Quietest high end card?

[mcast123]

I'm thinking it's probably the Sapphire vapor-x 4890 that OC doesn't stock yet? is there a quiet nvidia?

I'm building a new PC and realised that noise really annoys me. I'm also wary of trying to fit a non-stock cooler in case I mess it up.

 

[cook001]

Hi there

I got a xfx gtx260 xt and i never hear it

 

[siumatfung]

how about a GTX295 water cooled GFX card

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-093-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324

 

[mcast123]

how about a GTX295 water cooled GFX card

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-093-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1324

I'm not THAT annoyed by noise

 

[siumatfung]

if thats the case any gainward would probs get my vote the larger HSF and 2 lil fans do not make much noise

 

[grumpybeard]

Hey mcast123,

You decide on a card yet? Im trying to decide on the exact same thing - quiet GPU for HTPC but to be used for games too.

Cheers.

 

[Voxination]

if thats the case any gainward would probs get my vote the larger HSF and 2 lil fans do not make much noise

This.

Even though, I've found that nVidia ref cooling is pretty quiet. (Well, the dual slot ones at least)

 

[wozzizname]

I've recently got a Gainward GTX 275 and it's nice and quiet - better than my old 4870 was.

 

[95thrifles]

NVidia tend to gear theirs towards less cooling and less noise, which means hotter cards
Where as ATI tend to go for better cooling, cooler cards, but at the expense of noisier cards

 

[Lanz]

I have a Vapor-X 4850 and they are very quiet. Maybe just buy one of those.

 

[Hughsy]

My Asus 260 GTX idles at 40-45c and around 55c-60c whilst gaming and it is very quiet.

 

[cpatain-chaos]

NVidia tend to gear theirs towards less cooling and less noise, which means hotter cards
Where as ATI tend to go for better cooling, cooler cards, but at the expense of noisier cards

Sorry that's complete *****, Ati's do run as hot, if not hotter than nv's ( 4850/70 to 260's etc not considering older ranges ) and make a damn site more noise about the job of cooling whilst they're at it

No Swearing or disguised swearing please.

Sorry about that

 

[95thrifles]

but it does appear Nvidia has chosen to favor good acoustics over lower GPU temperatures, while AMD has taken a step in the opposite direction

Link from review of 275 vs 4890 incl roundup of other cards
before ranting off at me, try backing up your statements next time

 

[Metalface Mark]

For the record, i think he's right, the 4870 i had was a hot card, it was noisy too to keep it cool, my GTX275 runs both cool and quiet. (4870 kept switching between low and high fan speed, gtx275 sits with the fan at 30% at 40C).

 

[johny dolan]

My gtx 260 runs cool n quiet.My gainward 4870x2 runs hot and sounds like a leaf blower.When gaming can hear the fans speed up woooo scene with nice gfx wooooo and ive got a noisy h20 pc that the ati drowns out.Its the price you pay if you want speed i guess.