- Feb 23, 2014
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Introduction
Hello,
I recently made the mistake of purchasing a GTX 970 from Palit. The performance is fine, however the problem is that the fan is ridiculously loud and runs at around 80% - 100% speed when playing a game like Far Cry 4 or running 3DMark just to keep the card at around 80 degrees Celsius.
The sound is louder than any computer I've ever heard, no exaggeration.
The Problem
So, I want to buy a graphics card cooler but I've never installed one before and don't know too much about them. I was looking at this cooler from ARCTIC, which I've heard is a good brand.
I am worried about the first sentence in the description at the top of the page. It says
"The Accelero Twin Turbo III has 250 Watts of cooling capacity".
What does this mean? surely the cooler can't use 250 Watts of power from the PSU? That would be more than the graphics card itself.
If somebody could explain what "cooling capacity" means, it would be much appreciated
.
Also, while I'm here, do you think that ARCTIC cooler is a good choice? I'm trying to keep the budget below about £50-£60.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Morgan.
Hello,
I recently made the mistake of purchasing a GTX 970 from Palit. The performance is fine, however the problem is that the fan is ridiculously loud and runs at around 80% - 100% speed when playing a game like Far Cry 4 or running 3DMark just to keep the card at around 80 degrees Celsius.
The sound is louder than any computer I've ever heard, no exaggeration.
The Problem
So, I want to buy a graphics card cooler but I've never installed one before and don't know too much about them. I was looking at this cooler from ARCTIC, which I've heard is a good brand.
I am worried about the first sentence in the description at the top of the page. It says
"The Accelero Twin Turbo III has 250 Watts of cooling capacity".
What does this mean? surely the cooler can't use 250 Watts of power from the PSU? That would be more than the graphics card itself.
If somebody could explain what "cooling capacity" means, it would be much appreciated
.Also, while I'm here, do you think that ARCTIC cooler is a good choice? I'm trying to keep the budget below about £50-£60.
Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Morgan.
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