Noise is generally the bain of most consumers lives and in the hope of finding the quietest operation, we feel it’s necessary to show you the audio level of components. We use the same components throughout this test and use a sound level meter to record the audio level of the system with a passive graphics card installed. Once we have the level recorded with the passive card, we continue to change the graphics card for the one that we are testing. Due to us having the audio level recorded before installation, it gives us a guide to work with and shows that anything over our initial level is an audio gain.
Moving to the properties of the cooler, we can see the Dual-X doing a good job at both idle and load, with the noise output considerably lower than the reference HD 7950.
i know this is an overclocked card ,is there any point in upgrading from a ref 6950 1gb to the 7950? or should I move on to the 7970? The price factor is a concern too,I really begrudge paying £300 ish for a graphics card
It’s a nice jump Rob and will allow you to take advantage of some newer technologies. Check out a couple of our other reviews which shows the difference between the 7950 and 7970 cards.
yep im tempted this is my 6950 ref card gpu rating compared to yours