Acer Makes Graphics Cards Now. And It's Weird...

Dawid Does Tech Stuff
4 Apr 202411:39

Summary

TLDRThe video discusses Acer's foray into the graphics card market with a unique cooler design that combines elements of both blower and open-air coolers. Despite concerns about potential downsides of this hybrid design, the reviewer finds that the card, an RX 7600, performs well in terms of temperature and power draw, especially in games that aren't optimized for AMD cards. However, the card's performance is marred by frequent crashes in certain games, and its high price point is questioned given the availability of more cost-effective options.

Takeaways

  • 💻 Acer, known for short-lived PCs, ventures into graphics cards with a novel cooler design.
  • 🔧 The cooler design combines elements of both blower and open-air coolers, aiming for their respective benefits.
  • 🎁 The packaging is impressive, with a sleek presentation box for the new Acer GPU.
  • 🌬️ The hybrid cooler design includes a coax fan and a blower fan, potentially mitigating the downsides of each type.
  • 💡 Despite concerns about heat management, the GPU's temperature performance seems satisfactory in the initial test.
  • 🎮 Gaming tests with Battlefield 5 and Cyberpunk 2077 show varying results, with the latter causing system crashes.
  • 🔥 A comparison with an RTX 3060 reveals similar power draw and temperature profiles, but Acer's card is noisier.
  • 💰 The Acer graphics card is priced higher than its competitors, offering only modest performance improvements.
  • 📉 In a poorly ventilated pre-built case, the Acer GPU's temperature remains acceptable, but the noise level is high.
  • 🚀 The review concludes that while the Acer graphics card is not a poor choice, its price and noise levels may deter some buyers.

Q & A

  • What is the reputation of Acer's products in terms of durability?

    -The script suggests that Acer's products, specifically their PCs, are not known for their long-term durability, as users typically own them for only about a year and a half before disposing of them.

  • What new product category has Acer entered with a unique cooler design?

    -Acer has entered the graphics card market with a unique cooler design that attempts to combine the benefits of both blower and open air cooler designs.

  • What are the two most popular graphics card cooler designs and their respective advantages?

    -The two most popular graphics card cooler designs are blower and open air coolers. Blowers are advantageous in low airflow environments as they dump most of their heat outside of the case, but can be noisy. Open air coolers provide better cooling with more fan and air movement, but can increase heat inside the case if used in low airflow environments.

  • What is the main concern about the combined cooler design of Acer's new graphics card?

    -The main concern is that the combined cooler design might result in the downsides of both blower and open air coolers, such as increased heat in the case and noise from the blower fan.

  • How does the reviewer describe the packaging and physical appearance of the Acer GPU?

    -The packaging is described as high-quality, with an outer sleeve and a fancy box that opens easily. The GPU itself has a cool look, featuring a coax fan, a blower fan, and a metal back plate with a Predator logo.

  • What game was particularly challenging for the Acer GPU in terms of temperature and stability?

    -Cyberpunk 2077 was the game that presented issues, with the system crashing multiple times and exhibiting higher temperatures, even when compared to other GPUs like the RTX 3060.

  • How does the performance of the Acer GPU compare to the RTX 3060 in Battlefield 5?

    -The Acer GPU (RX 7600) shows a decent performance increase over the previous generation (360) in Battlefield 5, but the temperature and power draw are very similar to the RTX 3060.

  • What was the outcome when the Acer GPU was tested in a pre-built system with poor airflow?

    -The Acer GPU ran hotter in the pre-built system with poor airflow, but its temperature remained within acceptable limits. The noise level was high, and the combined cooler design did not show significant advantages over a normal open air cooler in this environment.

  • What is the price point of the Acer GPU discussed in the script?

    -The Acer GPU was purchased for $450 Canadian dollars, making it the most expensive 7600 model available at the time of the review.

  • What conclusion does the reviewer reach about Acer's graphics card based on the test results?

    -The reviewer concludes that while the Acer GPU is adequate and noisy, its price makes it less attractive compared to other options. The unique cooler design did not provide significant advantages, and the card's performance was marred by issues like crashes in certain games.

