Maybe I don't know how to setup the airflow... maybe But in idle i had 64 and you 62 so it is very similar.... and WoW is not a stressing game, try some benchmark that really make the GPU work then we will see the temp, and in an hot summer add 10°. I am glad you are happy with this card, I am not...

i didn't install that super noisy fan and even if I would i can't cuz the passive cooler is too high, a zlaman at minimun is much better solution for me.

abyssinianson wrote:thanks for the insight. i just got word that XFX has released a passively cooled 7950GT which seems to do quite well. A brief search of reviews show that it has promise...

read my experience here about the passive 7950....
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Maybe I don't know how to setup the airflow... maybe But in idle i had 64 and you 62 so it is very similar.... and WoW is not a stressing game, try some benchmark that really make the GPU work then we will see the temp, and in an hot summer add 10°. I am glad you are happy with this card, I am not,...

maybe you are right but, i made all the possible free space around the card, open the back slot put the creative x-fi away form it ecc ecc nothing work, this card need air directly on it. The passive cooler is insufficient, if with just 10 minutes of game the temp is 92 and with 1 hour 109.... with ...

Well if you don't play games and dont' use application that make the video-card hot, you have no problem, but if you do it you will see the temp jump up in no time.

Well if you don't play games and dont' use application that make the video-card hot, you have no problem, but if you do it you will see the temp jump up in no time.

Hi mikey, i have installed 2 120mm noisblocker fan that do around 38cfm
and i think that this XFX need abolutely a fan close to it for stay with normal temp.... so why do a passive card that need a close fan ?
The passive cooler is insufficient for this card...IMHO

Hi to all, last week i got this XFX 7950GT some test in my lian-li V1200+ with 2 120 noisblocker fan idle aroung 64 and in 10 minutes with a game ( gothic 3 ) the card went up to 92 !!!! the next day another 30 minutes of game and the card reach 109 !! CRAZY ! i trashed that stupid passive cooling s...

so it will be super silent ? hmm hope so and what about the buzzing on 12V ?

Hi to all, I am new to the forum and sorry for my bad english. I read the review and I am so sad, just when i tought that i bought a top PSU very silent, I read all this bad comment about the noise.. Saturday I will build my new PC Lian Li V1200+ ( change the 2 x 120 with 2 x 120 noisblocker 17db ) ...