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reference - nvidia/amd/intel developed cooling

non-reference - developed by 3rd party companies which are generally better in cooling and provide better overclocking performance.

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reference - nvidia/amd/intel developed cooling

non-reference - developed by 3rd party companies which are generally better in cooling and provide better overclocking performance.

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Reference < Every other thing ever

 

Best way to put it i guess.

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reference is the oem cooling solution that nvidia amd and Intel use for their processors

non reference is 3rd party development that usually a better asus evga sapphire gigabyte msi ect.

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Reference < Every other thing ever

 

Best way to put it i guess.

not necessarily reference is usually rear exhausted which can help in some small form factor cases it really just depends on what you need 

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Reference < Every other thing ever

 

Best way to put it i guess.

Please don't spread this nonsense. Reference cooler is superior for SLI and SFF, where airflow can be limited. Reference cards can keep other components cooler, at the cost of running a little hotter themselves. If someone was not running SLI, and had decent cooling in their cases, non-reference is the way to go. If you are running SLI and overclocking for super high speed, you should probably consider waterblocks anyways.

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