.wav file of X1800XTs fan noise

[nitromullet]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
It isn't that loud I would know, that used to be my card before I sold it to the OP, and I slept right next to it blasting at 100 percent

I used to sleep through trains in an apartment I had a while back... That doesn't mean it wasn't loud, just that I was tried or that I drank too much that night.

 

[OneOfTheseDays]

My god how on earth can you people live with that kind of noise. Maybe i've been spoiled with my ultra-quiet laptop and desktop rigs, but I swear that amount of noise is simply unacceptable. ATI seriously needs to listen to its customers, WE DONT LIKE LEAF BLOWERS ATTACHED TO OUR CARDS. And they wonder why Nvidia is so popular.....

 

[lavaheadache]

bah, this is horse poo-poo. The fan never gets to 100% in a any kinda normal situation and honestly who cares if you can hear the fan a little bit. I should complain to kawasaki that my ninja gets really loud at 15k rpm, they should no better than to have the engine spin that fast. I admit the fan on my x1900XT is louder than my old 7800 gtx but it sure has better IQ. I guess it depends on what is more important to you, minor noise issues or minor shimmering issues, take your pick.

 

[xtknight]

And I thought my 7800GT was loud...

 

[JBT]

Wow I'm glad I don't put my ear 6" away from my video card when I play games I guess....

 

[aggressor]

Originally posted by: aggressor
That doesn't mean it will be quiter in real life, because it sure isn't. I placed the camera closer because of the rather weak microphone inside of it. It simply doesn't pick up noise as well as the human ear does, and if I placed it where I normally sit, it would not be representative of how it actually sounds.

As for the 'speakers are aimed right at you', that doesn't affect anything either. I included what my system sounds like at 25% (near silent) and showed how much noise was added as the fan ramps up in speed.

Since you seem to have missed it.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: JBT
Wow I'm glad I don't put my ear 6" away from my video card when I play games I guess....

Agreed. He should put the recorder roughly where his head is located when playing games.

 

[mindless1]

WOW, I'd have just returned the card if not bought/made/whatever a different 'sink.

 

[Megatomic]

Dang, and I am annoyed at the slight hum emanating from the cooler on my 7900GT. That would drive me insane :Q

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: fierydemise
Just something for everyone to remember, this recording is taken from far closer and with a far cleaner line then it usually has to you, and your speakers are aimed right at you.

i dont think it matters where u are.....the high pitched whine will surely reach you. like some one using a hair dryer, you can still hear the whine at a good distance even if you cant hear the lower frequencies

im sorry its just not the best desgin and ATI need to work on it

 

[mrkun]

Originally posted by: xtknight
And I thought my 7800GT was loud...

ditto

 

[n7]

Meh, i have that card, & sure, it's loud when @ high RPMs.

But 95% of the time, i don't even hear it, since it's running so slowly.

During games, it certainly speeds up & gets louder, but during games, i'm obviously hearing the game, not the fan...

 

[rbV5]

I agree that my X1800XT "can" be loudest card I've owned. The recording is a completely exaggerated and obviously dependant on the volume setting of your player...hardly a realistic example of how the card sounds in an actual PC environment.

I run mine at a static 60% because the stock dynamic fan speed settings don't work well for cooling in my PC. It's not so loud that I'm going to replace the stock cooler in my gaming rig at that speed. My gaming rig is in a busy part of the house, so silence isn't needed. I'm adding another for Crossfire..we'll see then

On the other hand, the fan on my X1800XL is far too loud for my HTPC in the quiet bedroom environment..its getting replaced when I find a suitable solution.

 

[Painman]

:fud;

I'm not gonna sit here and tell people the X1xx coolers are silent (they're not) but this is NOT representative of what one hears during use. This is like the Dean Scream of Vid-Card-Land.

