GTX 295 Dual vs. Single PCB

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More or less the same temps. (According to G3D)

The single PCB's design dumps more heat into the case though.

EDIT: This review kinda contradicts G3D's though
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...-295-review/10

I'm going to have to speak out in contrast to the dominant paradigm of this thread and say the Co-Op (single pcb) is the superior version if you don't plan to watercool. The sole advantage (having owned both of them) to the dualie is the presence of the volterra voltage regulator, which allows software-modding of voltages.

Now, without water cooling, this is not a big advantage because adding voltage gets the temps pretty high pretty quickly and negates a lot of the oc'ing potential that you get from the addt'l voltage.

Out of the box, the co-op runs MUCH cooler ... around -10C ... meaning at idle it's 50C vs 60C in my rig (these tests were done in summertime in the desert, mind you), and it tops out at 80C vs 90C+ on the sandwich. It is also MUCH quieter at idle, and noticeably quieter when loaded. Without any voltage bump, the co-op also OC'ed further (712/1512/1242 vs 675/1476/1242).

Both cards dump warm air into your case, they just do so in different places ... the side of the card vs. the end of the card.

I first bought the sammie, bought a co-op for quad-sli, then ended up selling the sammie because I wasn't a fan of quad-sli, and I much preferred the co-op for the above reasons.

Sammich FTW even on air, MOST (stress most not all as some get 0 results) Sammich dual PCB can be OC'ed higher then CO-OP due to voltage even with added heat. most Coops are limited around 700+- 20mhz. on air i have successfully oc'ed my Sammich to 771. there are however individuals that have absolutely no gain from voltage and are getting lower OC's the CO-Ops. as with all GPU OC'ing its allot of Luck of the Draw. But on a whole, Sammich version can go faster.

also to the poster above. As i said it is all luck of the draw. My friend with an EVGA FTW COOP can get to 704 stable. My Sammich without voltage can get to the same 704-710 (forgot what the step goes to) stable but not higher. So without voltage his and mine were the same and both got to 1260+ ram. I will agree however that his is about 5 deg cooler with all thing equal. As for sound, they both scream unreasonably on 100%

Now back to the OP, if just folding get whatever one you can get cheaper