Outlines

00:00

🖥️ Acer's Foray into Graphics Cards

This paragraph introduces Acer's venture into the graphics card market with a unique cooling design. The speaker discusses Acer's reputation for producing PCs with short lifespans and their decision to combine blower and open air cooler designs. The packaging and aesthetics of the GPU are described, along with the inclusion of a coax fan and a blower fan. The speaker expresses skepticism about the effectiveness of this design but acknowledges that Acer's engineers might have a better understanding.

05:01

🎮 Performance Testing and Initial Results

The speaker delves into the performance testing of the Acer graphics card, starting with Battlefield 5 at 1080p ultra settings. They note that the CPU seems to be the temperature bottleneck rather than the GPU. After a gaming session and a system crash, the speaker reports that the GPU temperature is within acceptable limits and that the cooler is performing well, contrary to their initial doubts. They also mention testing other games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us, highlighting the GPU's performance and stability issues.

10:01

🔥 Comparing Acer's GPU with an RTX 3060

In this section, the speaker compares the Acer GPU with an RTX 3060, the most popular graphics card at the time. They discuss the power draw and temperature performance of both GPUs while gaming, noting that the RTX 3060 has a slightly better cooling performance but similar temperatures. Frame rate comparisons between the two GPUs in Battlefield 5 and Cyberpunk 2077 are provided, with the Acer 7600 showing a decent improvement over the 360 in the former but a more significant difference in the latter. The speaker also tests the Acer graphics card in a pre-built system with poor airflow, revealing that the unique cooling design doesn't perform as well as a traditional open air design in such an environment.

💸 Cost-Effectiveness and Final Thoughts

The speaker concludes the video by reflecting on the cost-effectiveness of the Acer graphics card, which they purchased for a higher price than other 7600 models. They summarize that the card is adequate but noisy, and suggest that the price premium might be due to additional costs associated with the unique cooling design. The speaker ends with a call to action for viewers to subscribe to the channel and watch more videos, and thanks the audience for their time.

Mindmap

Keywords

💡Acer

Acer is a well-known company in the technology sector, specializing in manufacturing personal computers, monitors, and laptops. In the context of the video, Acer is venturing into the graphics card market with a new design aimed at improving cooling solutions.

💡Graphics Card Cooler Designs

Graphics card cooler designs refer to the various methods used to dissipate heat from the GPU (Graphics Processing Unit). The two primary types mentioned in the video are blower and open air coolers. Blowers are effective in low airflow environments and tend to be noisier, while open air coolers offer better cooling in high airflow setups but may increase internal case temperature if not properly ventilated.

💡Hermetically Sealed Case

A hermetically sealed case is a type of enclosure that is completely sealed to prevent the entry of external particles or air. In the context of the video, it refers to the traditional design of graphics card shrouds, which are closed systems that can limit airflow and heat dissipation.

💡Coax Fan

A coax fan, also known as a counter-rotating fan, is a type of cooling fan found on modern GPU designs where two fans rotate in opposite directions. This design can improve cooling efficiency and reduce turbulence, leading to quieter operation.

💡Thermal Performance

Thermal performance refers to the efficiency with which a system, component, or device dissipates heat. In the context of the video, it relates to how well the Acer graphics card's cooling system manages the heat generated by the GPU during operation.

💡Crashing

In the context of the video, crashing refers to the unexpected termination or failure of a software application or system, such as a game or graphics card. This can be caused by various issues, including overheating, software bugs, or hardware incompatibilities.

💡RTX 3060

The RTX 3060 is a popular graphics card model from NVIDIA, known for its performance and power efficiency. In the video, it is used as a comparison to evaluate the performance and thermals of the Acer graphics card.

💡Pre-built System

A pre-built system refers to a computer that is assembled and sold as a complete unit, with all the necessary components like the CPU, GPU, storage, and other hardware pre-installed. These systems are often marketed to consumers who prefer not to build their own computers.

