JANUARY 2020 PCWorld 61keeps them idle until you fire
up a strenuous graphics
workload and temperatures
exceed 55 degrees Celsius,
though you’ll need to flip over
to the Quiet BIOS to activate
0db. It’s utterly silent during
normal desktop usage and
incredibly quiet even under
load. An attractive metal
backplate, a six-pin power
connector, and two each of
HDMI and DisplayPorts
complete the physical package.
The affordable $170 graphics card even
includes several fancy extras. The ROG Strix
GeForce GTX 1650 Super includes a Fan
Connect II header that lets the GPU’s
temperature control one of your case fans for
more responsive cooling, while RGB lighting
accents can be managed via the company’s
Aura Sync software. If you’re rocking an Asus
motherboard, too, you can synchronize their
RGB elements. Finally, the company’s
optional GPU Tweak II software provides
real-time performance monitoring, thermal
controls, and overclocking capabilities,
including the one-button OC Mode activation
mentioned previously.
A visual
breakdown of
the Asus ROG
Strix GeForce
GTX 1650
Super’s design.The Asus ROG Strix GTX 1650 Super’s dual-BIOS switch.