Silly questions but: 1. Is it a bad idea to play intense games in "Silent Mode"?2. my Sapphire 7970 is LOUD when gaming, is this quieter?
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This card is quiet. I have an Antec 800 case, and the card isn't much louder. I'm playing planetside 2 with it, and it's not too noisey. The twin fans go a long way in reducing noise.
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I have no issues with fan noise. The cooler is top notch. Iv never seen the fans go above 60% and I have two in crossfire. A lot will also depend on the air flow of your case.
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It won't hurt it but just know that it might throttle a little when under stress, and the game may drop in frame rate, I use MSI afterburner and a custom fan curve that is in no way silent but very cool
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1. Yes. Intense games requires the best refrigeration, present only in fast mode.2. The video card MSI R9, even on fast mode, presents acceptable noise.
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Not too sure, i use a custom fan speed profile in msi afterburner. You can set the fan speeds at specific power output in afterburner but be carefill not to damage your gpuhttp://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
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Hi Mr. James. I just got home to check out your predicament, and I can say that I arrived at close to the same conclusion. I set my fan to manually run at max and there is a visual disconnect though the Precision X HUD. The meter says my fan is running at max, but the digital readout on PX says it's only at 80%. That's not exactly what you're reading (75%)...but it looks like the same issue. For comparison sake I took the other fan software and did the same thing to see if I noticed the same issue.... and I did. For some reason all the Fan software I use say the max is 80%. What I found out after looking into it more was that EVGA apparently puts a limit on the max speed you can run their fans using external controllers. I do not know if the card itself will push the fans above 80%, but it seems that when using other software, that is the max. ...even so. Whether your fan is running at a true 75% top speed or the actual max speed, I find that my fan on max keeps things cooled to about 40-44c...which is well below maximum temps. Hope that helps! (on a side note, I've read that you want to keep these cards at 70c or cooler in order not to lose any clock speed. Supposedly, once they hit 70c the card throttles back the clock until temps are below 70)
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Had 2 different low profile brackets that I did not need to use. The fan is somewhat larger than average, not enough to block things in most mbs and ATX units. It takes only 1 PCIe slot, and although it does not specify power requirements, I would think you may not get optimal performance with less than 350W power. If you have a micro unit, and no other high draw hardware, you will probably be OK, but I cannot be certain in such a situation. For the $ it is a very good card, but will not play all games. The ones I know it does not support is the Fallout Series of Games, there could be more, but seems to work with most others I've used. I would recommend an "on sale" power supply of 350W or better if you find it is not working at max. potential. I put at least a 550w in all the computers I build, 750W or more if they are for gaming only as some cards require more than a card can supply, such as th GeForce 9800 series, which takes either 2 old style power plugs, the in-line 4 plug style(adapter included in package), or one from a newer supply that has an aux. 4 pin main power plug. Hope this helps.
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At the moment,I'm running 2 Radeon HD 7950s and with all fans running around 30% and can't hear them at all{including the GPU fans} I've never had to run them at 100% for any reason but I'm sure there wouldn't be that much noise from the case. I'm really please with it. Hope this helps.
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Richard, if you go to device manager you'll see that there are 2 video card. One for low power consumption and the 7970 for aplications that demand much more power such as games. I sugest you download latest version of ATI Catalyst and set up your video and power saving preferences. Also using that program you can safely oveclock you processor and start getting great performance. Dont know why it comes with power saving preferences when you first open the lap.
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I believe if you overclock the card, especially if you have 2 of them in SLI, they might produce some noise. I have a lower-end GTX660 (might upgrade to the GTX-780 in 3-5 years) and at its default settings, it runs pretty quiet.So again, it all depends on if you're planning to overclock the card.
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None here. Runs cool and quiet. I prefer to manually turn up the fan speed to keep the card a little cooler (which, in turn, generates more noise) but even then, it's more than tolerable.
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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.
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works, buts its too loud fan, in games like BF4 (over 85% GPU procesor )need at last 80% of power fan to keep under 70ºC. Good card, but it's better one with a double fan or better cooling system.
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I own the evga 850 To be honest to me it is not loud at all! i don't here it. but i got other fans that are running in the background. also it has a no fan switch on the back that only kicks in when it is needed. But i will never buy a nother corsair psu the other one i got it was a cs 750m that died on me (the fan stop spinning) look up the reviews on it. so i am staying away from corsair.
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I have this coupled with a 6 core CPU at 3.5GHZ and I have not been able to find a single game that I cannot play on high or more settings. As far as the list you provided, short of your other component limitations I don't see why you wouldn't be able to crank these up to max with this card. Also it stays very cool ( I have a roomy case) and it is nice and quiet. Great card.
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Nope, as long as you don't damage the card. EVGA is great about that as with most things. As for heat, keep in mind the 770 is much more powerful and will run hotter. These cards can run quite hot and usually it is nothing to worry about unless the noise bothers you.
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If you're comparing this card to a fanless card, you will consider this quite loud. As compared to similarly spec'd card, I would rate this moderately loud *under load*. At idol, it's quite quiet. An option you could consider is an additional water cooling alternative -- there are quiet options out there.
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I use the Asus R290X DirectCU II card. Yes it was $600 but with Mantel enabled it runs BF4 on Ultra at 1440p with no problems at all online with 64 player servers. Not to mention the same brand card that Asus makes for the GTX 780Ti is about $100 or so more. I'm very happy with the graphics card though, it runs very cool with the Asus DirectCU and has no throttling at all. Its quiet as heck in the Uber mode compared to the stock 290/290X cooled cards. Those cards even throttle in Uber mode and are so loud.
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Are you trying to compare this EVGA with the MSI power edition??? If this is OK then choose MSI with eyes closed, it's better. If I'm wrong, I can't help you jejeje maybe this page can help you, but I think it will no answer your question. http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html
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Even when under full load the card is reasonable quiet. My system has a water cooled cpu and that makes far more noise than the gpu. I wanted the whole system to be quiet yet powerful and this card fits right in with that idea.
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In response to S.Sadat's answer, in correction of the sound levels using the same review source's data: The Asus DC2 card is in fact over twice as loud as the Saphire Tri-X. 51.7 versus 48.2 Db at gaming load. Decibel ratings are a base10, logarithmic scale, not linear. As such, an increase of 10 Db is 10 times louder, an increase of 3 Db is twice as loud. The Math: (10^5.17) / (10^4.82) = 2.238 , the ASUS card under load is 2.238 times as loud as the Sapphire. As for the temperatures, the review stated was using a test-bench, and not a case. TomsHardware.com found the Saphire card to do FAR better under preliminary testing in a basic case. I highly recommend waiting for TomsHardware to finish their comparison of all three currently available aftermarket cards, under highly controlled conditions, before making a purchasing decision. TomsHardware.com takes great pride in being as scientific as possible in their approach to testing procedure, and is entirely up-front about every variable and tool used in their analysis.