💡Ventilation

Ventilation in the context of computer cases refers to the presence and design of openings or fans that allow air to flow through the case, facilitating cooling and heat dissipation. Proper ventilation is crucial for maintaining optimal temperatures for all components.

💡Power Delivery

Power delivery in the context of a graphics card refers to the system that supplies power from the power supply unit (PSU) to the GPU and other components on the card. A well-designed power delivery system ensures stable and efficient power distribution, which is crucial for the card's performance and reliability.

💡Elma

In the video, 'Elma' seems to be a colloquial term used by the reviewer to refer to issues or problems that Acer products might have, possibly implying a history of reliability concerns based on the reviewer's experiences or perceptions.

Highlights

Acer, a company known for its PCs, is entering the graphics card market with a unique cooler design.

Acer's graphics card aims to overcome the company's reputation for hermetically sealed case designs.

The most popular graphics card cooler designs are blower and open air coolers, each with their own advantages and drawbacks.

Acer has combined both cooler designs in their new graphics card, potentially aiming for the benefits of both but possibly inheriting their downsides.

The packaging of Acer's graphics card is impressive, with a sleeve and a fancy box.

The GPU features a coax fan and a blower fan, with the latter potentially adding noise.

Acer's graphics card has a metal back plate with a design theme reminiscent of the Predator series.

The cooler shroud features a frosted plastic aesthetic, adding to the visual appeal of the GPU.

The RX 7600 GPU is not a high TDP unit, suggesting that temperature management should be adequate despite the cooler design.

During testing, the graphics card's temperature performance was surprisingly good, despite initial skepticism.

Cyberpunk 2077 exhibited stability issues on the Acer graphics card, with frequent crashes during benchmarking.

Comparing the Acer GPU with an RTX 3060, the latter showed slightly better temperature management but similar power draw.

In games like Battlefield 5 and Cyberpunk 2077, the RX 7600 performed better than its predecessor, the 360, in terms of frame rate.

When testing the Acer graphics card in a pre-built system with limited airflow, temperatures remained surprisingly low, but noise levels increased.

The open air cooler design of the RTX 360 ran hotter in the same pre-built system, but did not significantly impact CPU temperatures.

Despite decent performance, the Acer graphics card is priced higher than comparable models, making it a less attractive option.

The reviewer concludes that while the Acer graphics card is not terrible, its price and noise levels may deter potential buyers.

Transcripts

00:00

Acer. A company well known for making PCS  that people own for max like a year and a half 

00:04

before throwing straight in a river.  I guess that's not quite Fair. Some of their  

00:08

monitors and laptops aren't terrible but  anyway they've decided to dip their toes  

00:13

into the world of graphics cards with this  very interesting cooler design I guess they're  

00:19

trying to overcome the hermetically sealed case  designs they're known for. Let's see how it works out.

00:39

Now when it comes to graphics card cooler  designs the two most popular ones are blower  

00:44

and open air coolers now a blower design like  this one here works really well in low airflow  

00:49

environments because you've got a single fan  sucking in air and farting it out the back of  

00:54

the enclosed shroud design it dumps most of  its heat outside of the case they also have  

01:00

a reputation for getting real noisy whereas  open a designs provide a lot of potential  

01:06

cooling with all their fans and space for air  to move around but if they're in a low air  

01:11

flow environment they're just going to dump  all the heat into the case and all of your  

01:14

components are going to catch on fire now Acer  decided to combine both these cooler designs  

01:21

I'm guessing with the intention of getting  the benefits of both designs but from what  

01:25

I'm seeing here it looks more like we're going  to get the downsides of both designs but again  

01:30

we'll see how it turns out uh this is quite nice  packaging you've got this sleeve and then a very  

01:37

fancy box that like pops open like that and  there it is wo that is a pretty cool looking

01:45

GPU and there is our Acer GPU in all its Glory  here's our coax fan which is very common on  

01:54

Modern GPU designs and then down here we've  got our blower fan which I'm guessing is here  

