7900GTX vs X1900XTX noise levels

[Wreckage]

http://techreport.com/ja.zz?comments=9780

Here are videos of the two if you are curious.

Listen to em both all the way to hear them ramp up.

 

[Elfear]

Nice find Wreckage. There are always lots of people asking about a direct db comparison between the two. For some reason I thought the X1900XTX would be louder (didn't keep my stock cooler on very long so I don't really remember).

 

[RichUK]

why when i click on it can i not hear anything

nm, its working now.

 

[TheRyuu]

I thought it was a well known fact that the 7900GTX (and their coolers) were quieter then the X1900/X1800 coolers.

At least Nvidia has one thing better

 

[Madellga]

Originally posted by: Elfear
Nice find Wreckage. There are always lots of people asking about a direct db comparison between the two. For some reason I thought the X1900XTX would be louder (didn't keep my stock cooler on very long so I don't really remember).

Wait, the X1900XTX is loud

I had both cards in my system as well and that alone was a deal breaker.

Why can't we have best performance and quietness in one package?

 

[KeithTalent]

Can you still hear the high-pitched whine of the GTX when you have a case around it? If so I would find that much more obnoxious than the vacuum cleaner noise of the XTX.

 

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Can you still hear the high-pitched whine of the GTX when you have a case around it? If so I would find that much more obnoxious than the vacuum cleaner noise of the XTX.

No, the GTX is pretty quiet. It sounds like a regular 80mm fan at low speeds. It really is not anywhere nearly as harsh as the cooler on the X1900XT.

 

[Praxis1452]

hmm would be a cool mod if someone took a GTX cooler and modded it to fit on the X1900XTX :-D

 

[RussianSensation]

ATI card is much much louder. At the end of the video it gets even louder when fan is turned up to 100%. However, since X1900XT is $435, and X1900XTX is still cheaper than 7900GTX while outperforming it in Far Cry, BF2, COD2, FEAR, and Oblivion, getting an ATI card with an aftermarket cooler should not be a problem. It is a problem when a user is "forced" to replace any components and void warranty because a $500 card was not properly designed from factory though.

 

[Canterwood]

Originally posted by: wizboy11
I thought it was a well known fact that the 7900GTX (and their coolers) were quieter then the X1900/X1800 coolers.

At least Nvidia has one thing better

Apart from their noisy non throttling 7900GT coolers which suck!