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The tests were performed in a controlled air conditioned room with temperatures maintained at a constant 25c – a comfortable environment for the majority of people reading this.
Idle temperatures were measured after sitting at the desktop for 30 minutes. Load measurements were acquired by playing Crysis Warhead for 30 minutes and measuring the peak temperature. We also have included Furmark results, recording maximum temperatures throughout a 30 minute stress test. All fan settings were left on automatic.
The HD6670 is very cool running card which needs very little activity from the fan to maintain temperatures under 60c, in fact when gaming the card hovers around 50c which is a fantastic result. The HD6770 on the other hand creates more heat and the fan has to spin much harder, verifying the acoustic results on the previous page. The VTX3D HD6670 is an ideal card for a media center.
Them seem a decent make and if Amazon stock them, their warranty system is excellent regardless of the manufacturer. This is why I order from amazon all the time, no quibble returns if problems occur.
I would however look at a passive card for a media center, although many of these cards dont generate much noise at all. I read a thread where a guy disabled the fan on his card and underclocked it by 100mhz and it was fine! (6670)
6670 for a media center would be my first choice. I currently use an nvidia board but its old and about to die. might look at a passive 6670
Id go for a passive solution in this sector.
Hello,is there any option to watch TV via this card,i have VTX 6670 Digital Streamer,but which program is needed to watch tv via cable network etc,is that possible? 🙂