Gainward GS 6800GT with an Artic cooling NV Silencer 5

Abula · Post by **Abula** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 10:53 am

Hi,

Im thinking on changing the the cooler on my Gainward Golden Sample 6800GT, cause the noise is to high, I have read good reviews of the Artic cooling NV Silencer 5.

Gainward comes with a software named EXPERT TOOL, which helps you OC the card and it also controls the RPM of the fan according to temperature of the card. Do you think I will be able to use it with the new cooler?

Thanks,

Artagra · Post by **Artagra** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 3:17 pm

Gainward comes with a software named EXPERT TOOL, which helps you OC the card and it also controls the RPM of the fan according to temperature of the card. Do you think I will be able to use it with the new cooler?

Yeah, you will be able to use it with the new cooler - however, the 6800 uses PWM to control the fan, and therefore you will get the "clicking" noise from your cooler. Do a search on the forum about the VGA silencer, their are tons of threads.

Artag

Abula · Post by **Abula** » Tue Nov 09, 2004 8:39 pm

Thanks for the reply Artagra,

I went and did some research, and I found the clicking noise problem, I didnt understand it fully what happens, but with the gainward expert tool software, I can leave it to be control by the temperature, or I can leave the values fixed. But I dont know if I will still hear the clicking by fixing the fan speeds.

Also how loud is the NV5 at full speed, do you think it comes near the Gainward noise?

Digitizers · Post by **Digitizers** » Fri Nov 19, 2004 3:22 am

Abula,

I think this will answer your question

http://www.pcunleash.com/bbs/zboard.php ... view&no=36