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Hiku said:

JEMC said:

It's not just having more fans that helps keepinf the temperatures lower, the cooler is also bigger, helping dissipate the heat faster than with a smaller one. And that shouldn't have any effect on the power draw (besides improving efficiency), which is why seeing this card use a bit less power is weird given that it has two 2x8-pin power connectors instead of only on like the reference Intel card, allowing it to draw more power, not less.

As for fans malfunctionin or not working at all, yeah, it can happen. I replaced my former GPU because the fan started to fail, and Chazore also has experience with a fan failing on his GPU...

That sounds weird then, with the power draw.
Speaking of which, I saw Gamers Nexus compare the power efficiency of the card.

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That is one area where Intel has a lot of room for improvement. It's not terrible, but not good either.

I'll look into how difficult it is to replace a fan myself in case I get that issue again.
Although I suspect simply replacing the fan may not fix the problem since it may be an issue with something on the board.

It's strange, yes. ASRock uses a custom board the layout of the parts may make it a bit more efficient. Or maybe it's just the silicon lottery as they say, and the GPU chip in the ASRock card is of better quality and needs less power to get the same results. Who knows.

Replacing the fan won't be easy, but it won't hurt looking for ways to do it.