GPU shopping: fan noise

[gtg436q]

Hello,
When trying to pick out a good GPU for a media center, how do you best determine how much fan noise to expect from a card? Some cards specifically state they are 0db (normally fanless), but most cards I'm looking at don't specify how many db worth of fan noise to expect from them. Ideas?

 

[geofelt]

Any fan that spins will make some noise.
I would imagine that would be a killer for a media center pc.

Fortunately, for such simple things as HD movie playback, integrated graphics or a fanless card should be sufficient.

If you will be gaming, and need high fps for shooters, that is another matter.
Even a fanless card needs some case airflow, so you might need added case cooling, and that means more fan noise.

One good source for quiet computing is www.silentpcreview.com