Quote Originally Posted by Ace123 View Post
Whenever I am trying to find the maximum usable overclock on a specific card, I always set the fan speed to 100% regardless of if I think the card needs it. I try to eliminate it as a variable right away so I can focus on the core clock and memory speeds inch by inch. I assume most overclockers would do the same if they had limited time with the card as I usually do.



I dont think hes trolling at all. If you dont spend alot of time with these cards like some of us do, fan speed and noise can be an issue. some video cards need 100% fan speed to run at their maximum overclock and some do not. I had a few graphics cards that didnt seem to matter if you had 70% fan speed or 100%. I found this out because my wife was complaining at me as I was trying to find the maximum overclocks on a pair of GTX 570s I was testing, I was able to lower the fan speed quite a but as I realzed they refused to overclock higher regardless.

Going for a high overclock on air but complaining that it (might) require 100% fan speed is definately trolling.

I've run plenty of loud cards and the solution is easy for gaming: Turn off the overclock or Turn up the speakers more or put headphones on. Otherwise buy a card without that style of cooler or fix the cooler, or do something other than complain.

If the reviews say the card is loud at stock settings during idle or mild (movie) use then I will agree that AMD should go fire somebody for it, but complaining about noise for an overclock is just simply looking for a something to complain about (intentional or not), nothing more and nothing less.

Here's my old (still working) 4870x2. Runs pretty quiet now.