Real life noise levels for the gtx 480

[happy medium]

These guys did a Furmark test in a closed case, 30 inches away, with a DBa gun, and put it on video.

There results 39 DBa idle, 45 DBa load.
Still loud but, not LOUD.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-470-480-review/13

 

[Wreckage]

I figured a few sites exaggerated. It will be interesting to see what kind of coolers each AIB uses.

 

[Dark4ng3l]

Well keep in mind that both guru3d and Wreckage are some of the biggest nvidia fanboys ever.

 

[happy medium]

Well keep in mind that both guru3d and Wreckage are some of the biggest nvidia fanboys ever.

I never thought of Guru as being fanbois.
Been reading them for years.

And please keep that fanboi talk out of my thread and stick to comments on the topic.

Edit: on topic...

I watched the other video's (from some other site) and to be honest all the cards sounded real loud in those video's.

 

[hdfxst]

Stop the video at 30 seconds.The card is at 88c and climbing and the fan is at 80%,you can probably add 10 DBa when the fan goes to 100%

 

[happy medium]

Stop the video at 30 seconds.The card is at 88c and climbing and the fan is at 80%,you can probably add 10 DBa when the fan goes to 100%

10 DBa going from 80% to 100%? I don't think so. If you look at the last 35 seconds of the video, it's still at 45 DBa and fluctuating up and down.
The 5870 is only 5 DBa's lower at most review sites in open cases.

My point is when in a closed case it's not nearly as loud as some of those others video's I watched. I'm not saying its not a loud card , just mabe not as loud as its been portrayed.

 

[hdfxst]

listen to it at hardocp and how much louder it gets from 90c to 95c.

 

[happy medium]

I put my DBa gun in my enclosed cup to my headphone and it went up 2 DBa?
You were right! haha.

Really, I can't tell the difference.

and you still missed my point.

 

[thilanliyan]

Everybody should ditch aircooling and go watercooling!! You'll never look back.

 

[hdfxst]

I know it's going to be quieter inside a case,it also might run hotter.I just wish he did the test at 100% so there would be no question about it.