Cheap decent card. 3% Quidco and £10.85 back in points.
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danielvmn
25 Feb 1613#1
I don't recommend cards with this type of cooler.
Not because of high temperature, but because of the noise.
I know someone below will say that it's nonsense, that noise levels are normal.
I believed them when I bought a Gigabyte GTX 970 with pretty much the same cooler design
I got shafted with a desktop with airplane like noise levels, after that never again, maybe if when I live near Heathrow.
DudeyGeeza
25 Feb 165#14
I bought 4 to use in my quad SLI setup, need em so i can up the resolution to 1024x768 on lemmings..
jukkie
25 Feb 163#21
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danielvmn
25 Feb 1613#1
I don't recommend cards with this type of cooler.
Not because of high temperature, but because of the noise.
I know someone below will say that it's nonsense, that noise levels are normal.
I believed them when I bought a Gigabyte GTX 970 with pretty much the same cooler design
I got shafted with a desktop with airplane like noise levels, after that never again, maybe if when I live near Heathrow.
Jenn101 to danielvmn
25 Feb 161#3
Like a Jet engine preparing for take off...
Karlf1986 to danielvmn
25 Feb 16#11
Couldn't agree more my old 7950 had a blower system like that and heat was a little warm but the sound when i played high spec games used to drive me nuts kinda glad i accidentally killed it and bought Asus GTX 970 Strix as the difference is insane.
Decent price but be warned off the sound and in my opinion it is a little louder than normal.
Heat eitherway.
spaceinvader to danielvmn
25 Feb 16#25
There is some variation between brands in terms of noise from this type of cooler, my EVGA 670oc had this type and it really wasn't too bad, I could only faintly hear it above my game volume. This design is very noisy at 100%, but you never get close to 100% in gaming. I briefly had an AMD card with the same design and it was a bit too loud for my liking.
Personally I prefer to pay more for a quiet cooler these days, my 980Ti is completely silent at idle (fans stop) and almost whisper quiet at full load.
Jenn101
25 Feb 16#2
SCAN
Cheaper here and in a few other places... £179.99
ollie87
25 Feb 162#4
That's a 960, not a 970.
neroneuk
25 Feb 16#5
there was a 10% off until yesterday with FEB10
ollie87
25 Feb 162#6
Very cheap for a GTX 970 - yes the cooler can be loud on full load but for people wanting to mod and swap to water cooling this would be ideal as it's a reference card.
Hootwo to ollie87
25 Feb 161#10
Yup, totally ...
REAL_DEAL
25 Feb 161#7
Jesus that would be a big price drop , but sadly thats a 960
sorry I meant the post from Jenn101 with the link to scan
Bossworld
25 Feb 16#12
Dreadful seller in my experience, wouldn't go near them again.
Ordered a motherboard, received confirmation it had been dispatched the same day.
A week on, nothing received. No answer on the phone, emailed them and a couple of days later received a vague email advising that 'delivery had been arranged'. Asked for clarification on this (tracking number or similar) and this email was ignored.
A week on from that, still nothing. Went to Rakuten CS who advised they were in contact with the company.
Few days on from that, had to threaten a credit card chargeback through Rakuten's CS in order to get a refund. Never heard a thing or an apology from thecableplace.
Left a one star review, the same night I received an email in which they stated this was unfair (despite having taken money for over a fortnight and not sending any goods) and trying to buy me off with a free USB pen.
Did the honourable thing and just ignored that email, given their complete lack of communication towards me.
Other reviews suggest this is far from an isolated incident. I'm guessing they're probably fine for cheap £2 cables but I'd stay well clear for any specialist item that it seems unlikely they keep in stock.
Danieloplata to Bossworld
25 Feb 161#23
I'd have taken the USB pen, offered to change review to 5 stars for a bigger size one and then left the review at 1star, just for your troubles :smiley:
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Top comments
Not because of high temperature, but because of the noise.
I know someone below will say that it's nonsense, that noise levels are normal.
I believed them when I bought a Gigabyte GTX 970 with pretty much the same cooler design
I got shafted with a desktop with airplane like noise levels, after that never again, maybe if when I live near Heathrow.
All comments (31)
Not because of high temperature, but because of the noise.
I know someone below will say that it's nonsense, that noise levels are normal.
I believed them when I bought a Gigabyte GTX 970 with pretty much the same cooler design
I got shafted with a desktop with airplane like noise levels, after that never again, maybe if when I live near Heathrow.
Decent price but be warned off the sound and in my opinion it is a little louder than normal.
Heat eitherway.
Personally I prefer to pay more for a quiet cooler these days, my 980Ti is completely silent at idle (fans stop) and almost whisper quiet at full load.
Cheaper here and in a few other places... £179.99
Ordered a motherboard, received confirmation it had been dispatched the same day.
A week on, nothing received. No answer on the phone, emailed them and a couple of days later received a vague email advising that 'delivery had been arranged'. Asked for clarification on this (tracking number or similar) and this email was ignored.
A week on from that, still nothing. Went to Rakuten CS who advised they were in contact with the company.
Few days on from that, had to threaten a credit card chargeback through Rakuten's CS in order to get a refund. Never heard a thing or an apology from thecableplace.
Left a one star review, the same night I received an email in which they stated this was unfair (despite having taken money for over a fortnight and not sending any goods) and trying to buy me off with a free USB pen.
Did the honourable thing and just ignored that email, given their complete lack of communication towards me.
Other reviews suggest this is far from an isolated incident. I'm guessing they're probably fine for cheap £2 cables but I'd stay well clear for any specialist item that it seems unlikely they keep in stock.