how loud are the fans? I want to put in an HTPC. I made the mistake of getting the evga 650ti and its lowest speed is ridiculously loud.
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It's pretty quiet, but when I play really intense games (like Crysis 3) it starts to get a bit loud.
1506751
I had to replace this thing because of the annoying clicking noise it was making. the first couple months the fans weren't so loud. But I think this thing is prone to failure. I wouldn't waste my money on it.
1506752
it is probably too late to answer but my fans are very quiet and nice. gtx 660 of course
45215
bro, it has to do with the fan. the fan is a standard 140mm fan. it is as loud as the 140mm fan installed. The stock fan is loud yes. But you can turn it down. The nzxt green led fan I have installed as well is not loud at all tho
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Yes, it is, but keep in mind this is a pretty weak heatsink so you may have issues with Cool N Quiet if it's struggling to cool a quad core or 95+ watt CPU. It'd be wise to avoid relying on Cool N Quiet until you know what kind of temps you're running on average, max CPU power draw, etc. For HTPC use you can grab a lower end Athlon x2 (under 95w!) or some AM2+ Sempron (If I'm remembering correctly), an ASROCK 780GX-family chipset board with Cool N Quiet enabled, even on the integrated graphics you should be able to expect very little/no noise and satisfactory performance. AM2+ isn't dead.
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Let me answer this way. With the default settings on the card, it is whisper quiet. My whole machine is very quiet, and so is this card. I can't hear it in my living room. Of course in a graphics intensive game the fan will turn up higher, but honestly even then I haven't noticed it, and I'm pretty easily annoyed by that kind of thing.
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Its actually not that loud! I did not use this PSU for very long before switching to an XFX PSU which I like better and feel that it is more reliable then the raidmax.
1804191
Hi, i have 2 in my tower, the fans are really quiet but makes a little of noise.
1995699
If you have them in a computer on the desktop next to you running at maximum speed, they would be a bit annoying. I have 6 fans in my computer but only 1 running at maximum speed and I don't even notice them unless I specifically listen.
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Well, I have four fans cooling my system and when gaming I let them spin pretty fast. Don't really care about excessive sound because I'm wearing a headset most of the time. With stock fan/heat sink mine is very cool while idle, and have never seen it above 60C while playing some of the most demanding games. Yes the fan and heat sink could be better but for me it's fine.
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Its pretty quite if you adjust the fan curve currently, If you keep the default fan curve its fairly loud, but it depends on how demanding the game is.
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Can anyone confirm what Derek said with this specific EVGA GTX 660 on Amazon? I'm wondering about this, too. Thanks a lot!
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I would suggest the fanless Zotac GT 430 for an HTPC. Amazon carries it and Maximum PC used an older GT 240 model for their ultimate HTPC build. Plus, the GT 430 is the only current card with lossless-HDMI audio. Here's the link: ZOTAC GeForce GT430 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/HDMI/Displayport Fanless Graphics Card, ZT-40601-20L
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I've purchased PSU's by corsair for years. Their older PSU's did not have a lot of issues until the past year or so. Since then, I've noticed a familiar trend of people seeing the same issues with a strange oscillation (high pitch noise) coming from them. Lately, I usually purchase PC Power & Cooling PSU's, and recently one of these EVGA units for a recent build. So far, the EVGA PSU hasn't given us any issues. I'd bet they're decent enough. Mine went into a workstation build with no problems to speak of to date. :)
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When 640's fan get to around 60% it gets pretty loud. 3 rd part fans MIGHT reduce the sound because both could spin at a lower rpm. The sound produced when its not doing much is not loud w/ just a stock fan IMO.
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I used a 700 watt Seasonic 80 plus. I had a a FX 6300 in a Gigabyte z71 I believe. I love the case. Lots of room. What kind of video card are you planning getting. I had 2 Gtx 550ti in sli my 700 ran perfect.
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I have tried to find one for HTPC case, but failed. Tried to use Noctua LH-L12 and Cooler Master Gemini II, but neither of them fits - memory on this motherboard is located too close to the CPU. Such as I failed to find a proper low noise cooler for low profile case, I replaced it with small enough Cooler Master N200 case, using Seasonic Fanless 400W PS in it and Cooler Master Hyper TX3 cooler - now everything is absolutely silent. Don't forget to use DDR3-2400 to max out the video performance for APU.
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The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it... » Read More The fan is actually better than some people say - the default cooling profile never pushes the fan hard. If you download evga's wonderful "Precision X" utility, you can set up your own fan profile. I was easily able to get my card to run at least 10 degrees cooler than it did with default settings, and that includes overclocking the bad boy as much as I can.Be warned, though - blower-style coolers are good but they are also noisy. The reason the default fan profile is pretty tame is to keep noise down. With my custom profile, you will definitely hear the fan when it spins up. I don't mind myself as I never notice it over the sounds of my game. « Show Less
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The Gigabyte version is very quiet. Evga is the number 1 seller for a reason though. My choice would be to wait till the 800 series releases.