(And I got no dog in this fight - I'm on water now )

 

[Madellga]

I had the chance to try the X1900XT and the 7900GTX. Despite liking ATI cards, I picked the Nvidia because:

1) Performance is similar - no deal breaker;
2) X1900XT makes a high pitch noise during games. Very distracting/irritating;
3) 7900GTX cannot be heard - system noise (chipset, cases fans) are louder;

The X1900XT is very similar to the X1800XT. Same cooling solution.

If ATI would just use a fan a bit bigger and less RPMs, it would not be so loud. They could have used Artic Silencers - much better solution than the Accelero. The new coolers directs the hot stream to the mobo, what a crap solution!!

 

[FalllenAngell]

Originally posted by: 5150Joker

Originally posted by: SonicIce
Here is what it really sounds like:
http://users.ameritech.net/hemirich/x1800xtJET.mp3

LMAO!! Aggressor, can you do a recording while playing a game? That's where it counts the most. Personally I don't think it's a big deal for those that run air cooling systems while gaming anyway since game noises drown out computer fan noise and if you wear headphones then it's rare to even hear the fans unless you got one of those tornado fans in your system.

Hmmm.

So the AF of 7800s is like a "needle in your eye" but that dustbuster racket isn't a "big deal".

Makes sense to me.

 

[otispunkmeyer]

non of its a big deal

AF optomizations? TURN THAT ****** OFF (and download XG drivers)

fan noise? you could afford a X1900XT whats a few bucks more for a zalman cooler? just do it.

 

[CaiNaM]

i have one in a water cooled pc. the xt never exceeds the 25% threshold so i never hear it (and it sits on my desk 18" from my ear).

i was worried noise would be an issue, but it hasn't been a problem at all.

 

[Bobthelost]

ATI is going brute strength at the moment on graphics cards. They run hot, loud and soak up so much power they make prescots look like mobile processors. When nvida didn't have anything that could get close we forgave them, because you do have to make compromises for performance, but now Nvida does these flaws become so much more noticable.

 

[tuteja1986]

what the hell is wrong with your x1800xt :! mine x1900xt don't make as much nosie as your :! that was even more terrible than the FX5800U which a louder i must say.

 

[tuteja1986]

OMG :! I KNOW WHAT you recorded :! A BLOW DRYER :! if that wasn't a X1800XT then your lieing whore :! :! i hope you burn in hell if that was blow dryer :!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: SonicIce
i think this is useless since there is nothing to compare it to

turn your speakers up to 100% . . .

it IS loud

:roll:

totally useless

 

[sodcha0s]

The cooler is loud no doubt, at least when it's at 50% or faster speed. Luckily for me, I have good case with very good airflow and the cooler never reaches those speeds. It will at times get to where I can just hear it above my other fans, but I never get that annoying hairdryer noise... The best thing about it is it blows all that hot air out, instead of directing it at my CPU cooler.

 

[Ackmed]

Originally posted by: sodcha0s
The cooler is loud no doubt, at least when it's at 50% or faster speed. Luckily for me, I have good case with very good airflow and the cooler never reaches those speeds. It will at times get to where I can just hear it above my other fans, but I never get that annoying hairdryer noise... The best thing about it is it blows all that hot air out, instead of directing it at my CPU cooler.

Sadly, most people dont understand this. Good air flow, keeps things cooler. And keeps fans that are temp regulated, running slower and quieter.

 

[FalllenAngell]

Originally posted by: Ackmed

Originally posted by: sodcha0s
The cooler is loud no doubt, at least when it's at 50% or faster speed. Luckily for me, I have good case with very good airflow and the cooler never reaches those speeds. It will at times get to where I can just hear it above my other fans, but I never get that annoying hairdryer noise... The best thing about it is it blows all that hot air out, instead of directing it at my CPU cooler.

Sadly, most people dont understand this. Good air flow, keeps things cooler. And keeps fans that are temp regulated, running slower and quieter.

But all the reviews we've been reading say the fan cycles in and out of of the 50%> speed while gaming, and a lot of user reports do to?

It's hard to know if your room temperature or case airflow will kick it into dirt chasing mode???