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#5774194 Posted on: 03/28/2020 10:46 AM
oh ok, that makes sense, thanks.
you can't ignore staff.
oh ok, that makes sense, thanks.
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#5774231 Posted on: 03/28/2020 02:56 PM
Or you can get faster part and have better cooling on demand while remaining fully passive when not needed. As per Hilbert:
The card itself is 100% inaudible which is great. Reality also dictates that 98% of the actively cooled cards available all also are passive up-to a GPU temperature of 60 Degrees C. And once you go above that threshold, on AIB card some cooling kicks in (which lately has been very silent as well). So with that in mind the KalmX seems to have a bit of a limited target demographic.
Fully passive just does not have appeal as it used to when you can fiddle with fans and TDP yourself
Heck I bet I can stop my GPU fans all together, underclock or power limit and still get better temps and better performance due to having larger sink than the one on 1650 CalmX.
How? It performs just as well as other 1650s, and makes no noise. For those who want a silent 1080p gaming rig, this is a good option.
Or you can get faster part and have better cooling on demand while remaining fully passive when not needed. As per Hilbert:
The card itself is 100% inaudible which is great. Reality also dictates that 98% of the actively cooled cards available all also are passive up-to a GPU temperature of 60 Degrees C. And once you go above that threshold, on AIB card some cooling kicks in (which lately has been very silent as well). So with that in mind the KalmX seems to have a bit of a limited target demographic.
Fully passive just does not have appeal as it used to when you can fiddle with fans and TDP yourself
Heck I bet I can stop my GPU fans all together, underclock or power limit and still get better temps and better performance due to having larger sink than the one on 1650 CalmX.
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#5774235 Posted on: 03/28/2020 03:22 PM
Heat.
Attaching a fan will increase the heat
The attitude isn't needed, this is a public forum after all. Anyone can comment considering that.
And again, max temp for the 1650 is 92c per Nvidia. This is still under the 92c making it safe. Heat won't kill it under that temperature.
Look above^^ Heat does not kill. High temperature does.
Heat is an extensive property and thus a poor measure of how close to death you're pushing your GPU. Hence Nvidia quoting temperature (92C).
Heat.
Attaching a fan will increase the heat
The attitude isn't needed, this is a public forum after all. Anyone can comment considering that.
And again, max temp for the 1650 is 92c per Nvidia. This is still under the 92c making it safe. Heat won't kill it under that temperature.
Look above^^ Heat does not kill. High temperature does.
Heat is an extensive property and thus a poor measure of how close to death you're pushing your GPU. Hence Nvidia quoting temperature (92C).
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#5774237 Posted on: 03/28/2020 03:29 PM
Attaching a fan will increase the heat
Not sure I understand what you mean
Attaching a fan will increase the heat
Not sure I understand what you mean
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No worries. That vbetts dude seems to have piped up under a lot of my comments recently, trying to start something. He's going on my ignore list from now on. All good.
EDIT: where the hell is the ignore button lol?
you can't ignore staff.