Nvidia GTX 580 Reviews

[[XC] hipno650]

IMO, it is louder than the GTX 460 but not enough to hear it over your typical "gaming" case's 2-4 120mm fans not to mention in-game sounds.

The adaptive fan control really helps the acoustical footprint since it is able to gradually increase the fan speed unlike the GTX 480's which seemed to be designed far too aggressively.

good to know, BTW fantastic review. i think the GTX 580 is good step forward. the thing that was amazing for me was the load temps. those are just outrageously low compared to the 480. also the performance is higher then i thought it would be considering only 64tmu's it's a great card and offers great performance from a single GPU while using less power, dumping less heat and costing close to the same price (in Canada anyways) the real test will be when Cayman shows up. Cayman will be a beast but i think that lots of people are overestimating what it can do. Im willing to bet it will be right on par with the 580 in which case Nvidia will be forced to drop prices and then we all win.

[SKYMTL]

Cayman will be a beast but i think that lots of people are overestimating what it can do. Im willing to bet it will be right on par with the 580 in which case Nvidia will be forced to drop prices and then we all win.

AMD has surprised people in the past, that's for sure. However, many seem to forget that in order to add high level geometry processing horsepower, an wicked increase in die size and power consumption is a must. NVIDIA found that out and I am sure AMD will as well.

[hurleybird]

However, many seem to forget that in order to add high level geometry processing horsepower, an wicked increase in die size and power consumption is a must.

I don't see where you managed that leap of logic, but it seems like that would be something you could not possibly know. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt though assuming you explain your reasoning.

[kuroikenshi]

i don't see where you managed that leap of logic, but it seems like that would be something you could not possibly know. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt though assuming you explain your reasoning.

lmao