is the 6800 GT quiet?

[calam63]

i am planning to get a 6800 gt but was wondering the noise level of the fan? my system is runnin quiet that the loudest thing is my pny geforce 4 ti4200 - and looking to upgrade both power and noise thx

 

[Cerb]

Wait and see how well the next VGA Silencer revisio does, and Zalman's ZM80D-HP. Some of them should be fine, but no way to know until we actually see them in action...and read good reviews .

 

[Dman877]

I have a GT on order and I;m expecting it to be loud. It's a BFG, I dunno how loud their cards were in the past but the one I oredered looks like a reference so I'm assuming it'll be noisier then my nearly silent system. If that's the case, I have various old cpu heatsinks lying around I can mod and slap on there with a quiet 60mm.

 

[NavySEAL]

I ordered a BFG Geforce 6800 GT and I dont care how loud it will be as long as its not too loud becouse my comp is already kinda loud, I got a total amount of 12 fans in my case.

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: NavySEAL
I ordered a BFG Geforce 6800 GT and I dont care how loud it will be as long as its not too loud becouse my comp is already kinda loud, I got a total amount of 12 fans in my case.

12!!!!! Holy !@#$%^&*. Does your case fly around your room on occasion?!?

 

[phfreq]

i have a 6800GT (BFG) and the only thing i hear coming from my case are the 2 fans in the front. but then again my case has insulated top and side panels for noise reduction... still, it doesn't make any roaring noises during game load or anything.

 

[oldfart]

I doubt anyone who cares about a quiet PC will be happy with the noise of a 6800 or X800. GPUs are getting to the point where they need as much or more cooling as a CPU.

Arctic Cooling is supposed to bring out VGA silencers for the 6800 and X800 series of cards. I haven't seen any details yet.

And yeah. 12 fans? LOL!! Does it double as a vacuum cleaner?

 

[Shad0hawK]

i have a bfg 6800gt, it is very quiet..at least compared to my coolermaster aero7+

 

[NavySEAL]

It isnt as loud as a vacum cleaner...lol But its just kinda noisy. I got that Zalman CPU cooler too.

 

[biostud]

Originally posted by: NavySEAL
I ordered a BFG Geforce 6800 GT and I dont care how loud it will be as long as its not too loud becouse my comp is already kinda loud, I got a total amount of 12 fans in my case.

Why don't you just remove the side of the case

 

[Rent]

Mines pretty quiet. Compared to my 5900U, its deadly silent in games

You can look at my rig for my setup. The only things worth mentioning are my case (Coolermaster ATC-201 4x80mm ~2000rpm casefans) and I just put a Swiftec MCX64-V on my A64. It has a 80mm 2700rpm fan, so its pretty quiet.

 

[calam63]

hmm okay - yeah i have really high standards - the loudest thing in my computer right now is the PNY ti4200 in my system - fans are running at 5v and everything is quiet as hell - i am thinking of getting the 6800 gt but i guess i have do some more noise work if its as loud as it suppose to be

 

[BMW330ci]

According to GamePC's review of the BFG 6800GT, the fan is loud compared to the Radeon X800 Pro. I am debating between the eVGA 6800GT and Radeon X800XT.

Anyone have experience with the noise on the eVGA 6800GT ?

Thanks

 

[Compddd]

Im really into silent computing as well. Don't get a 6800GT if you value silence. If you do get one, your best hope is that the new NV4 artic silencers are silent as they don't have a switch to force the cooler into high or low mode and rely off the thermal sensors on the chip, I was very dissapointed when I heard that

 

[BMW330ci]

Just ordered the ATI X800 Pro =)

Originally posted by: Compddd
Im really into silent computing as well. Don't get a 6800GT if you value silence. If you do get one, your best hope is that the new NV4 artic silencers are silent as they don't have a switch to force the cooler into high or low mode and rely off the thermal sensors on the chip, I was very dissapointed when I heard that

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: NavySEAL
I ordered a BFG Geforce 6800 GT and I dont care how loud it will be as long as its not too loud becouse my comp is already kinda loud, I got a total amount of 12 fans in my case.

12!!!!! Holy !@#$%^&*. Does your case fly around your room on occasion?!?

but are the 12 tornado fans?

Air flow: 84.1 CFM

Sound level: 55.2 dBA