If you plan to run a 9800GT in your system, you need to have at least 26-28amps available on the 12v rail. Wattages are important, but what it really comes down to is amperage. Overall Review: Alot of people here seem confused about if their PSU is enough to run this. so while its "loud" its actually fine, you wont notice it when gaming. it is slightly louder than the stock CPU fan for an AM2+. The fan gets kind of loud when it runs at full speed. There has been no side effect of this as of yet, but it just seems counterintuitive to how a HS should be designed. and I think that the fans are "fighting" each other. What is happening to me, is my PCI-E slot is low enough that the airflow from my bottom front fan that the cool air is basically blowing directly into the exhaust of the GPU (from a few in away). The main problem I have with the cooling on this card, is that it not only exhausts the heat inside the case, but it blows it in the wrong direction for most cases. I havn't done a load temp test with it yet, but mine idles in the low 50's (ambient of about 22c). I wont say hot, because most graphics cards that are reference design (aka, non-fancy cooler) run at least this hot. This was the same price as buying a $70 card and the $40 game, but with better performance.Ĭons: The card runs warm. I was planning on purchasing a cheaper card, and COD4, but when I saw this, I knew it was the best deal. The card is relatively quiet when idling (I have 4 1200rpm 120mm fans in my case, and it sits about 3 feet away from my head, and I cant hear it over them). HL2: all settings max, 4xAA, 1680x1050= ~130fpsĮTQW: all settings max, 4xAA, 1680x1050= ~60fps (no matter what res or settings I use, it never goes above 60fps) This card is powerful enough to play any of the recent games, at any "reasonable" resolution (1680x1050 and under) on high settings with great frame rates.Ĭrysis: all settings on high, 2xAA, 1440x900= ~ 30fpsĬOD4: all settings max, 4xAA, 1680x1050= ~65fps Pros: The value of this card is amazing, not only is the price after MIR excellent, this card comes with a $40 free game, and an excellent warranty.
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