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Nvidia's Maxwell architecture really is quite remarkable and the GTX750Ti remains my first choice under £130. The Asus GTX750 Ti Strix OC is the best Nvidia partner card to date thanks in part to the spectacular cooling system.
The first ASUS GTX750Ti I reviewed back in March didn't impress me. Asus were the only Nvidia partner who added a 6 pin PCIe power connector and not only was it located in the most ridiculous position close to the I/O panel, but it didn't deliver any overclocking benefits at all over competitor solutions. Thankfully the Asus Strix OC solution is a monumental improvement.
We have analyzed the Asus Strix cooling solution before when paired up with fairly hot running AMD architecture. Depending on the load situation, the fan speed would adapt accordingly. In real world terms this meant that when idle, the fans would slow down dramatically, sometimes even stopping completely.
The Asus Strix fan algorithm is truly showcased on the GTX750Ti due to the cool running Maxwell architecture.
When gaming, we found that the fans often didn't spin at all – with the temperature hovering around the 49-50c mark. The direct touch heatsink proved capable enough of transferring heat from the GM107 core, without active fans aiding support.
We tested the cooler further, by sealing the case, and disabling chassis fans. Ambient temperatures rose inside the case and the fans did activate, spinning at around 700 rpm to maintain a thermal curve close to 54c. If your case is small and lacks airflow, we would take an educated guess that the fans will spin, albeit it, slowly.
Asus supply the card in a fairly high state of overclock, although our particular sample exhibited additional headroom close to 15 percent. When manually overclocked to 1,286mhz the Asus GTX750Ti Strix OC easily outperformed AMD's reference HD7850. While this in itself doesn't seem that remarkable, it is only when you factor in that it is consuming 63 watts at the slot. The HD7850 demands 115 watts and necessitates a direct feed from the power supply as well.
Right now the ASUS GTX750 Ti Strix OC ships with a price premium – Scan have pre-order stock for £138 inc vat. Considering you can pick up other custom cooled GTX750Ti solutions for less than £120, we do feel Asus need to drop their price below £130. In this specific market, £10 can make all the difference.
We do hope Asus will drop the price a little in the coming weeks.
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Pros:
- best GTX750ti solution we have reviewed to date.
- Strix cooler is class leading.
- bags of overclocking headroom.
- cool.
- very quiet.
- takes all the power it needs from the slot.
Cons:
- a minor price drop is needed.
Kitguru says: The Asus GTX750 TI Strix OC is the finest showcase of the Maxwell architecture to date.
