This card is very powerful for the money, but it has some issues. Part of the trouble is software-based; Nvidia's drivers cause instability when auto-updating on Windows 10, but once I figured out how to fix the drivers (using Display Driver Uninstaller in Safe Mode and re-installing the official Nvidia drivers) it has stopped crashing and blue-screening. It is now a very reliable video card; if only Nvidia was on top of this issue!
The other problem is with the noise level. This video card has a very loud fan. I tried measuring the noise level from the computer overall and got 60 decibels. Admittedly this measurement was probably inaccurate coming from a PC mic, but the difference with and without the video card is night and day. Apparently the fans are locked in the hardware to a minimum speed of 41%, which I was unable to reduce by flashing the EVGA BIOS (which is supposed to lower the minimum to 25%) or even by modifying the firmware and flashing. As it is now, the sound from the fans on this video card are louder than any other object in my apartment.
Fortunately, the video card itself is very powerful, running The Witcher 3, Battlefield 4, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Overwatch on Medium to High settings in 1920x1080 at 50-60 fps. The fan issue may be specific to my card, as most reviews rate it as being very quiet.
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This card is very powerful for the money, but it has some issues. Part of the trouble is software-based; Nvidia's drivers cause instability when auto-updating on Windows 10, but once I figured out how to fix the drivers (using Display Driver Uninstaller in Safe Mode and re-installing the official Nvidia drivers) it has stopped crashing and blue-screening. It is now a very reliable video card; if only Nvidia was on top of this issue!
The other problem is with the noise level. This video card has a very loud fan. I tried measuring the noise level from the computer overall and got 60 decibels. Admittedly this measurement was probably inaccurate coming from a PC mic, but the difference with and without the video card is night and day. Apparently the fans are locked in the hardware to a minimum speed of 41%, which I was unable to reduce by flashing the EVGA BIOS (which is supposed to lower the minimum to 25%) or even by modifying the firmware and flashing. As it is now, the sound from the fans on this video card are louder than any other object in my apartment.
Fortunately, the video card itself is very powerful, running The Witcher 3, Battlefield 4, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Overwatch on Medium to High settings in 1920x1080 at 50-60 fps. The fan issue may be specific to my card, as most reviews rate it as being very quiet.
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