Quiet, cool 4870?

[altich88]

Hi guys,
In the process of building my first pc, I've hit a bit of a wall regarding graphics cards. I've read lots of review but would like user experiences as well. I have a GPU budget of around £220 as I''ve heard it's best to spend the cash on GPU in a gaming machine. The 4870 card looks good as far as performance is concerned, but I'm a little overwhelmed by all the different models of the 4870 there are! I'm looking to game on a 19in. 1440x900 screen and my main concerns are noise and cooling. I was just wondering whether it was best to buy a brand card with a good cooler, or should I just buy a cheap card and put an AC twin turbo on it anyway? I'm going for as quiet as possible with acceptable temps too. Also if one particular model has a lower power consumption with the above traits that would be great, but not completely necessary. Thanks for bearing with me, your help is greatly appreciated
Al

 

[spoonboy]

Queit? cool? the reference cooler set to 30% fan speed in the overdrive section in catalyst control center. get like 65 celcius load temps in summer weather.

 

[altich88]

Well, I'm aware this GPU runs particularly hot, and therefore I'm after the coolest solution possible. I would like to know which is quietest/coolest; a non-reference card with cooler, or a cheap 4870 with an AC TT.

 

[customisbetter]

THe palit Dual edition and the Visiotek with the dual fan cooler runs EXTREMELY cool. Although its not the quitest unless you disable the second fan. With the fan unplugged and the other one at 35 % i hit about 60 degrees C and i can't hear it.