How loud are new gen video cards?

Parts · 09-22-09, 04:19 PM

Hey im stuck in the age of a BFG 6800 GT right now and this thing has bothered me for years with how much noise the fans made on it, Im starting to get an upgrade itch but want the quietest thing possible after having the god forsaken wind tunnel noises vibrating through my skull all the time.

So just wondering how loud the newer cards are, and what brands are better now adays etc.. any infos on the subject would be nice. thx

dirtyboy · 09-26-09, 01:39 PM

Best bet would be an after market cooler from thermalright or arctic cooling.

Vorgus · 09-26-09, 10:06 PM

I am looking at the cooling used on the 285 and the arctic heatpipe unit is fat, it will make your card take 3 slots. Also some reports of problems with it not fitting well.

Thunderbolt56 · 09-28-09, 07:37 AM

My XFX GTX285 Black Edition runs great, but it really is a bit on the loud side for my tastes. Hopefully, the next-gen cards will be quieter and I'll pass this card to my son.

Parts · 10-01-09, 01:39 AM

Man these forums are dead since the last time I posted here.

I guess any brand is gonna be loud still and after market is still the way to go? bummer... ive had mine for so long any computer noise for me now is like a psychotic trigger, I hate turning my computer on.

wysiwyg · 10-16-09, 06:01 AM

my 295 would sound a little noisy under load but my 5 case fans and 2 cpu fans and the 9600 fans all combined are louder

the 8800gt before it WAS louder the the others combined though and so i had taken the stock cooler off and added a thermalright hr-o3 passive cooler

09-22-09, 04:19 PM	#1
Parts Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 361	How loud are new gen video cards? Hey im stuck in the age of a BFG 6800 GT right now and this thing has bothered me for years with how much noise the fans made on it, Im starting to get an upgrade itch but want the quietest thing possible after having the god forsaken wind tunnel noises vibrating through my skull all the time. So just wondering how loud the newer cards are, and what brands are better now adays etc.. any infos on the subject would be nice. thx

09-26-09, 01:39 PM	#2
dirtyboy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 31	Re: How loud are new gen video cards? Best bet would be an after market cooler from thermalright or arctic cooling.

09-26-09, 10:06 PM	#3
Vorgus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 107	Re: How loud are new gen video cards? I am looking at the cooling used on the 285 and the arctic heatpipe unit is fat, it will make your card take 3 slots. Also some reports of problems with it not fitting well.

09-28-09, 07:37 AM	#4
Thunderbolt56 Gladiusdoctori Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 198	Re: How loud are new gen video cards? My XFX GTX285 Black Edition runs great, but it really is a bit on the loud side for my tastes. Hopefully, the next-gen cards will be quieter and I'll pass this card to my son. __________________ Core i7 920 @ 3.8ghz w/ Thermalright TRUE copper and dual 120mm fans \| P6T Deluxe V2 \| 6GB Corsair Dominator 1600mhz @ 1523mhz \| WD VRaptor 300GB \| Seagate 500GB 32mb cache \| X-Fi-Titanium Fatal1ty Champion \| XFX GTX285 Black Edition 1GB \| CoolerMaster Stacker 830 silver \| Dell 2707WFP 27" \| Windows Vista HP x64 sp2

10-01-09, 01:39 AM	#5
Parts Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 361	Re: How loud are new gen video cards? Man these forums are dead since the last time I posted here. I guess any brand is gonna be loud still and after market is still the way to go? bummer... ive had mine for so long any computer noise for me now is like a psychotic trigger, I hate turning my computer on.

10-16-09, 06:01 AM	#6
wysiwyg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, England Posts: 2,987	Re: How loud are new gen video cards? my 295 would sound a little noisy under load but my 5 case fans and 2 cpu fans and the 9600 fans all combined are louder the 8800gt before it WAS louder the the others combined though and so i had taken the stock cooler off and added a thermalright hr-o3 passive cooler