Overclocked NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 Duel - Palit vs. MSI
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Temperature & Power Consumption
Temperature
Despite the impressive looking triple-fan cooler on Palit's model, it was by far the hottest card in our test, reaching 75 degrees Celsius when measured during our more intensive test runs - this was 6 degrees hotter than the reference model! Furthermore, during our overclocking session, it climbed into the low 80s, even with fans set to 80%. It was also far louder than MSI's design (the extra fan doesn't help).
MSI on the other hand seem to have perfected their Twin Frozr technology, with their model running at a frosty 59 degrees Celsisus, an impressive 10 degrees cooler than the reference model. This is by far one of the coolest operating top-end graphics card we've ever come across in our years of testing.
Power Consumption
Predictably, Palit was the worst in terms of Power Consumption thanks to its higher core clock speed and triple fan design, drawing about 15% more power than the reference model, whereas MSI drew only 6% more.
