noisy videocard

revil · 01-25-2005, 08:44 AM

Right now i have a radeon 9800pro. it's noisy as hell. it's pretty much the only noisy thing in my system. can anyone recommend a equally performing card that is decently silent? Also, this is going in my shuttle, so it has to fit in one pci slot and the card has to be agp.

bonus points to you if you can help me out.

Bires · 01-25-2005, 08:45 AM

Don't get rid of your card. Get an Artic cooling VGA silencer v2 or v3 (best) or ATI silencer (good). They are very quiet and allow for better than normal overclocking of your R9800P. You should be able to find then for <$20 shipped.

http://www.svc.com/cardcooler.html

Besides, all stock VGA fans fet noisey after a year or two-they are too small and spin too fast.

SonyGuy · 01-25-2005, 09:15 AM

Yeah, I've heard the silencers are good. Got a 256mb 9600xt on the way with Arctic cooling, copper ram sinks, and a VGA silencer on it. Can't wait to get it...

revil · 01-25-2005, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Bires

Don't get rid of your card. Get an Artic cooling VGA silencer v2 or v3 (best) or ATI silencer (good). They are very quiet and allow for better than normal overclocking of your R9800P. You should be able to find then for <$20 shipped.

http://www.svc.com/cardcooler.html

Besides, all stock VGA fans fet noisey after a year or two-they are too small and spin too fast.

um.... by one pci slot, i mean the agp slot, and by fitting in the agp slot, i mean there's no more space beyond that.

AlpineJay · 01-25-2005, 09:49 AM

Bires, it looks like some of those fans and silencers are designed specifically for different video cards. For example, the v2 and v3 seem idealized for the NV 5900 series.. Can we use this on the R9800s as well? I have an AIW 9800 and would love an alternative to the stock cooling.

I imagine the stock fans then have to be removed with the addition of one of these? Thanks in advance.

Bires · 01-25-2005, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by AlpineJay

Bires, it looks like some of those fans and silencers are designed specifically for different video cards. For example, the v2 and v3 seem idealized for the NV 5900 series.. Can we use this on the R9800s as well? I have an AIW 9800 and would love an alternative to the stock cooling.

I imagine the stock fans then have to be removed with the addition of one of these? Thanks in advance.

The ATI silencers are designed for specific cards, but he VGA silencer is designed for all of the Radeons 9500 on. Google it to be sure, but seeing where the TV reciever is, I don't see any issue with the v2 (the one I own) or v3 being used on R9800P

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Originally Posted by revil

um.... by one pci slot, i mean the agp slot, and by fitting in the agp slot, i mean there's no more space beyond that.

Buy.com has a GF6600GT AGP on sale for $180 AR and coupon. Check www.techbargains.com for details.

Again...every single video card HSF I've owned has become noisey after a year or two.

nate el bueno · 01-25-2005, 03:50 PM

well you never know how many slots it will take up. some are supposed to only take up 1 slot, but there's a clip on the bottom that blocks a slot underneath too.

Daversinger · 01-25-2005, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by nate el bueno

well you never know how many slots it will take up. some are supposed to only take up 1 slot, but there's a clip on the bottom that blocks a slot underneath too.

does your 5900xt have that problem?

mine blocks a port for a special 1934 fire wire 2 big 1 small inputs
arg! thats one disapointment by Gigabyte™ lol! i know they have lots of other dumb placements for stuff on their mobos.

i have the same fan problem, it seems to be a curse on me!

nate el bueno · 01-26-2005, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Daversinger

does your 5900xt have that problem?

mine blocks a port for a special 1934 fire wire 2 big 1 small inputs
arg! thats one disapointment by Gigabyte™ lol! i know they have lots of other dumb placements for stuff on their mobos.

i have the same fan problem, it seems to be a curse on me!

rofl no
my card is just one slot. however, i'm sure there could be an alternative way to mount the card without the huge blue clip that takes up a whole slot itself.
just in case you want to replace the fan, here's some nice alternatives.
http://www.pccasegear.com/category41_1.htm

Daversinger · 01-26-2005, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by nate el bueno

rofl no
my card is just one slot. however, i'm sure there could be an alternative way to mount the card without the huge blue clip that takes up a whole slot itself.
just in case you want to replace the fan, here's some nice alternatives.
http://www.pccasegear.com/category41_1.htm

yeah, I've seen all these. its the Ti4200 thats got the problem! arg, and i just bought that Tt cooler for it, and now its sooooooooooo noisy!

iLLWiLL · 01-30-2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bires

Don't get rid of your card. Get an Artic cooling VGA silencer v2 or v3 (best) or ATI silencer (good). They are very quiet and allow for better than normal overclocking of your R9800P. You should be able to find then for <$20 shipped.

http://www.svc.com/cardcooler.html

Besides, all stock VGA fans fet noisey after a year or two-they are too small and spin too fast.

can you recommend a silencer for my ASUS GF 6600 GT???

