@ Darkshadow - no noise increase at all. The fans become super loud at 90-100% regardless of flashing or not, but you can feel the difference with unlocking and a bit of OC. If the noise bothers you, just make sure all your games have VSYNC on or cap the FPS to your refresh rate. I unlocked and OC'ed to boost the min FPS mainly for smoother gameplay. No need to go from 100 to 300 FPS at only certain points.