Quote Originally Posted by bhavv View Post
Not true:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sax8TvPDuYU

GTX 480 vs 5870.
Dude. Open bench. Look at the results for the 480 as soon as it has airflow over the external heatplate.

And the 5870 fan sounds more annoying in that video, it is much more "growly" and low pitched. GTX480 is high pitch "whine" but high frequencies are better dampened by cases.