Originally Posted by Vancha
You didn't read what I asked. I didn't ask who'd buy a GPU and keep the stock cooler, I asked who'd buy a GPU with the stock cooler? I.e. Why buy the reference card when you can get an ASUS DirectCU II or MSI Twin Frozr III with a better cooler pre-installed?
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The cards you linked there are the epitome of what I'd call past the point of reason. You're blowing an extra $200 on a pretty-looking red fan. There isn't that much difference between the cooler they put on it and the one that XFX (just to throw out a name) puts on theirs. And in any case, you won't run into the issue of overheating that card with its OEM cooler unless you overclock, which aside from being a separate venture, voids the warranty and is not advisable for those making a first venture into hardware configuration.