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by Gazmatron
Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:41 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II
Replies: 10
Views: 8292

Re: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II

Welcome to SPCR! I just wonder is there any other way to lower noise and temps what case and with what case fans? what is the highest ambient room temp you might see in a given summer day? what are your temps and rpms at max load? Hello Xan_user Thanks. Going on SPCR's review I recently bought the ...
by Gazmatron
Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:25 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II
Replies: 10
Views: 8292

Re: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II

3x 90mmx25mm fan, zip tie screw. New thermal paste does help to varying degrees depending on how it was done. You can also try under volt to reduce the heat output, assuming you aren't trying to squeeze the last fps out. Hi Baii Thanks for that, again another interesting idea. I can see exmaples of...
by Gazmatron
Fri Jan 29, 2016 12:16 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II
Replies: 10
Views: 8292

Re: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II

A cheaper mod would be to remove the stock fans and use a set of quieter 120mm fans in place. Gelid do a graphics card 4-pin PWM adaptor so that you can run any PWM fan in place. I have one of these on a different card. Hi edh Ok that is inetersting. I was not aware that was possible. I have looked...
by Gazmatron
Thu Jan 28, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: Video Cards & Monitors
Topic: How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II
Replies: 10
Views: 8292

How to reduce noise of Asus R9 280x Directcu II

Hello I new to the board. I am on the quest to owning a super quiet PC. I am a huge fan of this site and have followed its advice on a number of components and software, these changes have had a huge effect. I have significantly lowered the noise of the PC The last hurdle is the GPU. I have created ...