Which is the quietest GTX 970?

[TheSven]

Looking to buy a GTX 970. I would like it as quiet as possible. The choices are:

 

Reference: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-205-OK&groupid=701&catid=1914

 

EVGA w/ ACX 2.0: https://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=04G-P4-2972-KR

 

Gigabyte G.1 Windforce: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5209#ov

 

MSI Gaming 4G: http://uk.msi.com/product/vga/GTX-970-GAMING-4G.html#hero-overview

 

Asus Strix: http://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/STRIXGTX970DC2OC4GD5/

 

Thank you.

[Rheinwasser]

under load, the windforce.

[JeffreyEagan]

Windforce all day every day.

[WereCat]

Idle - ASUS Strix

Load - Gigabyte Windforce / G1 Gaming

[MrSuperb]

Since when are windforce cooler the quietest?

[Johannes_Lazor]

The Windforce if you want it to be as silent as possible under heavy load

The Strix if you want it silent under low load like movie watching but louder at heavier loads.

[MrSuperb]

from what I have seen the best under load is the MSI

[i_build_nanosuits]

Since when are windforce cooler the quietest?

i don,t know where they've took that idea either...the windforce cooler is the loudest of them all and it always has been...tripple fan design are louder they always are because 3 small fans will always be louder than 2 bigger fans, it's logical.

OP the quietest cards amongst those mentionned are the Asus Strix and the MSI gaming card, both are about the same in the noise department.

[TheSven]

I think I'll go for the Windforce, because it's a bit cheaper and has 3 DP outputs. Thanks for all of the quick replies everyone .

[MrSuperb]

noise [dba] under load:

[Lord Pantaloons]

noise [dba] under load:

It's odd that site reports it so much higher than Tomshardware

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-970-maxwell,3941-15.html

[Dubesta11]

noise [dba] under load:

 

Can confirm, my MSI 4g 970 is silent under normal gaming load. My HD Blue is louder for comparison.

[RelentlessAF]

MrSuperb, on 22 Dec 2014 - 08:22 AM, said:

Since when are windforce cooler the quietest?

People are basically obsessed over the Windforce right now and basically believe it to be the best choice in every situation due to the good reviews it get and it's looks. It was the same for the Strix card when it was first released.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Can confirm, my MSI 4g 970 is silent under normal gaming load. My HD Blue is louder for comparison.

haha i have the same problem my freaking hard drive is the loudest shit in my computer right now and it pisses me off.

[i_build_nanosuits]

People are basically obsessed over the Windforce right now and basically believe it to be the best choice in every situation due to the good reviews it get and it's looks. It was the same for the Strix card when it was first released.

oh the windforce is a nice cooler it does keep the card cool and it cool the vrm and memory chips so its perfect for high overclocks and the gaming G1 card is indeed a binned chip on a very high end board and it's nice but it's FAR from quiet.

I owned a windforce HD7950 and it was the loudest card i've owned over the years...3 small fans spins faster and make an higher pitch noise that is more noticeable and it's just noisier than 2 bigger fans it just can't be any other way around it it's physics.

[RelentlessAF]

i_build_nanosuits, on 22 Dec 2014 - 08:41 AM, said:

oh the windforce is a nice cooler it does keep the card cool and it cool the vrm and memory chips so its perfect for high overclocks and the gaming G1 card is indeed a binned chip on a very high end board and it's nice but it's FAR from quiet.

I owned a windforce HD7950 and it was the loudest card i've owned over the years...3 small fans spins faster and make an higher pitch noise that is more noticeable and it's just noisier than 2 bigger fans it just can't be any other way around it it's physics.

I don't know why anyone would think adding a 3rd fan would be more quiet than others (Personally I prefer EVGA cards though those aren't quiet either) but it's mostly the hype train taking over at this point.

[i_build_nanosuits]

I don't know why anyone would think adding a 3rd fan would be more quiet than others (Personally I prefer EVGA cards though those aren't quiet either) but it's mostly the hype train taking over at this point.

i have consulted a lot of reviews on these cards to instruct myself on the quality of the strix cooler and all of them ranked the strix and the msi twinfrozr 5 as being the quietest cards of the bunch due to better fan quality and overall better design.

Also both have 0Db mode where the fan shuts off when the card is not under heavy loads.

[Sintezza]

Zotac AMP Omega maybe

 

As far as Linus concerns on the quiest GPU´s

[Najuno]

I've got an Asus GTX980 STRIX. Freaking awesome when you tweak the fan profile a bit the card stays super quiet. I think the GTX970 will perform the same way .

[Dubesta11]

haha i have the same problem my freaking hard drive is the loudest shit in my computer right now and it pisses me off.

 

I'm going to be switching to all SSD's soon

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'm going to be switching to all SSD's soon

i have 3 ssd's but none of them are big enough that i would not need the HDD anymore...i recently bought a 240GB for 89$ ...but i would need at least a 500gb to be able to get rid of the HDD...

[Dubesta11]

i have 3 ssd's but none of them are big enough that i would not need the HDD anymore...i recently bought a 240GB for 89$ ...but i would need at least a 500gb to be able to get rid of the HDD...

 

That's what I'm going to do, get a 500GB SSD alongside a 256GB SSD, and possibly my 1TB WD Blue if space is critical.