It appears with all 8800 and 200 series cars that if the fan goes above around 80% then it is very loud. My 8800 GTS is silent under load (even with the most demanding games/benchmarks) because it never spins up past 40%. Does it sound logical that this would be the same for the GTX 280/5 etc. if not overclocked and the case is well ventilated? Or is it that these 200 series cards all spin up their fans under load?
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GTX 280 noise/power/temp compared to 8800GTS
- Thread starter Dutch Guy
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It appears with all 8800 and 200 series cars that if the fan goes above around 80% then it is very loud. My 8800 GTS is silent under load (even with the most demanding games/benchmarks) because it never spins up past 40%. Does it sound logical that this would be the same for the GTX 280/5 etc. if not overclocked and the case is well ventilated? Or is it that these 200 series cards all spin up their fans under load?
The 280GTX does spin up a lot faster at load than a 8800 series card but it depends on what game you run how much it speeds up, I have just been playing Fallout 3 for 30 minutes and the fan wasn't that loud, I estimate ~1800rpm but running Furmark sets the fan at 100%/3100rpm which is OTT but typing this the fan is back at 40%/1300rpm and temp is 54C
Yes, true
During gaming the fan never gets to 80% any way, unless you overclock your GPU! or worst case scenario Hottest day in summer
But if it does you will certainly get an unpleasant surprise .
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Its bound to, the 640mb GTS was on an 80 or 90nm process, the 280 is only on a 65nm.
