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With the exception of the GTX470/480 review sites typically show nvidia cards to actually be quieter on average. Especially the low-medium end cards. Idle power consumption is typically lower while full load power consumption is usually higher for nvidia. Having compared my GTX 260 against my friends 5770 I can vouch for this "OMG NVIDIA IS SO MUCH LOUDER LOLZ" being nothing more than the usual myths spread by the ati fanbase. Their are many reasons to buy an ati card over nvidia, but significantly lower noise and temperature are not among them (unless you're talking about the GTX470/480 which are surprisingly quite but do put out a lot of heat). I will admit though that these days nvidia cards typically have about a 15% higher full load power consumption vs. an equivalent ati card. But for me personally the extra 20-30 watts isn't enough to bother me.
I am however very interested in ati's MLAA implementation. One of the major things that an ati card can do that my nvidia card can't that I do actually want, and yet this is one of those features that very few people seem to know/care about.
With the exception of the GTX470/480 review sites typically show nvidia cards to actually be quieter on average. Especially the low-medium end cards. Idle power consumption is typically lower while full load power consumption is usually higher for nvidia. Having compared my GTX 260 against my friends 5770 I can vouch for this "OMG NVIDIA IS SO MUCH LOUDER LOLZ" being nothing more than the usual myths spread by the ati fanbase. Their are many reasons to buy an ati card over nvidia, but significantly lower noise and temperature are not among them (unless you're talking about the GTX470/480 which are surprisingly quite but do put out a lot of heat). I will admit though that these days nvidia cards typically have about a 15% higher full load power consumption vs. an equivalent ati card. But for me personally the extra 20-30 watts isn't enough to bother me.
I am however very interested in ati's MLAA implementation. One of the major things that an ati card can do that my nvidia card can't that I do actually want, and yet this is one of those features that very few people seem to know/care about.
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-Ron Swanson
"I shall be a good politician, even if it kills me. Or if it kills anyone else for that matter. "
-Mark Antony