GeForce™ 9600GT 1GB (Is that loud fan normal??)

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Dear All,

I bought recently GeForce™ 9600GT 1GB Sonic from our local market and glad to have that powerful card. However, the noise (sound) disturbs me while the PC is loading windows. Due to high rpm of fan inside, that noise is really filling up the room. (After windows is loaded, it is tolerable)

I have two questions for above,

1 - Is that normal?
2- Is it possible to connect a water-cooling-system (In other words does that card have heatsink mounting holes, could you advise a model for 0db sound ? )

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
ANS

 

[akhilles]

1. Yes.

2. Yes, but you can use a program to control the fan speed & gpu temp:

http://www.vaguesoft.com/users/dwood/blog/tutorials/rivatuner2/

 

[WR2]

2. A far less expensive solution is an after market GPU cooler like the ARCTIC COOLING ACCELS1 Rev 2 VGA Cooler $30 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186016
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=147