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Atlant
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some dissipate heat like the one on the asus maximus formula motherboards,  but they dont usually make a significant difference 

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1 hour ago, Atlant said:

what is the function of the metal backplate? i see linus many times arguing for it. does it dissipate any heat or is it just for a sturdier construction?

SOME dissipate heat, but the reason I would ever buy one is to support the GPU more and make it look a bit nicer. 

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After testing it, as all of my cards have vram on the back of the card, I will always do something to help. Whether that's heat sinks or a back plate. On the pair of crappy 980's I had it trapped heat. Didn't try it on the 970 though. Kinda pointless if there's nothing creating heat on the back. 

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