01:59

for the sole purpose of adding that distinct  howl now the reason that I don't think this  

02:04

is a particularly good idea is that because of  what's Happening Here with the coax design the  

02:10

open air shroud and what's going on on the  back here you're still going to be dumping  

02:15

a bunch of heat into your case you just also  have a loud blower fan on here but again I'm  

02:20

sure the engineers at Acer are way smarter than  I am so maybe this works out very excited to test  

02:26

it that's actually a metal back plate with a bunch  of predator on the back so you can fantasize about  

02:33

being Arnold SWAT and Egger covered in mud in a  jungle there is this kind of frosted plastic on  

02:38

the cooler shroud which I quite like the way it  looks I mean generally I think this is a pretty  

02:43

cool looking graphics card and this is an RX 7600  which isn't a super high TDP GPU so just going by  

02:51

the size of it even if the design isn't very good  I think the temperatures are going to be fine and  

02:57

then in terms of IO it's just a modern graphics  scard but with that I'm going to go test it now  

03:02

but you get to see into the future where we  take the cooler off and have a closer look at  

03:06

its internal design okay well it's finally time  to tear down our Hannah Montana graphics card  

03:14

the best of so you just lift that off and then  there are a couple more screws hiding underneath

03:22

here he so many connectors three yay we've got  like a copper contact plate which not only touches  

03:39

the GPU but also the memory and then there's  a lot of thermal pad making contact with the  

03:45

power delivery there are four mediumsized heat  pipes I'd call those it is quite a hefty cooler  

03:52

uh and considering that this is just a 7600 I'm  sure temperatures are going to be fine but we'll  

03:57

see we'll see in a bit W that's 7600 die has a  surprising amount of chrome bling on it uh next  

04:04

to that we've got our 8 gigs of video memory and  a power delivery that's not a complete Abomination  

04:11

I mean for the price you'd kind of hope that it's  not completely barebones but we'll talk about that

04:15

later now starting with Battlefield 5 at 1080p  ultra settings you can see that temperature-  

04:25

wise the problem seems to be the CPU more than  the graphics card uh but I'm going to run it for  

04:31

a while and see how how hot the graphics card  gets and after half an hour in a quick crash  

04:36

we finally got our temperature result so this is  after quite a while of gaming granted there was  

04:41

like a crash in the middle of it uh but this  is about where the temperature is topped out  

04:47

uh the CPU has stabilized quite a bit so that's  good and uh the GPU is really not running very  

04:54

poorly in terms of temperatures and it's drawing  a decent amount of power as well so I do owe Acer  

05:00

an apology it seems because the cooler is doing  fine now cyber Punk a game that doesn't have the  

05:08

same inappropriate adult feelings for AMD graphics  cards as Battlefield 5 does at high settings is  

05:14

running very well on this 7600 uh temperatures  are good we're getting a lot of frame rate it  

05:19

feels great like this is this is a good gaming  experience wait did it just it just crashed again  

05:25

didn't it cyber Punk crashed a lot especially the  built in Benchmark a bit I could only get it to  

05:31

finish once out of like eight tries other games  like The Last of Us seemed more stable but there  

05:37

was definitely something weird going on with this  system so I decided to take the graphics card and  

05:42

drop it in my open air test bed but cyber Punk  still kept crashing so it seems like Acer has  

05:48

continued their trend of injecting Elma into all  of their products even in their graphics cards  

05:53

very exciting Al my realization aside I decided  to drop an RTX 3060 in this system because it's  

06:00

currently the most popular graphics card in the  world to see how these two gpus compared now I've  

06:05

been playing Battlefield 5 for a while now and  interestingly the RTX 3060 seems to be drawing a  

06:10

very similar amount of power while gaming and it's  got a normal open air cooler temperature-wise it  

06:17

seems to be doing a little bit better but the  ambient temperature has dropped by about that  

06:22

amount so yeah very similar temperatures between  the two cars which isn't impressive by any means  

06:28

cuz this is one of the most basic coolers you  get on a 3060 frame rate wise the 7600 is a  

