Loudest gpu ever?

[Saan Koneri]

95c is still within spec. Also this poll is moot because AMD and nvidia both have had quiet not so quiet and some just down right loud GPUs.

95 was too much because those blocks started to appear, true that both have had some loud GPUs (ahem...Fermi). Im not picking at Tahiti core but the 7970/7950 reference cooler which is horrible, when i bought 7970 DC2 it was very silent and cool.

[G.Freeman]

95 was too much because those blocks started to appear, true that both have had some loud GPUs (ahem...Fermi). Im not picking at Tahiti core but the 7970/7950 reference cooler which is horrible, when i bought 7970 DC2 it was very silent and cool.

Well first off 95c is still within operating spec albeit on the high side for a 7970. Second all Fermi cards were not loud my GTX 560 was silent in fact. Paying extra for a non reference cooler will of course be better than a reference cooler. Lastly generally speaking reference coolers are most of the time louder than non refernce coolers.

[Saan Koneri]

Well first off 95c is still within operating spec albeit on the high side for a 7970. Second all Fermi cards were not loud my GTX 560 was silent in fact. Paying extra for a non reference cooler will of course be better than a reference cooler. Lastly generally speaking reference coolers are most of the time louder than non refernce coolers.

Well that 7970 was operating at 95 although with horrible graphical glitches, i tested same clocks with 100% fan speed temps little over 80 and glitches were gone.

I meant mainly 400 series Fermi 480/470.

Yeah custom coolers are usually better but from time to time few monstrosities rises from the deep corners of hell to torment mankind like Gigabyte's 7970 Super OverClock

 

From Hardwarecanucks:

Considering the mass of Gigabyte’s Windforce 5X heatsink, we’re sure many of you were hoping for much better results here.

 

The chart above only tells half the story unfortunately. While the Windforce 5X heatsink may look like a relatively mild mannered heatsink in our results, its fans tend to produce most of their noise within higher octaves, a characteristic that becomes quite annoying. Instead of the standard fan noise, be expected for a relatively distracting high pitched whine. So while the Super Overclock isn’t necessarily loud, its fans do produce a unique acoustical signature which isn’t normally associated with high end gaming products from this century.

 

The Windforce 5X heatsink will be the first thing anyone sees when looking at Gigabyte’s Super Overclock and we have truly mixed feelings about it. On paper the miniscule fans don’t seem all that loud but readings from a decibel meter only tell of part of the acoustics story. Unfortunately, it is the TYPE of sound produced by the Windforce 5X which will stand out. Instead of a low-range “whoosh”, it takes on a higher pitch whine that will have even the most jaded of enthusiasts running for noise cancelling headphones.

Gigabyte’s Windforce 5X heatsink exemplifies why certain ideas should remain on the drawing board. While the design tends to lower some component temperatures by minuscule amounts, it does nothing a reference heatsink can’t accomplish. It actually represents a step backwards from typical blower-style setups since the card’s heat is dumped directly into your enclosure’s confines and core temperatures aren’t vastly improved. With the limited overseas release, Gigabyte seems to be admitting their Super Overclock’s heatsink may not have been widely accepted in North America. We tend to agree.

[G.Freeman]

Well that 7970 was operating at 95 although with horrible graphical glitches, i tested same clocks with 100% fan speed temps little over 80 and glitches were gone.

I meant mainly 400 series Fermi 480/470.

Yeah custom coolers are usually better but from time to time few monstrosities rises from the deep corners of hell to torment mankind like Gigabyte's 7970 Super OverClock

We are not talking about a gigabyte special edition card. Less fans the better. I operate on the same rational as TTL "Tiny Tom Logan" over at Overclock3D in that I rather a warmer card with less noise than a cool card that sounds like a vacum cleaner.

[Saan Koneri]

We are not talking about a gigabyte special edition card. Less fans the better. I operate on the same rational as TTL "Tiny Tom Logan" over at Overclock3D in that I rather a warmer card with less noise than a cool card that sounds like a vacum cleaner.

Yeah i brought up that gigabyte card as a joke, i share the same rational too as i am somewhat silence addict. I usually leave some overclocking headroom so that i am able run CPU & GPU almost silent, that includes sometimes painful micromanaging with GPU fan profile and i use the resistors/fan controller to lower the rpm of case and radiator fans.

