Pro:
+ Extremely low power consumption for the given power (65W TDP, no extra power connector required)
+ Quasi inaudible in idle and at play
+ Extremely low temperatures (in Idle 25 ° C, in Furmark burn-in test 54 ° C)
+ Great driver support from NVIDIA (including features such as Shadow Play)
+ Current (as of 2013/2014) Games run smoothly in HD resolution (burn-in test score: 2330, 25 FPS, otherwise I would refer to the numerous tests by renowned gaming sites to find with a simple Google search are)
Cons:
- No SLI possible
- No DirectX 11.2 (but 11.0)
- With 25 cm for Mini-Tower or HTPC systems a bit too long
- In contrast to the approximately the same powerful competition from AMD to expensive (but is made up for by the outstanding energy efficiency again)
- Oversized heatsink sort of unnecessary occupied 2 slots in the Tower - indeed has become the standard in graphics cards, but in the given power and low waste heat could have been built that thing loose compact
- No more power reserves for the future, newer games are running nurnoch restricted
Conclusion:
Can put any beginner or casual players only his heart this graphics card. In terms of temperatures, energy consumption and efficiency, it is the competition currently assumes that by a mile, and protects the long term the purse in electricity costs. Also suitable for multimedia PCs, but a bit too large for HTPCs. Tip: There is the internet offers much cheaper than here on the site. I have my GTX 750 TI for 125, - EUR get. Keep looking!
