how quiet it the machine? I was speaking about fan noise I previously owned a GX520 and it was noisy
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You cannot tell that mine is powered on without looking at the front LEDs. I am completely satisfied with my 760.
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a bit noisy but i have mime on top of the desk. other locations would not be noticeable. rather have a strong fan since processors produce lots of waste heat.
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It was OK not at annoying, just the normal background buzz. But I lost the drive pretty quickly and since I use Linux instead of windows I just replaced both the drive and windows with a new blank 1Tb SSD drive from amazon ($50) - there is absolutely no sound at all! And it is much faster sans windows.
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we have not noticed the difference, we have a pretty loud fiber raid attached as well and that would drown out the GFX card. sorry that didn't help much
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Hi Rachel~sorry for the delay in answering~computer has been out for several weeks and just got a new one!! The Dyson is certainly quieter than my last one and I really haven't noticed much noise because I am so amazed with the machine~it is WONDERFUL!!! Thanks for your interest!! Merry Christmas!!!
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It can be noisy; you can manually set the speed via the speed control knob on the back of the unit. When set at max yes, it is VERY loud. At its lowest it does create a low hum. Temps only decreased maybe 1-3C, during heavy system load it kept my GTX 670 reference card at a nice 57-60C.
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I've got a Corsair 520-HX comming with the 8600GTS - should have added that to the earlier post. The ONLY good thing about the stock PSU is that it's quiet. I haven't had too much time to mess with it - had shoulder surgery a few days before I received it.
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I currently have no extra fan at this location and am using a single EVGA 660ti video card. I would highly recommend a quiet 120 mm installed here if you are running a SLI Graphics system or you are experiencing hi temps during game play.
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None here. Runs cool and quiet. I prefer to manually turn up the fan speed to keep the card a little cooler (which, in turn, generates more noise) but even then, it's more than tolerable.
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Unfortunately, I cannot speak for the UX21A. I would like to purchase one, but have only purchased a UX21E (the first generation) so far. I haven't noticed any oddity with the fan on that version.
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Fan noise is not that bad; at least for the 3-cell, 120 G model I bought. It's as quiet as a normal laptop computer.
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I was coming from a Saphire Radeon 4890 to this card, and when i first powered up the machine i thought something was wrong because the system was so quiet. I literally had to look to make sure the fans were spinning. I don't know what card you are used to, but coming from the 4890, i can't even hear the machine now.
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I have this unit and I love it. For me, it is quiet. But you need to look at the awesome warranty that comes with it. There were a few complaints reported on EVGA's forums regarding fan noise and the upper management said it was covered under that warranty. The PSU delivers both power and peace of mind with the warranty. It's a no brainer and Johnny Guru's review score of 9.7 out of 10 says the same.
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I was weary buying another card with two fans since my experience with the GTX 580 TI (with dual fans also) ran too noisy for my tastes. It was just a preference this time around. If I could have the chance to listen to the fans on the 780 first, then it may have set my mind at ease. The dual fans also blow the exhausted heat straight into your case so if your case is not vented enough, you'll have some heat issues. So far the single fan version has not given me any heat increases either on the card or in the case.
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The answer to that would be quite subjective. It depends what you put inside of it. Mine is *very* quiet running a stock intel heatsink and a full sized GTX770 graphics card. Your cooling fans will contribute the most noise, generally, and the case is excellent on its own aside from any other fans you may choose to include (cpu heatsink, discrete graphics, etc)
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I've found the fan noise to be similar to other ultrabook-style laptops if I'm using it intensively. It's not excessively loud, but it is noticeable, especially if you're sensitive to higher frequency noises.
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This card is very quiet. I haven't noticed any noise while working on the system.
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Mine is not noisy nor does it run hot, but I always turn mine off when I'm not using it. I really like my picture quality and don't mind recommending it to anyone. I have a smart tv but I prefer using the 7500 for streaming video. To me, its a much better picture
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The fan issue regarding the X4 I believe is actually moot because since the reviews that stated any fan issues, we changed the case and went with a much more efficient and ventilated case, as well as having an extra case fan now. There is room for a second... and 3rd (I just checked) DVD drive and is this the best we have for Photoshop work... no. Our technical best would be the AAC-T7S but that is not available on Amazon yet. We currently have a model called the AAC-X8 which we have in stock that would fulfill photoshop work VERY well. It has an 8 core 8320 processor, 16GBs RAM, a 2 TB hard drive and everything else that come standard (card reader, DVD drive, 3 year warranty.) We are working on getting that up and running on Amazon's catalog.