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I think the problem with the third party cooler add-on is that the fans run a full speed unless they have a fan controller installed as well. With the stock kit i imagine that the fan speed is controlled by the card and therefore variable.

Happy to be proved wrong, but i am sure my GTX680 spins up under load.
 
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