I was on a hunt for GTX1650/ Super whichever comes first. I don't care about gaming, but I wanted to have all those HW accelerations: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, VC-1, VP8, VP9, H.264, H.265 (HEVC) 4:2:0, H.265 (HEVC) 4:4:4. You get it. Anyhow, tried ebay, lost a few auctions and then this guy popped up: it's an Alienware Aurora R11 pre-built card (DELL GTX1650 4GB). Got it for half the price of an average ebay auction. Two fan blades are gone, but I had a plan
The OEM cooling solution is provided by CoolerMaster. Every possible corner was cut making this card
Doesn't even have a "lock tooth".
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First: add some copper to the VRM section:
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Second: the mounting holes pattern is 43x43mm....that's a pretty old standard (6600,7300,7600,GT240 etc..) and will allow an old veteran to enter the fight:
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Dual monitor setup:
Desktop temps: 33C core/ 43C VRM.
4K temps: threw a 40GB 4K video with HEVC @50% usage: 38C core/ 49C VRM
Heaven benchmark: that's the ugly part, core shot to 80C and VRM to 91C
I have no idea how that tiny OEM cooler managed the games in the Alienware honestly I don't get it.