6990 Fan speed + Noise

[staind]

I read all the reviews on the 6990 and so many complained of how loud the Graphics card gets. I think the problem is not the card, but the setups people have the card installed to.

I have the gigabyte 6990 and it hasn't gone over 72 degrees celcius in crysis at 1920x1080 4xAA 16x filtering. The fan speed generally stays around the 30-35% mark.

And it is Exceptionally QUIET. Sounds no different than my previous 6850s in crossfire.

I would not be deterred to buy the graphics card from noise complaints. Get a better case & fans to accommodate the card.

Just my 2 cents. =)

 

[renz496]

some people sit very close to their pc (less than a feet in my case). still remember when i consider 20% speed for my GTS 250 (with zalman VF1050 fan) as loud.