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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 )

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

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

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

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

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!

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.)

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

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!!