The 4850 is not loud comparative to other cards, see thisOriginally posted by: SirJangly
I heard the 4850 card is loud. I want something near silentI'd be willing to exchange my card at newegg if there is a nice performance gain as well as noise reduction
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The performance of a 4850 is at least 2.5x that of a 8800GS so there is a huge benefit there.While heat was a definite concern with both Radeon HD 4800 series cards, noise was not. As is typical with current generation Radeons, both cards spun up considerably when out test system was powered up, but the fans spun down to near inaudible levels once the drivers were initialized within the OS. And during testing neither cards' fan got very loud at all.
impossible to get that loud when the fan is only spinning at 25% max fan speed :-/Originally posted by: SirJangly
I heard the 4850 card is loud. I want something near silentI'd be willing to exchange my card at newegg if there is a nice performance gain as well as noise reduction
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In reviews I heard the IceQ is loud. New egg currently has a deal with the evga 8800gs+earthwatt psu. That seems like a near silent combo!Originally posted by: Sylvanas
The 4850 is not loud comparative to other cards, see thisOriginally posted by: SirJangly
I heard the 4850 card is loud. I want something near silentI'd be willing to exchange my card at newegg if there is a nice performance gain as well as noise reduction
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The performance of a 4850 is at least 2.5x that of a 8800GS so there is a huge benefit there.While heat was a definite concern with both Radeon HD 4800 series cards, noise was not. As is typical with current generation Radeons, both cards spun up considerably when out test system was powered up, but the fans spun down to near inaudible levels once the drivers were initialized within the OS. And during testing neither cards' fan got very loud at all.
However if you are looking for a passively cooled card the Asus 9600GT you linked is a good choice, keep in mind, you could also get a HIS 3870 IceQ for the same price if not cheaper than the 9600GT and it does outperform the 9600GT in the majority of games and you get HIS' awesome IceQ cooler.
Have a look at the reviews in the first post of the 4xxx review thread, the 4850 destroys the 8800GT, it's the better investment.Originally posted by: SirJangly
With the rebate, the 4850 does look good. There is also a dual slot evga 8800 gt for 140-20mir. What do you guys think?
A 8800GT will be sufficient for resolutions under 1600x1200. It depends how long you intend it to last and if you intend to buy a new monitor in the future- if not might aswell get a cheaper 8800GT, if yes- it would be more future proof to get a 4850.Originally posted by: SirJangly
Hmm. Is it even remotely necessary for 14x9 resolution though? Sorry, I should have mentioned that in the OP lol I don't think I want all that extra heat as well though.
Second this. It cools my 8800GTS512 nearly silently, and amazing temps.Originally posted by: alkalinetaupehat
IIRC Arctic Cooler's Accel S1 Rev2 is both passive (ergo silent) and awesome (ergo effective) at cooling. When paired with a "Turbo Module" it's still quiet but keeps an 8800GT at ~45C load. I'm going with this combo in my build and it's about $40 for both the fans and heatsink.
Accel S1 Rev2:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835186016
Turbo Module:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835186021