Bires · 01-30-2005, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by iLLWiLL

can you recommend a silencer for my ASUS GF 6600 GT???

Perhaps this one?

iLLWiLL · 01-31-2005, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Bires

Perhaps this one?

thanks!!

clutchy · 02-02-2005, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by iLLWiLL

can you recommend a silencer for my ASUS GF 6600 GT???

if it's made by Asus it should come with a program called asus smartdoctor. It came with my 9600xt and basically what you can do is either

A. clock the fan speed to whatever you want or
B. Use an intelligent system which turns up the fan speed when the chips get hotter. It's pretty neat. The GFX card was the loudest part of my system until i started using this program. Now it's silent along with the rest of my computer.

pretty neat though you can hear it spin up when i'm playing HL2.

gl with the decision.

attgig · 02-02-2005, 10:31 AM

one random note i've noticed about my noisy vid cards.... they get noisier as it gets dustier. I've used compressed air on the fans of my vid cards, and all of a sudden, my computer gets silent again... might wanna give that a quick try.

iLLWiLL · 02-02-2005, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by clutchy

if it's made by Asus it should come with a program called asus smartdoctor. It came with my 9600xt and basically what you can do is either

i'm pretty sure my card didnt come with that program (i'll have to check when i get home).....can you tell me where to get it??? Thanks.

clutchy · 02-02-2005, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by iLLWiLL

i'm pretty sure my card didnt come with that program (i'll have to check when i get home).....can you tell me where to get it??? Thanks.

it should be available on asus' website.

choose your poison it should be on the list after you click your card.

http://www.asus.com/support/download...VIDIA%20SERIES

01-25-2005, 08:44 AM	#1
revil shibuya girl Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,851	noisy videocard Right now i have a radeon 9800pro. it's noisy as hell. it's pretty much the only noisy thing in my system. can anyone recommend a equally performing card that is decently silent? Also, this is going in my shuttle, so it has to fit in one pci slot and the card has to be agp. bonus points to you if you can help me out.

01-25-2005, 08:45 AM	#2
Bires Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 5,064	Don't get rid of your card. Get an Artic cooling VGA silencer v2 or v3 (best) or ATI silencer (good). They are very quiet and allow for better than normal overclocking of your R9800P. You should be able to find then for <$20 shipped. http://www.svc.com/cardcooler.html Besides, all stock VGA fans fet noisey after a year or two-they are too small and spin too fast. __________________ Five years... Last edited by Bires : 01-25-2005 at 08:47 AM.

01-25-2005, 09:15 AM	#3
SonyGuy Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: NC Posts: 903	Yeah, I've heard the silencers are good. Got a 256mb 9600xt on the way with Arctic cooling, copper ram sinks, and a VGA silencer on it. Can't wait to get it... __________________ AMD Athlon XP2100+(1.73Ghz)@XP2800+(2.25Ghz) Abit KD7 Raid 512MB PC2700 80GB WD 8mb Abit 256mb 9600XT @ Core- 575/500 Mem- 320/300 VGA Silencer and Copper RAM Sinks

01-25-2005, 09:49 AM	#5
AlpineJay Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 1,011	Bires, it looks like some of those fans and silencers are designed specifically for different video cards. For example, the v2 and v3 seem idealized for the NV 5900 series.. Can we use this on the R9800s as well? I have an AIW 9800 and would love an alternative to the stock cooling. I imagine the stock fans then have to be removed with the addition of one of these? Thanks in advance. __________________ If con is the opposite of pro, then what's the opposite of progress?

02-02-2005, 10:31 AM	#15
attgig Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the burbs of baltimore Posts: 11,924	one random note i've noticed about my noisy vid cards.... they get noisier as it gets dustier. I've used compressed air on the fans of my vid cards, and all of a sudden, my computer gets silent again... might wanna give that a quick try. __________________

01-25-2005, 03:50 PM	#7
nate el bueno Spawn of Markel Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: IL Posts: 1,246	well you never know how many slots it will take up. some are supposed to only take up 1 slot, but there's a clip on the bottom that blocks a slot underneath too.

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