4850 - is XFX noisy?

[Drambuie]

Hi,

Looking at buying a build today, was going to get the XFX 4850 off This Week Only but read on the web that it is pretty noisy at load.

Can anyone confirm this, or suggest a different 4850 that will run significantly quieter? Price of the XFX is nice but not if the noise will be noticeably more intrusive.

Thanks

 

[reflux]

I'm not sure if it's that noisy; it should be quieter than the reference card due to the bigger HSF at least.

This would be a great choice though - one of the quietest cards out there and a small overclock to boot.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-102-HT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938

 

[Drambuie]

Cool thanks for that ... was one of the ones i'd considered even though a bit more money so have gone for that!

Cheers

 

[HeX]

Personally, if I were paying £143 for the HIS i'd have just bunged annother £20 in and got this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-091-PC&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=939


Or if you were bothered about the 4850's having noisy coolers, you could have just got a 9800GTX+ instead for £115, which is cheaper and faster...

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-013-ZT&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1009

 

[naknakkus]

The quietest HD4850 is probably the Powercolour PCS: can't hear it above my PSU fan.

 

[CaptainRAVE]

Shouldn't ne noiser than most. Most of the cards are just stock cards, but rebranded.