videocard cooling question

Post by **MKJ** » Wed Sep 28, 2005 8:16 pm

i got this gfx card, right, a Geforce6600GT 256MB.
this thing is silent as a church mouse, until I actually use it for something else than windows. when i fire up HalfLife2 its RPM shoot up, it sounds like a leaf blower. the game doesnt have to be so GFX intensive, either - even Max Payne the original Dooms trigger this 'problem'.

sometimes it takes him 5 minutes to start his vacuuming, sometimes its after 10 seconds. itll stop when i quit to windows.
fun thing to note; it'll stop during the Max Payne credit roll (as its likely 2D only?) but wont in the menu screens.
its also silent when i use a 3d program like radiant or the serious sam editor.

the card runs fine with steady FPS, it just can get quite loud.

it this my machine telling me I need some more cooling in there? or is my card being a bitch for some reason?
anyone had similar issues with vidcards (other than the FX series

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Post by **axbaby** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:27 am

the reviews of those Nvidia cards all had the same complaint.
noisy fan

Post by **Psyche911** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:35 am

You could put an nV Silencer on it... put one on my ATi card.

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:10 pm

axbaby wrote:the reviews of those Nvidia cards all had the same complaint.
noisy fan

really?

i have another machine which has a 6800GT in it, and that thing is very, very silent.

i assumed they learned from their FX mistakes

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 1:12 pm

Psyche911 wrote:You could put an nV Silencer on it... put one on my ATi card.

a who and a what now ?
how does such a thing work, and where does one acquire said device

Post by **Psyche911** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:00 pm

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=62

Post by **MKJ** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:06 pm

thats secksi
dont different brands of vga cards have different layouts though? is this thing universal?
the site says "omglol you can have some fun with an exactoknife if theres a problem" but that really doesnt appeal to me that much

i have one of those xpertvision cards.. hopefully itll fit without any problems

I even found a dutcho retailer for that thing. nifty
guess i'll pick it up soon. thanks kind sir!

Post by **Psyche911** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:14 pm

Wait a sec. What you said reminded me of something.

Do you have an AGP or PCI-E one? The AGP cards have the bridge chip, right? That might interfere with this. I honestly don't know though.

Edit:
P.S. The mounting holes are universal for all cards of the same series (6600/GT, 6800/GT/Ultra, X800GT/XL/XT etc.)

Post by **MKJ** » Fri Sep 30, 2005 7:22 am

i have the PCI-E version, so I hope thatll be allright.
I think I'll go to the store this weekend and ask some more info, and most likely take one home with me.

i'll post when theres any progress

ta

Post by **MKJ** » Sat Oct 01, 2005 3:22 pm

well, installed the NV Silencer 6 about 30 mins ago.. and it works great! hardly any sound ( i heard its cooldown when i quit halflife but other than that i didnt notice it at all), and no performance loss of any kind.

thanks a million sir, that was a great tip!!