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We then tested the Asus video card system against an identical reference based card system and measured the drain at the wall – omitting external devices such as the monitor.
Interestingly, at idle the ASUS card consumes a little more power when idle, around 4W which rises to around 11w under full load. We would assume that this is due to the custom board design although it is hard to accurately ascertain without detailed schematics. As the card is not overclocked we would assume a slight voltage increase could be part of the reason.
I am in work so I haven’t had time to read the whole review. I did read the conclusion however and it looks disappointing. I read the HARDOCP review also a while ago and it seems you had more success than they did. They actually reported the card running hotter ! perhaps the lack of paste is a factor issue? The cooler is very odd looking, not sure I like it at all.
Just goes to show that even Asus, one of the finest companies on the market can occassionally drop the ball.
Shit ! I have his card ! mine runs quite hot too, im going to take it apart later to see if it is the paste ! thanks !