When this card is under load is it loud? And is it just noisy in general?
51006
First off I want to say this is a great card. I have the fan curve set aggressively, so yes it is loud under load. but it is not loud in general. I wear headphones when gaming so it doesn't bother me.
51007
No, this card is very silent, some times it make a little noise that i can hear, but really nothing to worry about. (and sorry for my english)
51008
Even when under full load the card is reasonable quiet. My system has a water cooled cpu and that makes far more noise than the gpu. I wanted the whole system to be quiet yet powerful and this card fits right in with that idea.
51009
Actually, no. It's quiet silent. I was surprised to hear it. I thought it would be way more noisy.
559444
There are two modes low and high selected by a switch on the card. If your hard core gaming, using CAD, bitcoin mining your going to need to select High mode which can be rather loud. If you just surf the internet and chat then Low mode will work which is very quiet. High Mode runs while card is "Hot" In General high performance causes these cards to run very hot so good air ventilation is a must.
236373
There are other cards for about the same price that are higher performance. I got this card because i needed a low power quiet card since I have a smaller case and I wanted to get more performance per watt. I haven't bench marked the card next to its counterparts.
261080
I have had it for about a year or more and I haven't had fan problems at all. The only complaint I have is the amd drivers. Other then that it's a good card
898862
It was audible in my system.... enough so that I stopped using it. You can lower the fan speed all the way, but it was still audible, and of course it won't cool as well. When the fan is at max speed it cooled my nvidia card around 8 to 10 degrees C. Giving your video card a good cleaning will help a lot too.
204257
Not very noisy at all. I mean the 770 is a powerhouse of a card especially with 3 gigs, so you can't expect it to be completely silent, you'll hear the fan kick in every now and then. For example it will just be idling, once I start up a game that needs some juice like Far Cry 3, you'll hear the fan whir into motion. Nothing intolerable though, you don't notice it after the initial fan start up. After that the fan will not run continuously.. but I can't be too sure on that honestly because I just don't notice it. It depends on the game as well. I've noticed that with Dota 2 the fan doesn't kick in until after about a hour continuous of play, whereas more GPU demanding games may start off right away. Just a FYI there is a button integrated in the keyboard that can increase fan power to keep your temps lower. Never had a reason to use it though.
2066969
Chances are it pushes less air than you're default fan, at least it did for me . I was debating between a new card or new fan, i should have chosen a new card because I've had to buy one anyways
2237166
I call it quiet, even under load. I still hear fans, but they don't overwhelm my tiny speaker system. If you want zero noise, then this won't work.
1422830
At the moment,I'm running 2 Radeon HD 7950s and with all fans running around 30% and can't hear them at all{including the GPU fans} I've never had to run them at 100% for any reason but I'm sure there wouldn't be that much noise from the case. I'm really please with it. Hope this helps.
535786
The fans are quiet but not silent. Normally the sound is not very noticeable but when the CPU is under load the fans will spin faster and be louder.
1331169
It depends primarily on the type of drive you put into it. I'm running WD Black drives and under heavy load they are pretty audible. I'd imagine slower drives would make less noise. The actual unit makes little to no fan noise at all. The product specifications have it listed as "Noise Level : 19.3 dB(A)".
1094620
It blow hot air out away from the box. I saw no difference in temps however, and it was loud when new and even louder when it went bad. No matter what, dust will get stuck on it, and it will get progressively louder. I do not recommend it. I suggest some vented PCI slots if you want some additional cooling in that price point.
67515
Honestly I haven't had any problems with this card. As long as you have a decent sized case with good airflow you should be just fine.
1632995
I can't really tell you as I purchased this card to get my system up and running again. It was at the time recommended by my son who does play a lot of online games, but as far as those you mentioned, I don't know. I do know it is fast and worked great in my system. I suspect that you might want something more than this though for high powered games. This done does have a fan, but not much cooling.
1804191
Hi, i have 2 in my tower, the fans are really quiet but makes a little of noise.
1272606
It's completely silent to me compared to the 4870 it replaced. Even while Folding@Home is running on it, i never hear the fans ramp up.
1464562
I was weary buying another card with two fans since my experience with the GTX 580 TI (with dual fans also) ran too noisy for my tastes. It was just a preference this time around. If I could have the chance to listen to the fans on the 780 first, then it may have set my mind at ease. The dual fans also blow the exhausted heat straight into your case so if your case is not vented enough, you'll have some heat issues. So far the single fan version has not given me any heat increases either on the card or in the case.