Dark Marauder
Fan Noise, caused by the blades moving through the air is really mostly all about turbulence. A faster blade tip speed will create more high frequency noise that gets worse the faster the blades go (yes and some more motor noise depending on the motor). Just like a house fan, as you turn it up... you start to hear "air" noise and motor noise. I've heard that they SC2 has two larger fans that spill slower so it is slightly quieter. Plus it runs slightly slower to it probably generates less heat in the first place and thus needs less aggressive cooling. If the performance dif is only about 1-3% then I would not even notice that so quite is better form my use.

Gamer nexus talks about that on their review. I remember he said one or two spin slower for noise.

That is true. Also fan noise on air cooled cards is consistent. If you use better thermal paste, target temps can be maintained at lower fan speed.
 
Pump noise can be hit or miss, and pump speedis not adjustable on EVGA Hybrid cards. 
 

spring1898
That is true. Also fan noise on air cooled cards is consistent. If you use better thermal paste, target temps can be maintained at lower fan speed.
 
Pump noise can be hit or miss, and pump speedis not adjustable on EVGA Hybrid cards. 
 

Ohh that I do t like. You cannot control the pump speed. Does it have a pwm?

EVGA_JacobF
A few more 1060's are at the EVGA Ebay store for anyone still looking https://www.ebay.com/itm/-/263471415884?ssPageName=ADME:L:LCA:US:1123
 

Thank you sir!

Dark Marauder
Do the 3 smaller fans on the FTW3 make more noise than the 2 larger fans on the SC2? Does one turn slower and create less noise?
 

I got the FTW3 under load the fans sound like a jet engine. But due to all the temp sensors they throttle accordingly, obviously under load they all turn up to 80% and are loud.

I have my mics normal in the studio, the computer with fans in my control room/office space. but... I don't want to mix with excessive fan noise. right now... it's nearly silent and even my Power supply fans don't spin unless they have to.

I've hear of DaVinci Resolve systems sporting 10 1080 Ti cards... Ummmm, that will probably not be me... I'm not Elite yet! ;-) But for some "features" only one of those GPU's actually gets used. Plus, I'm editing 4 min Music videos or occasional 2 hour musical theater stuff not edit/grading Hollywood block busters with 30K boxes strewn around the office! ;-)

I'm just a small project studio and I use my system for audio recording, mixing, video editing, light CGI, photo editing and design work and streaming MechWarrior Online on twitch when I get a chance... I really don't want dual GPU's in the box.

thanks jacob, managed to get a 1060 from ebay by checking other offerings from evgacom, get a card and the wife wont break my fingers for spending too much

A sales guy with EVGA shop said that the SC2 fans were actually quieter than the triple fans of the FTW3 smaller fans so... I guess I need Jacob to put an SC2 up for Non-Eliter's like me... No hurry Jacob... you take time and get it done in the next 15 min or so. ;-)

Wait, is hybrid cooling different then water cooling?
 

Dark Marauder
Wait, is hybrid cooling different then water cooling?
 

Hybrid cooling is prebuilt closed loop liquid cooling, meaning its all done for you. you just have to find a spot for the 120mm radiator inside your case. Rest is plug an play.

"Hybrid cooling is prebuilt closed loop liquid cooling, meaning its all done for you. you just have to find a spot for the 120mm radiator inside your case. Rest is plug an play."
 
Ah, OK, That is what I was thinking.

Dark Marauder
It's hard to type with a kitten insisting to sleep on your arm and making you put it in a specific place that makes your had be just outside of keyboard reach! ;-)
 

Hehe I see someone is trying to obtain elite status :D

Shaolinn - guilty as charged... my kitten is trying to gain elite status! ;-)
 

I figure you guys are just as board as I am waiting to get a chance at a card so I might as well keep climbing up... I'm also reading on the Blackmagic site about the suitability of the 1060 for Resolve 14... it would work but they sort of seem to say that the 1070 is really the minimum I would want, a 1080 is much better and a 1080 Ti or ten of them is the best way to live for quick responsive editing and layering more than a couple color grades on footage. My kitten agrees! ;-)

Dark Marauder
I figure you guys are just as board as I am waiting to get a chance at a card so I might as well keep climbing up... I'm also reading on the Blackmagic site about the suitability of the 1060 for Resolve 14... it would work but they sort of seem to say that the 1070 is really the minimum I would want, a 1080 is much better and a 1080 Ti or ten of them is the best way to live for quick responsive editing and layering more than a couple color grades on footage. My kitten agrees! ;-)

Yeh I don't blame you I mean how else is someone going to reach Elite status. And Yeh anything media editing related flagship is the way to go specially if you want a standalone gpu.