Gigabyte GTX 770 OC WindForce 3x 2GB Review

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.

The WindForce coolers have typically been well known for their acoustic performance, however in a change to the usual scene of being quieter that a reference cooler, Gigabyte’s cooler is only a fraction louder, but to the ear, there will be little difference in acoustics.