Quote Originally Posted by jaredpace View Post


Well i was hoping for better air-flow. I thought they should have indented the plastic housing the fan from the top too, so that when in crossfire the fan can pull air without being smothered up against the other card. NV does it.


And, theres no reason to have that "V" inside the shroud directing the airflow in two directions out of the back & top. I think it does more harm than good. They could have just vented the entire thing and let the air flow straight out, and if they indented the top just slightly, it still could have the slick design & appeal.
Not sure exactly what you are referring to with the "v" but most of the stuff designed on the shroud/underneath it is meant to direct airflow which is exactly what it does.

Quote Originally Posted by Chickenfeed View Post
Yea I am a fan of that newer design Nvidia used. It surely makes a nice difference with SLI / Tri SLI configs where the cards have no clearance between. I personally won't buy a board than doesn't have at least 1 slot worth of clearance between potential dual slot boards but that is just me. At least Nvidia realized this is often not the case and did something to combat the problem.
Ummm... so you would rather have warmer airflow from the back of the other card than semi-cooler air from the middle of the case?
While Nvidia's design definitely was an improvement vs past generations it also limits the unheated airflow to the fan.
Edit- either way, the slight design differences are not going to show a tangible difference in temps. I would imagine the heatsink makes a much larger impact than the fan setup.