Did you know this? I sure did not.

Just got in a Dell Dimension 9150 to setup and test.
I had to reinstall everything ( for lab reasons ), and
after deleting all the partitions, I started reinstalling
XP from the Dell cd. I noticed that the video card
... 7900GS 256 .. was making a lot of fan noise. It
was so loud that I called Dell Tech Support about it.
They did not know why either, and started to send
me a replacement. In the meantime, I downloaded
all the drivers from Dell, and as soon as I loaded
the video driver for the 7900GS, the fan went quiet,
and now runs under the control of the driver. If I
really push the 7900 in a 3d app or game, I can
hear the fan come up somewhat, and I can see
the temp at about 50C. After a while the fan quietens
as the temp cools. My question: is this true of
the standard 7900 driver for all machines. I have
the 7900 GTO at home, and I had to install a
better fan with an external controller to quieten
the thing. My home card runs at 33C to max
of about 48C with that fan. Be nice to put that
fan under the driver control since it also has
speed control on the card ??? The Dell driver
works fine. Shame the 7900GS has such a crappy
OEM heat sink. It deserves better .. but mine cost
me about $55.

johns