Graphics card question. Should I or shouldn't I?

[misha1967]

Originally Posted by Bothersome

Well, it all got a good chuckle out of me.

Glad you're happy with it. I run my 2 GTX 470 cards in SLI for everything 3D.

I've got my setting turned up to max also, Now, all you need is some mods to make use of all the capabilities that card can crunch.

Real Environment is the prettiest. But Dynamic Environment will make just about any card heat up. NVidia uses variable speed fans on their good cards. So if you want to hear that hair dryer blowing... Put on DE.

DE makes the view distance further out. And other things too I suppose. Drawing a million waves to glitter off the sunlight is gonna create some heat.

My two cards ran so hot, I had to add active cooling to my system.

Glad you liked it

I do tend to get a little bit long-winded, but I try to make up for it by being light-hearted as well. And, besides, if I'm boring myself just typing it, it's a pretty sure sign that it's not in any way fit for public consumption.

Two 470s in SLI? Is there anything that rig won't run? I'm impressed.

I'm not too concerned about the fan as I would never leave port without DynEnv, and even when the old 260 was struggling, and I do mean struggling, to keep it at 30 with everything on, it still wouldn't as much as whisper. It's a damn good card and now I have one for people looking for an entry card. And the solo 570, even when I deliberately tried to punish it for no good reason other than to prove that I am a bloody sadist, only barely made a hum.