Today's graphics cards emit an incredible amount of heat, and although even the stock coolers move heat adequately away from the GPU and memory, the top of the card, which typically sits right under the NB chipset, is an area where heat tends to collect. This does have an affect on the NB chipset, especially when used with increasingly popular passively cooled boards, like those from Gigabyte, ASUS, and nearly everyone else.

Today I'll share my experience with a unique product from Thermalright: The HR-11 VGA Backside Cooler. Wait, backside VGA cooler you say?? Exactly! While I spent the better part of an evening trying to understand the value of the HR-11, I came away with an idea, even if I wasn't overwhelmed by its performance.

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