Energy, Temperature and Noise

Gainward has used the same heatsink from nVidia’s reference board, so the results obtained in this test are basically the same as for any of the other manufacturers. As for the heat, it’s comforting to know that the core temperature is never too high, and in any case, very manageable when in default with the original heatsink. Two tests were done: in full load and idle, with the fan set in auto (60%) and manually at 100%. With the fan in auto, it registered the temperatures of 54°C when in idle, and 71°C when in full load. While with the fan set at 100%, the temperatures were 48°C and 56°C respectively.

The fan, as the tests can confirm, works very well and it’s also very silent if kept on the auto mode (60%). If set at 100%, it becomes noisy, but bearable in any case.