Quote Originally Posted by highoctane View Post
I've got a 4850 & 8800gt both ref coolers which are very loud with the fans cranked up, how would the 470/480 noise level compare with either of those in your opinion?
If I can equate noise levels with some of the cards I have gone through in recent months, I'd put noise output at something like this from loudest to quietest.

Palit 9600 GSO (my mistake for ever putting it in my system)
GTX 295
HD 4870 (with the revised fan speed profile)
HD 4890
HD 4870 X2
GTX 480
GTX 280
GTX 470
GTX 285 / GTX 275
HD 5970
HD 5870
HD 5850


Then again, we all have to remember that certain noises bother some people more than others.