I'm looking to buy a new video card. In particular I'm looking to buy an nVidia 1660 Super. I had been planning on another EVGA since I really like their support, but from the reviews I've read they are LOUD. Also, while they do have a fan stop temperature (50°C?), the fans also ramp up quickly after that which I've read is unpleasant. I've read that I can use the EVGA software to fix both issues, but now that Windows 7 support has ended I'm exclusively using Arch Linux so...
The quietest I've read about is Gigabytes, but I've had so much bad luck with their mobos I'm hesitant to buy anything from them again. Is there another option that you guys would suggest? Is the EVGA not that bad? Is the Gigabye okay? I know this is the "Overclockers" forum, but for a video card, I'm not interested in overclocking (pre- or post-purchase).
Also, I have a really old monitor that refuses to die (HP LP2465) and don't want to deal with dongles so whatever card I get also needs to have a DVI port.
The quietest I've read about is Gigabytes, but I've had so much bad luck with their mobos I'm hesitant to buy anything from them again. Is there another option that you guys would suggest? Is the EVGA not that bad? Is the Gigabye okay? I know this is the "Overclockers" forum, but for a video card, I'm not interested in overclocking (pre- or post-purchase).
Also, I have a really old monitor that refuses to die (HP LP2465) and don't want to deal with dongles so whatever card I get also needs to have a DVI port.
