How loud is the fan on 6800GS (namely MSI)

[DaFinn]

I have already:

-MSI K8NGM2-FID mobo
-AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
-2Gb Transcend DDR400
-2x Maxtor DM10+ 200Gb
-LG DL+-DVDRW/DVD-RAM

I was going to get MSI NX6600-VTD256EH, a plain 6600 passively cooled card. I'll only game @ 1024x768 (LCD TV) but am a bit worried if the card has enough juice for future games. Hence I'm thinking of getting the 6800GS insteadt.

Now, the question is, how loud is it? I am looking for quiet first, performance second.

Any other suggestions?

 

[imported_Finny]

Actually, if you get an aftermarket cooler, you'd probably be fine. Watercooling would get you near (Or, in one case, completely) silent cooling, but at a bit of a price. If you're limited on budget, I'd recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118117

Apparently nearly silent operation, even when the card itself is OC'd.

Also, for the processor, there's this one, which apparently is really good too: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118223

 

[DaFinn]

NOBODY WITH 6800GS???

 

[Therk]

My Sparkle 6800 GS is VERY quiet even on 100% fan speed, much quieter than my Gigabyte 9600 XT

 

[Pr0nMaster]

I agree bro's 6800GS is quiet on 100% as well