Dr. Zoidberg
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I installed my MSI Gaming 970 last night and the performance is good, as expected. I absolutely love the fact that the fans don't kick in until you start playing a game as I had a Gigabyte Windforce before and the fans, while relatively quiet, were definitely audible even at idle. I do think the card gets a bit too hot before the fans kick in during games, so I'll probably go in and set up my own fan profile at some point.
However, I was very concerned about coil whine after all the reports, and sure enough, this card does buzz under load, the intensity of which depends on what's onscreen at the time. Fortunately, you can really only hear it if you are within a couple feet of the case. This PC is in the living room and a good 6 feet from any seating position so I don't think it's going to be an issue. While actually playing games I never heard it once, so I'm not going to return it or anything unless I play something that makes it audible for some reason. I'll put it through the paces this weekend.
However, I was very concerned about coil whine after all the reports, and sure enough, this card does buzz under load, the intensity of which depends on what's onscreen at the time. Fortunately, you can really only hear it if you are within a couple feet of the case. This PC is in the living room and a good 6 feet from any seating position so I don't think it's going to be an issue. While actually playing games I never heard it once, so I'm not going to return it or anything unless I play something that makes it audible for some reason. I'll put it through the paces this weekend.