cool and quiet gpu? which 1?

im looking to get a hd7970 or gtx 670 both within my £350 budget...
but i have multiple choices for each. so assuming all are equally as fast (i know there not but for the purpose of this question they are) which has the quietest cooler.
which models of the 670
and which of the hd 7970. i dont want to know which is the better card i want the quietest at 75-100% fan load.

so please give me your experience of your 670's or hd 7970's. my loudest fan in my case is the front 120mm and its only 1200 rpm so isnt loud the card must be quieter than that if your gonna recommend it.
 

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I belive op should buy the Sapphire HD 7970 Which I seen personaly very quete and only can feel the presence on gaming load. Also if you donot overclock or manualy set the fans high and got better air flow inside the case, I think you will feel very comfortable with the card. GTX 670 no match for the 7970 THE670FTW might but will be too noisy to recommend.

Also Note everyone has their own personal tolarence level. The card you find quiet might be loud to some others.

Heres a comparison review if it helps OP:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-review,3186-12.html

Thanks
 
got the gigabyte 7970 x3 fan version

would have to say its very quiet

and have never ever needed the fan at over 50% on it

its idling at 25% now and 30c

is there a reason you would need the fans at 75-100% load?

could manually set them that fast for you just to see how loud it gets if you want
 
tested them at different speeds--my case fans are at 1100rpm and pretty quiet

at 50% not audible above case fans

at 60% barely louder than case fans

at 70% noticeably louder than case fans and about as loud as i would put up with

at 75% too loud

at 100% i wouldnt even consider it

not very scientific i know--but too much background noise in here to use db meter at the moment