Thanks. That explains it for the video, good to know, I was wondering why :D I agree for the failsafe. I can run this card passively until I receive my Scythe without worrying of it burning out, even when gaming. This 42 % threshold seems unnecessary for this model. MSI got out a nice card, the most...

Well, I might not do a video after all. The PC makes a rattling sound I don't even hear myself, and the fans blowing out air seems to make less noise than they really do. It wouldn't be a really accurate proof :D Now I think the EVGA card is just fine and probably not much louder than other cards. I...

MSI Afterburner and EVGA Precision X are working fine with it, but I'm not sure it's what you're referring to. I plan to remove the fans to attach one simple low RPM Scythe on it, it should be enough. The card seems to run really cool, I was still around 25° after 15-20 mns on COD Ghost. The MSI one...

I'm almost surprized it's not quieter... It's only 1200 RPM or so, apparently, but then there are two running, I noticed that it was more bearable if I manually stopped either one of them. A failed card? I will ask on another forum to check, some people there got EVGA 750 Ti too.

I actually finish building it, couldn't wait :mrgreen: Damn that EVGA is loud. I tried without it, only with my Fractal Arc Midi R2 fans+Scythe Mugen 4 and it was almost inaudible in a quiet room (I'll probably replace case fans by 1 or 2 Scythe). Then I added the EVGA, WOOOSH :lol: Can't get the fa...

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Now I need to build the PC, not sure I'll have the time before a few days

I wonder if Asus Fan Xpert II would work, it is known to be compatible with some older motherboads originally bundled with Xpert I.

From what I understand, EVGA, Zotac, and MSI all the way.

Maybe, noise wise, it's more rational buying the cheapest one available, and then slap an Accelero S1 Plus on it. While i dont disagree with you, i dont think its for everybody, voiding warranties , having sometimes coolers that dont fit 100%, etc, its something that not all do. Personally i love t...

I unfortunately can't answer your questions, but thanks a lot for the feedback. Funny how I had planned to get a similar rig, at least for the graphic card, fans and CPU cooler (Scythe Mugen 4, right? Does it perform well sound-wise?). I personnaly change my mind for an EVGA 750 Ti that I hope to mo...

The MSI version seems to stand out noise-wise: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-750-ti-review,3750-19.html I wonder how well will perform Asus and Gigabyte. Speaking of coolers, a passive version should just be a matter of time... right? I may be forced to upgrade from my 650 Ti if on...

An interesting line from Guru3D's MSI GTX 750 Ti Gaming review: The idle results are brilliant, the fan will even turn itself off when the GPU idles. Very nice indeed, I would be curious to see the possibilies. Can the fan be turned off manually? Turned down to low RPM? When does the fan restarts? ...

Did you find how to solve your issue?

Thanks a lot for the input! I just ordered the card. About €210 for the card, fan, and zip ties, delivery included. I will make sure to come here and write a feedack once tested. A 7750 Ultimate would have been more simple and half the price, but it scores around 2500 at 3D Mark 2011 against 7500-80...

Well, at least it's only above 80° C, could be worse

For those who already tried or managed to attach a fan to this kind of rad, what would you use? Just zip ties?

First time for me, and those zip ties have a wide range of width! (2,5 mm looks like a common one)

Thanks a lot for the reference. I'm actually impressed by the RPM of those Gigabyte fans, I thought Asus and Gigabyte had them running around 1,000 on idle. It doesn't seem to be the case on all Windforce model though, I read that that the Gigabyte WF R9 270 could only go as low as 1,370 rpm at 20%....

I did read multiple times than the usual BIOS safety is around 30%.

I suppose it depends on where you set the FPS/resolution bar. A 7750 Ultimate is somehow "easy" as a fanless GPU solution compared to the 7850/R9 270 SCS3 model, but performances aren't quite the same. I don't have that many games that can't run on a 7750, but the gaming experience it starting to sh...

I'm interested about what "air cooling" refers to for this card (or the 7850). I don't mind noise when I'm gaming, but question is: will it cope with 3x400-500 RPM case fans in idle, and those same fans at high speed when gaming? That being said, it might perform well with a low RPM fan attached on ...

I just hope temperatures will be better than the 7850 SCS3, but the rad looks smaller. I'm curious to see how it goes, because I might buy one.

PowerColor just got a new fanless card out: http://www.powercolor.com/global/produc ... cification

PowerColor SCS3 R9 270 2GB GDDR5