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We recorded temperatures at idle after resting in Windows for 30 minutes, and then we tested load by using the synthetic test Furmark. The card was inside a Silverstone Raven 02 for the testing. Room ambient was kept at 25c throughout testing.
The card idles at under 40c inside our Raven 02 and peaks at 63c with Furmark stress test. When gaming, temperatures never exceeded 60c. It is not likely people will be using a Raven 02 with a card like this so we also tested inside a Shuttle HTPC chassis.
Temperatures in the Shuttle rose by a few C at idle and up to 5c under full load. A very good set of results.
Wow that software looks bad. the card seems good though, I like the cooler, seems powerful enough for the situation to handle without fan
Very detailed and fair review I think. the card seems solid for media work but the bundle might end up annoying quite a few people.
Interesting product and quite competitively priced. Certainly isnt for gaming, being an underpowered 220. temps are good and no noise is a bonus. ideal for a bedroom environment.
Well, not the usual perfect product on KG then, seems we have a semi winner, but if they removed all the junk. Wonder if they will sell the card on its own, bound to drop the price a bit.
Seems pretty much of a turd of a product. Id like to see a review of the Sapphire HD5550. bet its better.
Nvidia boards arent ideal for media, I think ATI have the edge. dont you ?
Thanks, just finished my daily KG news and reviews lunch break 🙂 Id still buy that card to be honest, the hardware seems decent and it looks wicked.
Asus software has ALWAYS been crap, no doubt about it.
good review, seems fair and all points covered. I actually just bought this for my media center as I have a really old Nvidia board in it and the fan is starting to omit a noise.
Wont have this issue 🙂
IT doesnt actually seem that bad when you look at the product overall. the software sucks, and its a shame its such a big focus for Asus cause the card would have scored higher otherwise. Liked the intro Z, didnt know you were into bikes.
I think that is seriously one of the fucking most cool looking silent boards ive seen, its almost Zalman like by design. Shame about the software but its not the end of teh world, shame they dont sell a straight card version. If you are making a media center at least do it right, that just seems like a remote control, front layer. rather than a suite.
Im quite surprised Asus didnt actually borrow the code of Windows Media Player and just ‘plug into it’ from the front end. It seems quite messy the way they have their own suite popping up and minimising into the task bar. Not sure what they were thinking really, thats a little bit surprising
I liked that review, balanced, good intro, nice testing. fair result. Its not a bad card really, just a shame the suite sucks balls.
It’s not worth buying. Pure and simple.
Give em a few months to create an ATi version and maybe it will be ok.
ATI do generally make better media cards, its pretty well known. something like the 5550 would be wicked.
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