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PNY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB - is it "noisy"?
I currently have a BFG 5900 FX Ultra graphics card, and it runs pretty
quitely. I am considering UPGRADING to the -- PNY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB card How "noisy" is it? Anyone with comments? |
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M. B. wrote:
I currently have a BFG 5900 FX Ultra graphics card, and it runs pretty quitely. I am considering UPGRADING to the -- PNY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB card How "noisy" is it? Anyone with comments? I'm not sure of the noise, but I wouldn't buy PNY for other reasons. In my experience with 2 cards (G4 ti4200 and ti4800), the build quality is lacking and the image quality is only fair. I gave up overclocking ages ago. The 4200 blew out some capacitors and power transistors. My PC not just for gaming (I wish!) but for other "office" tasks as well. The 2D desktop images aren't too crisp - a bit blurry with grayish horizontal streaks with black text on white.. This is on the same monitor that was driven with a Hercules Geforce256 DDR - text, constrast, black/white levels were crisp. PNY sells cheap if you are short on cash; I recommend paying the extra $$ for a better brand. |
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I just bought and returned a PNY 6800GT from Compusa in 1 day.
It was to be a replacement for my trusty ATI 9700 pro which has served me well. Colors seemed a bit washed out and then while playing a pretty easy (on the card) game Crimson Skies....all the writing in the game menus turned to colored blocks (temps were still fine and the graphics were there)....back it went to CompUSA. It also "felt" slow in 2d???? Funny since the PNY 6800GT is supposed to be built by Nvidea. No more PNY stuff for me as I had some memory with trouble as well a while back. Will probably wait now before replacing the card. No one else around here has the GT and I am not in the mood for mail order. Lots of plain 6800's around though! I will guess that after Xmas, prices will drop and supplies will be back! |
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PNY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB card
How "noisy" is it? Anyone with comments? PNY uses the reference design and I've never heard anyone characterize the reference design as quiet. For great accoustic properties, check out the Gigabyte line of cards that use heatpipe coolers. |
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I have a PNY 6800 GT.
I have read that it uses the nVidia reference design, so I'd expect it to be similar to many 6800GTs. As for noise, the card's cooling fan ran at full speed when the PC started up, but it dropped back and became inaudible (over the PSU and case cooling fans) after Windows (XP) finished loading. The 6800's fan didn't noticeably speed up when it ran flat out in a benchmark (like RTHDRIBL) for a while. I've since replaced the stock cooler with an Artic Cooling Silencer NV5 (http://www.arctic-cooling.com/vga2.php?idx=40). It reduced the peak load temperatures by as much as 10C, but mainly I like that it removes the card's heat from the case. (I assume that the warranty is dead, of course.) In practical terms, the NV5 is silent. (I purchased it from http://www.3dcool.com/Details.asp?cid=288&id=1028.) I run the card at 410 MHz core/1100 MHz memory, although it'll go above that without artifacts or lockups. The main complaint that I read about PNY is that their "lifetime warranty" means for the *production* lifetime of the card. Once it's out of production, the warranty may die. They also have been reported to use refurbished cards to fulfill warranty repairs. (Some other vendors do that as well, particularly after the product has been out long enough that they have refurbs available.) HTH. Bob Knowlden Address may be scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "M. B." wrote in message newsWqqd.3580$_E3.1713@trndny06... I currently have a BFG 5900 FX Ultra graphics card, and it runs pretty quitely. I am considering UPGRADING to the -- PNY nVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB card How "noisy" is it? Anyone with comments? |
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The main complaint that I read about PNY is that their "lifetime
warranty" means for the *production* lifetime of the card. Once it's For the 6800 cards, at least, the PNY warranty is 1 year + 2 additional years if you register the card. |
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