The graphics card pair like to produce quiet cards these days. And we hear in a suitably muted whisper that NVIDIA's G92 or the NV55 as it may also be known should be as quiet as a mouse. Ever since the GeForce FX series debacle, NVIDIA has been producing ever quieter graphics cards, and this GeForce 9800, truth to be told, the GeForce 8900 moniker might be more appropriate is another improvement over previous generation product. As it turns out, in preliminary audio tests, the new card is more silent than not just the GeForce 8800 Ultra, but it is also less noisy than the GTX version. That alone is very good news, especially since the latest graphics card have become more noisy. - The Inquirer

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 Card Will be Quiet as a Mouse

It turns out that we are slowly approaching the era of silent monsters, computers that will emit less noise that your typical laptop. Of course, this all may seem too rosy, but as far as the board design things are progressing nicely. And GPU-wise, there are signs of problems with silicon that might have to be sorted with new spin, which could delay the release of the product. Users can only hope that NVIDIA will fix all the issues on hand before they release the card. Who knows, we might even see SLI with more than one monitor. Currently everything seems possible, and it will all depend on what the future will bring.

AMD's consumer experience group might be well advised to acquire one GeForce 8800 GTX card and take a Radeon HD 2900 XT board plus whatever the name is for R680. Then, put them on passively cooled computers in a silent room, and start a 3D test. Compare the noise produced by the GeForce 8800 GTX to others. Whoever was it who that said that noise was not important? They probably took a page from Dan Vivoli's book from the age of the GeForce FX fan blower. Only thing is, will AMD dare to remake this video afterwards?