- Sep 6, 2003
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i received my x800xtpe and must say this card kicks a$$ and i am overall very happy with it, especially considering i got it for $233
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the only issue i have is the hsf combo that comes on the ati one. normally i wouldn't care about the fan noise and as you can see from my rig in sig, i am definately not trying to build a quiet machine. the problem i have is that this particular fan on the gpu is a totally different pitch than the other fans in my machine and probably the most annoying part of it is that is speeds up and slows down all the time.
i understand why it needs to do this while gaming, and when gaming i don't even notice it because i am focused on the game, but when surfing or using word, it is quite annoying.
i do not care about o/c, this card works fine for me at stock speeds.
so, my question is what aftermarket gpu cooler - the arctic cooling one or the zalman one?
thanks in advance,
bob
the only issue i have is the hsf combo that comes on the ati one. normally i wouldn't care about the fan noise and as you can see from my rig in sig, i am definately not trying to build a quiet machine. the problem i have is that this particular fan on the gpu is a totally different pitch than the other fans in my machine and probably the most annoying part of it is that is speeds up and slows down all the time.
i understand why it needs to do this while gaming, and when gaming i don't even notice it because i am focused on the game, but when surfing or using word, it is quite annoying.
i do not care about o/c, this card works fine for me at stock speeds.
so, my question is what aftermarket gpu cooler - the arctic cooling one or the zalman one?
thanks in advance,
bob