Darth_Infernus
Contributor
I wanted to ask: Why does Palit release several "versions" of the same card? For example, Palit's GeForce GTX 550 Ti and GTX 560 OC cards have three known SKUs, with different PCB and/or cooler designs. The thing is that if we read the review of some card and then we get a different PCB or cooler when actually buying it, some things may be affected like thermals, acoustics, overclocking (well, I know it's not under warranty but Palit is an OC friendly brand after all! :bleh: )
I like Palit's products, the company's component quality is top notch. However, the cooling often seems "minimalist" on non-Sonic vanilla cards (for example, size of heatsink/fan, no VRM cooling on some models, etc.). While I've never had a problem actually using these cards, cooler temperatures are always perceived as better, and of course, the cooler should *look* like it's built to handle heavy heating. Again, I've never had a problem but looking at the cards themselves doesn't give you a very good impression!
I like Palit's products, the company's component quality is top notch. However, the cooling often seems "minimalist" on non-Sonic vanilla cards (for example, size of heatsink/fan, no VRM cooling on some models, etc.). While I've never had a problem actually using these cards, cooler temperatures are always perceived as better, and of course, the cooler should *look* like it's built to handle heavy heating. Again, I've never had a problem but looking at the cards themselves doesn't give you a very good impression!