EVGA GTX 295 Backplate Performance Tested - 20C Temp Drop!!

I have some great news for you guys.

So I got my EVGA GTX 295 Plus cards today from Micro Center for $479 each. The backplates also arrived from EVGA in the mail, and I thought I'd give you guys the rundown on what kind of temperature differences you can expect with and without the backplate installed.


Without further adue, pics:



Hmm, wonder what's in the sunlit bag.







Here are some shots you don't normally see. For those who don't own an EVGA GTX 295, the shell is made out of hard rubber:



Inside of the heatsink:



Backplates:









As you can tell, the aluminum really is only 1mm thin as mentioned in the specs:



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And now for the grand finale:


Idle Temperature WITHOUT backplate (stock speed) - 48/51C

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Idle Temperature WITH backplate (stock speed) - 49/51C

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Load Temperature WITHOUT backplate (stock speed) - 91/93C

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Load Temperature WITH backplate (stock speed) - 70/63C

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Let's recap:



Idle Temperatures

Without backplate - 48/51C
With backplate - 49/51C


Load Temperatures

Without backplate - 91/93C
With backplate - 70/63C




add to the fact that my Thermalright TRUE Copper is idling my Core i7 965 Extreme at 23C and this is a dream come true!

HI,
I'm not sure I understand really well what you say. you add a backplate to your card coming form evga. The backplate is an additionnal cost or it's a missing part when you bought your card ?

Can you tell me if that backplate is required in other model of gtx295" I have bfg gtx-295 and I will check If that kind of plate is present on my card.

Thanks.

P.S. I always think they will ship a card with all his pieces except for liquid cooling on third partu air cooling"

Its a back plate ... im confused ... it hekp COOLING ... the card still take its air flow the same way ... ? the pics dont really show anything new... just a backplate ! HOW it can help cooling ! loll

It transfers heat away from the surface (PCB) of the card through a small thermal pad that is sandwiched between the PCB and the backplate.

Nice. Btw, do they have it for the GTX280/260?

Alright guys, I know you've been waiting for my follow up on this. Here it is:

I ran the Load w/ backplate test again for 1134 seconds, Furmark Xtreme Burning Test, 100% fan speed, and I still got 68/61C

....it is called V-SYNC.. try disabling it via nvidia control panel.

How did you get the card for $479 I still see that card at $599 at micro center

This forum is full of idiots.

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