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Found This Old Gem On My External Drive

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Hardware Gamedev

5 months ago 3,879,774 views 0 shares

Found This Old Gem On My External Drive

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Nothing says "gaming rig" quite like a GPU that doubles as a portable BBQ grill. NVIDIA's thermal management has been a spicy topic for years, and someone decided to take it literally by photoshopping an actual George Foreman grill onto a graphics card. The "NVIDIA Thermi - Meant to be grilled" badge is *chef's kiss* - a beautiful roast of the infamous Fermi architecture (GTX 400/500 series) that ran so hot you could probably cook an egg on it. These cards were legendary for turning your PC into a space heater, with some models hitting 100°C under load. The dude happily grilling in the background? That's all of us who paid $500+ to heat our rooms while gaming. At least you saved on heating bills during winter.

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