Msi 6950 Twin?

[zod96]

I am going to return my Xfx 6950. Its too loud for my tastes. I am really thinking about getting the Msi 6950 Twin Frozr II. How are these models in general? Are the fans very very quiet and how reliable are MSI cards? I will not overclock. I've also heard that this Msi 6950 is actually shorter than a normal 6950, is this true? I can't seem to find any specs on it...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127562&cm_re=6950-_-14-127-562-_-Product

Thanks

 

[XacTactX]

TechPowrUP says...

The load temperature is so good that you have a lot of room to make a custom fan profile to further lower the noise. They didn't really optimize the fan profile.

 

[jeremyshaw]

MSI is okay I have a TWNFRZR GTX460, and it's a very quiet card, even under load. This is comparing to my XFX HD5770 rev2 (the one with the big center fan instead of the small blower fan), but it quieter under load vs the HD5770.

All of this inside a SG05 case So even in cramped spaces, it performs well.

 

[zod96]

Do you get any squeal from the capacitors while gaming? That is one thing I can not stand. I'd really like to know the length of the card too.

 

[jeremyshaw]

The squeal is more of an individual PCB design and component choice.... I know AMD likes using digital VRM on their higher end cards, negating the need for chokes which can squeel. However, I don't know much about the HD6900 series, I'm sorry

 

[zod96]

Thanks. I think I'll probably get the MSI one then....