But at this time I am looking to purchase a GTX 950 graphics card. I must say I don't like the idle passive modes of PSUs and GPUs. I prefer a low constant fanspeed but that doesn't seem to be the thing these days.
By low constant I mean low constant for idle.
Earlier I just wanted to get some Corsair PSU on rebate together probably with a Palit KalmX 750ti. However that failed as the shop cancelled my order while I was still adjusting it even though they had said they would put it on hold. Later I tried the reverse, I ordered an Antec Edge (which is not all too silent) together with an Asus 750 (no Ti) but the shop once again failed me and delivered an Antec VPF that I had wanted to be removed from the order.
So getting a bit fed up with them and with these 750s, and seeing that now a reasonable amount of time has already passed again, I just put my eye on a 950.
There's just so much fun in ordering something and not more than that. This shop keeps frustrating my attempts, in the light of my choices often depending on price these days and in the Netherlands there are really never any special offers on items such as these. There are typically no special offers on any computer gear. They offered a "demo" (RMA'd) Corsair-CS-550M for a little less but it took me a bit of work to get free shipping on that as well. So often (with this retailer) I place an order as I'm still looking at what (combination) of products I wish to buy. But if the shop then cancels the order (because payment doesn't come in fast enough) or removes the wrong products from the order (after I have emailed them with my final setup) it kinda gets pointless to work with them still, even if they have the best ordering system of all the shops in the Netherlands.
And then they're like "can't you be happy with what we sent you?" and that just blew my mind. Typical customer service in the Netherlands is completely rotten and they are really still the best out there.
Right now I'm checking out second hand sites but there's not much on offer.
I had my eye on the MSI GTX 950 2GD5 OC yesterday, it is that white card:
![Image](https://www.alternate.nl/p/230x230/j/MSI_GTX_950_2GD5_OC__Grafische_kaart@@jdxn0a05.jpg)
But MSI, I don't know why, kinda f-cked up on the fan speed, as many companies do. Perhaps you remember the Antec EDGE that is just a lot noiser than Antec claims it to be. And I'm always wondering whether I can undervolt them with just a simple cable.
So the MSI looks good, has a single fan and 2xDVI (which I like) but its lowest fan speed is 1500RPM. Which is nonsensical. My CPU is a 95W one and with my passive cooling (only case fans) I can't get it to run hotter than 55 degrees. And those fans all run at the lowest possible speed.
Question #1:
* Is it doable with a simple purchase to undervolt the fans on these cards with e.g. a simple resistor cable?
Amazon sells this thing: http://www.amazon.com/Speed-Noise-Reduc ... B00N41A2Z0
![Image](http://www.xen.dds.nl/f/i/products/amazon-pwm-speed-reduction-cable.jpg)
If these cards and PSUs feature a same PWM socket, it should be possible to use one, right?
Still wanting that card.
- it is white
- it has 2x DVI
- I do not want any red card
- I wouldn't mind a longer heatsink but dual fan seems pointless to me. You could devise a great heatsink that is bigger, with just one fan, and it would perform better than these cards with two fans on them. Unfortunately, this doesn't exist. So I would prefer a card with one fan and big heatsink.
- One card I could enjoy is this one (based on looks):
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 950 Windforce OC 2 GB
![Image](https://tpucdn.com/reviews/Gigabyte/GTX_950_OC/images/pressshot.jpg)
Unfortunately it is again a bad card at keeping noise down. I keep being interested in noisy components.
Then I could also still get a second-hand 750 Ti which is also a Windforce card, but is said(?) to be quieter:
![Image](http://www.xen.dds.nl/f/i/products/gigabyte-windforce-750ti.jpg)
"The fans are pretty silent as well. It’s barely noticeable on idle to medium load, and at full load the fans are still running whisper quiet." -- ThePCEnthusiast.
So the choices for me seem to be some noisy options that I may be able to undervolt, or some second hand that is said to be quieter for €100.