Power-draw, temps and noise
Temps aren't quite as good as from those produced by the huge cooler placed on top of the ASUS TOP. The reason for this has more to do with how KFA2 tunes the fan-speed profile, where the 80mm fan spins at just 690rpm when idling and 2,280rpm when given the FurMark inspection.
Noted in the original review but worth repeating here, overclocked, overvolted GeForce GTS 450 cards are impressive on the frequencies front, no doubt, but getting them to their shipping clocks takes a toll on the power-draw figures. KFA2's card pulls the equivalent amount of power as a GeForce GTX 460 768MB card - and you know which is faster.
A word on noise
KFA's fan-speed profile makes the LTD OC an incredibly quiet card when idling, evinced by the fan spinning at just over 600rpm. The noise rises as more load is placed, obviously, but we'd rate this card as an 8/10 for quietness when gaming.
