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HD5770 loud even on idle

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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2010, 08:19:42 am »
I am afraid i can't help you any further. Maybe someone else might know of some workaround. Sorry.
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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2010, 08:45:03 am »
I am afraid i can't help you any further. Maybe someone else might know of some workaround. Sorry.
Thanks for your help so far.

Should I write to Gigabyte support by email and explain them my situation? Perhaps they might be willing to help?

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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2010, 08:48:16 am »
Yes by all means. Nothing lost. The main trouble with GGTS is the length of time they take to respond and then getting an intelligent answer from them.
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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2010, 09:32:24 am »
Yes by all means. Nothing lost. The main trouble with GGTS is the length of time they take to respond and then getting an intelligent answer from them.
That is way I prefer the forum and people such as you.

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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2010, 09:33:39 am »
Thanks for the vote of confidence, I am just sorry that we could help you this time.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
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HCP1200W
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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2010, 12:11:57 pm »
Have sent a support ticket to gigabyte.

Upon further investigation I found that the fan is hardcoded to have a minimal RPM of 35%. Even with bios flashing or the use of MSI AFTERBURNER and settings the fan bellow 35% has no effect. But setting it above 35% works without problem.
Also when I manually set the fan to its lowest possible value 35% and running FURMARK for half an hour the max temp was only 70C.

Why had they put such a good cooling solution together only to ruin it by hardcoding the lowest RPM level is beyond me.

I guess I really will have to return the card.

ps. Do you know if this card
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3429#ov
is quiet on idle?


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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2010, 12:15:40 pm »
I really don't know, maybe someone who is running one can answer your question. I would think though that it wouldn't be because from memory yours has dual fans and this one is a single so maybe it has to work twice as hard?
« Last Edit: September 22, 2010, 12:16:33 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
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HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
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Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2010, 12:22:20 pm »
I really don't know, maybe someone who is running one can answer your question. I would think though that it wouldn't be because from memory yours has dual fans and this one is a single so maybe it has to work twice as hard?
Your memory serves you wrong, sir.
I have the following card with 1 fan:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3283#ov

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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #23 on: September 22, 2010, 12:25:26 pm »
Oh sorry about that I must be thinking of another member. In that case probably not a lot of difference but maybe someone can let you know for sure.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
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HX850
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16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #24 on: September 22, 2010, 04:35:05 pm »
Browse the net, look for reviews of cards you're interested in. Most of today's reviews have "fan noise" included. Granted, this is often biased but it should tell you enough to know if it's louder than average or not. Generally, looking for ones that have more efficient cooling solutions is best. At least some of them are quieter than reference cards.

I really don't know, maybe someone who is running one can answer your question. I would think though that it wouldn't be because from memory yours has dual fans and this one is a single so maybe it has to work twice as hard?

Looking at some of the cards with dual fans, they're often louder than single fan designs ???. Aftermarket soultions exempted but most people won't go for them as you're voiding your warranty and paying that little bit more on top of the card's price :-\

If it's any help, the fan on Powercolor PCS+ is quiet in idle on a HD4870 so maybe it'd also be for the HD5770 card. With factory settings it's not all that much louder than the rest of the PC. At 25% it's completely inaudible. A fair warning: under load it can get rather noisy.

Anyway, like I said, I'd look for factory overclocked cards with better cooling. Many of them are quieter than normal cards.

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Re: HD5770 loud even on idle
« Reply #25 on: September 22, 2010, 04:42:18 pm »
One of the quiestest cards (apart from the silent cooled) is the Sapphire Vapor-X series. They are extremely efficient and quiet. I have had a couple and they are really good only you do pay a bit extra for the benefit.
« Last Edit: September 22, 2010, 04:42:52 pm by Dark Mantis »
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy