Dell GeForce 560 Ti very hot

[RavenSEAL]

In my honest opinion, see if you can take out all the parts and grab yourself an Antec 300 and a couple of fans during Black friday to put all the hardware into. It seems to me like that case was not meant to hold a GTX 560...

 

[ElFenix]

is the xps a microatx? :hmm:

they've really dumbed down that line since i suggested bringing it back in 2002.

 

[Turb0T]

Yeah I have a feeling you're right Raven. I used to build my own then got a good deal on an XPS 3-4 years ago, which I was very happy with, and got too complacent when buying this new XPS.

To be fair, the system performance itself is fine, it's purely the noise issue. Moving the parts over may yet be where I end up, so it's not a complete loss. It's simply frustrating and disappointing.

I had assumed the new XPS would have as good a case as the old. If it did, I don't think Aarkham or I would be here complaining.

Having looked at info and reviews on the Antec, it looks very nice. Cool and quiet is where I want to be

 

[Turb0T]

So I took a chance with a new Asus 560 (non Ti), and I am happy with the result. Basically following the advice above to get a 460 and OC it, but gambling on a 560 instead.

The card is a 1GB Asus GTX560 DirectCUII 850MHz OC. It has improved internal heat dissipation and twin fans. Cost was just over 140 pounds.

So now in (for example) EQ2 with max settings I run at 65 degrees with 40% fan load, rather than 85 degrees with nearly 60% fan load on the Dell card.

I can now play Skyrim on Ultra High settings with just a "gentle" hum rather than a very loud vacuum cleaner-like noise.

Ambient is about 31 degrees.

I would recommend this to anyone else stuck with the awful Dell 560Ti in the XPS, it does make a noticeable difference for me, and while not silent it's more in keeping with what I'd originally hoped for