there seem to be a growing number of us that have the same problem.namely, the Precision Utility will not permit a GPU fan speed lower than 60% and that, frankly, is too loud for those of us that intentionally purchased parts and built a system that was intended to be quiet. But it certainly indicates the fans are capable of operating at much quieter dbAs than the 9800GTX+.ĮVGA_JacobF - any progress on coming up with a BIOS fix for the GTX9800+?. mean (I think it means the Notura slows down the fan when the CPU temperature permits), and I am guessing the 19.8 dbA gives the highest noise level. I don't know if it's the identical GPU as the EVGA 9800GTX+, but, if it is, and if it has a default idle speed of 60%, it gives us a sense of where it ranks, noise-wise to other GPUs.įor comparison, the Notura website specs show my Notura fans to have the following Accouistical noise output: The testing showed a EVGA 8800 GS had an idle dbA of 20.3 and an under load dbA of 26.0 dbA. The quietest GPU they listed had a 20.0 dbA at idle (that same card had a 27.3 under load. The review indicates the 9800GTX+ is in the middle of the pack at idle (at 24.1 dbA) and toward the high end of noise output (at 37.8 dbA) when put under load. I just found a site that reviews a 9800GTX+ and compares its decibel level to many other GPUs. I also recently bought and installed a EVGA 9800GTX+ in a new-build computer and cannot lower the fan speed below 60% with EVGA Pecision.

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