What seem to be otherwise identical cards, the standard cooler design tends to cost a ~$20 more than a tube/fan combo.
For example:
conventional ATI cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
variation:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102883
Is the convention cooler worth the extra cost? It seems like it would vent a lot better; send the hot air out the back of the case instead of recirculating it...any truth to that?
The cost variance is enough to have me questioning why...
For example:
conventional ATI cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102856
variation:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102883
Is the convention cooler worth the extra cost? It seems like it would vent a lot better; send the hot air out the back of the case instead of recirculating it...any truth to that?
The cost variance is enough to have me questioning why...