutes of that we get a bit more serious and place the device two CM away from the fan on the card to find the maximum noise level of the card when idle (2D mode) and in load (3D mode).
Noise on the other hand is a different story with it being the loudest card here. Whilst compared to the GTX 280 it’s a good 10dB louder, it’s only 7dB louder when compared to the HD 4870 X2.
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