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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
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Originally Posted by Konovalov
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Originally Posted by JSLTIGER
as the X1900 series is loud...
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It also consumes more power and generates more heat if memory serves me correct. The 7900GT is a good bang for buck card. |
Yes, however, as I also mentioned, it outperforms the 7900 series by a good margin in most situations. |
I wonder if I can fix that noise problem? I did on my 9800 to the point where I couldn't hear it anymore. Went with an Artic cooling solution that cools better than the stock fan without noise. Of course, it also probably voids your warranty, but thats just a minor hiccup!
My current system you can't hear when its on if there is any other noise in the room. When its completely silent, you can catch some of my Panaflo fans turning, but just barely. I have them knocked down to 7 volts using +5V and the +12V coupled together in a custom made connector. This is OK to do as long as you have another load on the line to absorb it - in my case, I have the hard drives on the same line to take the load off the power supply. WIthout it, you would feed -7 volts directly into the +5 volt line all the way back to the PSU which is very bad for it. I estimate that this brings my fan RPM's to about 1000 RPM and a Panaflo (I have the Japan versions - CHina versions suck) runing at 1000 RPM is basically silent while still moving a significant amount of air.
Now I'm getting off on a tangent.
-S
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