GTX680-DC2G-4GD5 Cooling and noise?

[bramdo]

Hello,

I do own a GTX 570 SC but I want to upgrade my GPU because I use a lot of the CUDA video encoding services (Adobe Premiere, DVDFAB etc) and some gaming
I first wanted to buy the ASUS GTX680-DC2T-2GD5 with great reviews and it would fit into my Lian Li V2110 Full Tower.
However, the dual slot SUS has 4GB but I was wondering if anyone has experiences with this card (especially the acoustic properties since it's only 2 slots).
Any advice welcome,
Thx
Bram

[kkn]

well i guess every thing comes down to the load and stress you put on the card.
i run 2 560TI in sli, but they can make some sound and i have the case 1 meter away from me.
and yes there will always be some noice from them, mines up to 60+ +c in temps on full load.
if you want silent cards ( no fan noice ) i would sugest a waterloop for the card IF that would be an option to reduce noice.
i know this is not the ansver you want but its the ansver and sugestion i can come up whit.

and since that card is 2slot ( bether when in sli then 3slot cards ) it runs cooler when sli'd becouse of the space between them, and bether airflow.
and the top card dont pull heated air right from the pcb of the bottom card.

[bramdo]

Hi,

thx for the reply. I prefer not to sli since I experienced some problems during video editing.
I'm wondering if the double slot cooler is less effective than the triple slot?
Bram

[Zka17]

kkn, every 3-slot card becomes 2-slot when you mount waterblock on them... 🙂

bramdo, I do suspect that the 2-slot Asus cards with the DirectCu system are a little bit louder than the 3-slot ones... - using watercooling, really makes a difference on the graphics cards... if you combine a full cover block with a low fin density, but big enough radiator, and use silent fans, you actually can have much better cooling with lower noise...