Radeon 9800 XT still noisy?

[CoffeeMonkey]

I've read something about how the fan is noisy. Is that an older version of the card, or is this still a problem?

Thanks.

 

[aphexist]

I have been using my new G5 with the 9800XT for about a week now. The whole machine is very quiet during normal use.

 

[Mord]

any chance of a photo of the 9800xt cooler?

 

[solvs]

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/ has some info on it. They also have some ideas for quieter coolers.

 

[FuzzyBallz]

Unless you bought a 3rd party 9800XT, Apple uses ATI's reference design, so it'll look like this (w/ ADC on the Mac version).

 

[Mord]

they're not useing that card because it blocks the pci card slot and that one dose not

and it looks like there are only pictures of the 9800 pro on xlr8

 

[Dr. No]

Does anyone else have a 9800XT?? Is it noisy or quiet?

 

[aphexist]

I find if the ambient temperature of the room is above 80 degrees (as it has a tendency to get in New Orleans), the 9800XT is the noisiest part of my G5.

Otherwise, even while playing 3D intensive games, the whole machine produces a quiet whirring sound at the worst.