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  1. 1. Which is your favorite GPU Form Factor?

    • iGPU (Integrated graphics on a CPU package)
      0
    • Single fan Dual slot card
      2
    • Dual fan Dual slot card
      7
    • Triple fan Dual slot card
      7
    • Single slot full height card
      1
    • Half height card (single or dual slot)
      0
    • Dual slot Blower fan design (Reference cards)
      0
    • MXM Cards
      0
    • GPU built into the motherboard
      0
    • Other (Please Explain)
      2
    • (Forgot) Triple slot cards
      0


Just wanted to make a poll to see how the community feels about different graphics solutions. What's your favorite and why?

 

I'd have to say my favorite form factor is a Full height, dual slot, single fan design with 4GB of memory and with no additional power connectors. Gotta have Displayport too, been my favorite connector so far. IMO best combination of SFF, Power draw, Cooling and Performance.

 

 

 

 

 

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Why dont seperate to 4 questions?

 

1. Width (single slot, dual slot, 2.5 slot, triple slot, more than 3 slot)

 

2. Length (half length, between half and full length, full length, longer than full length)

 

3. Height (half height, full height, more than full height)

 

4. Cooler design (water cool with different rad size, single fan air cool, dual fan air cool, triple fan air cool, blower)

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6 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Why dont seperate to 4 questions?

 

1. Width (single slot, dual slot, 2.5 slot, triple slot, more than 3 slot)

 

2. Length (half length, between half and full length, full length, longer than full length)

 

3. Height (half height, full height, more than full height)

 

4. Cooler design (water cool with different rad size, single fan air cool, dual fan air cool, triple fan air cool, blower)

I could've done it that way. Probably too late to change it that much now.

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If it ain’t a a water block it’s gonna be reference(titan blower). 

Main RIg Lian Li O11 MINI, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz 

 

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2 hours ago, AngryBeaver said:

TBH the form factor is mostly irrelevant to me. Chances are the card is going to have a waterblock tossed on it... so for me the brand and whether or not it is a reference PCB is all that matters. 

 

2 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

If it ain’t a a water block it’s gonna be reference(titan blower). 

Never understood why water cooling was even a thing honestly. Needless maintenance and failiure-point concerns with a substance that isn't an efficient conductor of heat.

 

I'll always stick with air coolers.

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Mainly pc stuff is a hobby so I try everything. I like not hearing anything from my system sometimes. Not gonna happen on air. Getting the actual performance from the card as intended. Also won’t happen on air, even more so with 10 series. I don’t care about maintenance, I’d have to get a bicycle and sell my cars if I was afraid of work. 

 

No failure points with water aside from manufacture flaws or incompetence. 

6 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

 

Never understood why water cooling was even a thing honestly. Needless maintenance and failiure-point concerns with a substance that isn't an efficient conductor of heat.

 

I'll always stick with air coolers.

 

Main RIg Lian Li O11 MINI, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz 

 

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31 minutes ago, Okjoek said:

 

Never understood why water cooling was even a thing honestly. Needless maintenance and failiure-point concerns with a substance that isn't an efficient conductor of heat.

 

I'll always stick with air coolers.

Actually water is a VERY good conductor of heat. It also allows you to add more surface area to cooling components because you can spread it out over your system (radiators). Also you have to maintenance a air cooler as well.

 

Sticking with air is a personal choice that I can respect, but it doesn't make someones choice to water cool any less viable than your own.

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