[Art Vandelay]

GTX 480's hands down

 

also fu EA

480 aren't that bad.

 

6990s are probably the worst. I think the 4870x2 was supposed to be really bad as well.

[pyromaniac]

lol i remember this from back in the day...

 

[G.Freeman]

Yeah i brought up that gigabyte card as a joke, i share the same rational too as i am somewhat silence addict. I usually leave some overclocking headroom so that i am able run CPU & GPU almost silent, that includes sometimes painful micromanaging with GPU fan profile and i use the resistors/fan controller to lower the rpm of case and radiator fans.

I just research which cards run silent on Auto before I buy it. The Gigabyte "Windforce" HD 7850 I have now is silent on Auto never ramps up from default fan speed and never gets hotter than 53c under max load.

[G.Freeman]

480 aren't that bad.

Ya I heard that the first GTX 480 were extremly loud but that after a firmware update from nvidia they were actual not that bad as the hype otherwsie made it seem. Hardware Canucks even said that in his opinion the GTX 480 was not that louf especially considering it's repetation he exspected it to be much louder.

[DEAMONFROST]

It all depends on what generation of cards we are talking about.

I mean for the current one i think amd is louder in general as well as the last one but nvidias 480 was loud as hell.

So i guess the only true one to choose without getting more specification is the **ck ea option =P

[Art Vandelay]

Ya I heard that the first GTX 480 were extremly loud but that after a firmware update from nvidia they were actual not that bad as the hype otherwsie made it seem. Hardware Canucks even said that in his opinion the GTX 480 was not that louf especially considering it's repetation he exspected it to be much louder.

I run SLI 480s on a custom fan curve. They are at 1.000V and stay around 78-84 degrees under load, depending on room temperature. The fans usually run around 4000RPM under load; it would probably be closer to 90 degrees with the stock Vcore of 1.088V. Not exactly what you want if you are a fan of silence.

[Wingingchase]

frak EA gotta pick that one

[Brizzol]

Asus 6870 (EAH6870)

[XiaoPigs]

I had a 8800GT and that was really loud.

[Hoppa]

My GTX 295 was a concorde airplane

[GamerDude]

Fx 5800 ultra like a few other people said, a gtx 480 didn't even come near the noise level to what that thing had

Exactly, it was old skool loud, and I do mean LOUD! Here's the vid, enjoy! :D

[Art Vandelay]

Oh god, I never knew how badly designed that FX5800 coolers was, and the fins are so thick. Who thought that was a good idea?

[That Norwegian Guy]

I had an FX 5800 Ultra once. Whoever said it was noisier than a Fermi 470 or 480 is downright wrong, my 470 is cracking the wall it's next to through sheer force of sonic screech.

 

Slightly exaggerated, but it gets the point across.

 

Meh, maybe I'm wrong. But they're close.

[josh_05]

I had an FX 5800 Ultra once. Whoever said it was noisier than a Fermi 470 or 480 is downright wrong, my 470 is cracking the wall it's next to through sheer force of sonic screech.

 

Slightly exaggerated, but it gets the point across.

 

Meh, maybe I'm wrong. But they're close.

To refresh your memory  :)

 

[Flamewalker]

 

A single FX 5800 Ultra was nearly 9 dB louder than a GTX 480. Both objectively and subjectively, the difference between the two is huge.

http://techreport.com/blog/18774/a-note-on-geforce-gtx-480-noise-levels

 

Just saying :P

[HemiPhenom955]

9800GX2

Do I have to say more?

Great card,,EPIC Fail on the cooling solution.

[AMW1011]

All you young whippersnappers forget the good old days when video cards were heard in the next county over.  For instance you had the FX 5800 Ultra and the ATI 2900 XT, which I've heard a lot people say was even louder.

 

I can tell you, no 8800 GT or 9800 GX2 could touch those cards when it came to noise pollution.  Especially not a GTX 480.

[pierrelucsav]

I remember buying a $50 piece of crap card that had its fan speed stuck at 100% at all times. I did try to change the settings ... I could turn the speed down and it would stay at 100% and then at about 48% the fan would suddenly stop and make terrible, noisy attempts at spinning. I don't remember what the model was, but I believe it was a XFX card.

 

Luckily, the woman for whom I bought it is almost deaf.

[orangecat]

Does quad SLI 480s count?

[werty316]

Hand down the FX 5800 Ultra.