06:34

decent step up over the 360 in Battlefield 5 but  again as we mentioned before Battlefield 5 is a  

06:41

real thing for AMD graphics cards interestingly  in cyberpunk there's if anything a bigger Delta  

06:47

in frame rate between the two gpus than there was  in Battlefield 5 which is kind of weird because  

06:54

that's not usually the case for this game aside  from the whole constant crashing things cyberpunk  

07:00

feels quite a bit better on the 7600 and the  trend continues with the last of us I mean you  

07:05

would really hope that the 7600 is faster than  the 360 cuz it's got like an entire generation  

07:10

on that card but yeah it feels quite a bit better  in these more demanding games so with that it's  

07:15

time to test these graphics cards in the natural  environment of the Acer graphics card a terrible  

07:21

airflow case and what better way to asfixiate a  graphics card than drop it in a pre-build now I  

07:29

did initially want to drop it in an Acer loser  Nitro suckface Edition but I can't find mine so  

07:35

I guess this Aces prebuilt will have to do this  system does have all the Hallmarks of pre-built  

07:40

dim we've got a complete lack of ventilation on  the front it does have a teeny bit of ventilation  

07:46

on the side but I am going to like semi-obscure  it just to get a worst case scenario I guess  

07:51

but aside from that there's nothing on the top and  the only case fan is this tiny little thing on the  

07:57

back so let's see if Acer's Hy hbd cooler design  Works any better in here than a normal Open Air

08:03

Design oh what a beauty now you can see that  Asus seems to think a blower style cooler is  

08:12

the best for this case design which makes sense  it's not a very high airflow case design uh but  

08:16

let's drop the Acer card in here and see what kind  of thermals we get before comparing it to that

08:22

360 and what I've also done here which may be  kind of Overkill but I've leaned this glass  

08:30

panel over the side of this ventilation it's  still open air can still get in there but it  

08:36

is going to restricted just a little bit so  that we get just proper proper asphixiation  

08:43

going on but after starting up the system which  sounds like firing up a motorbike from the ' 7s  

08:48

the temperature started off aggressively while  it's just been a couple of seconds in the GPU  

08:53

murder matron and we're already close to the  temperatures we were seeing at load on the  

08:58

open test bed obviously it's going to run hotter  here but how much hotter now I've bumped it up to  

09:04

1440p because we have a much slower CPU in here I  think it's got an 11400 f in it and I want the GPU  

09:13

to be utilized fully so there you go 1440p and  you can see it was a good call considering that  

09:19

the CPU is struggling even with this now I'm also  curious how much the graphics cards impacting the  

09:24

CPU temperature so we got to keep an eye on that  as well okay so it's been a reasonably long time  

09:33

and that isn't going very poorly considering the  the this the situation 74° C on the graphics card  

09:41

it's very noisy but the temperature is good and  then CPU wise we've got 77 is De C and after half  

09:49

an hour with the RTX 360 in there we got some  interesting results the open air cooler after  

09:55

ages is running at a higher temperature uh which  checks out it was also running hotter on the open  

10:01

air test bed uh but it hasn't really impacted  our CPU temperature much it's still in the same

10:09

region which got me thinking how much would that  temperature drop with the stock blower GTX 1660ti  

10:24

that came in this system a graphics card that  uses quite a bit less power we're getting very  

10:30

similar CPU temperatures and all that Heat's also  being dumped out of the back of the case so it  

10:35

seems like in this case even the the open a style  360 wasn't having much of an impact on the CPU

10:44

temperatures so at the end of the day Acer's  graphics card doesn't seem too terrible until  

10:58

you take the price in into account I paid  $450 Canadian dollar for it making it the  

11:04

most expensive 7600 I could find you can get  the XT for that for a card I can best describe  

11:10

as adequate but noisy but I guess they've  got to pay elma's royalty somehow which  

11:15

brings me to the end of the video thank  you very much for watching subscribe to  

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the channel if you enjoyed the video maybe  watch another one and until the next video

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bye-bye

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