Single slot coolers are in low demand because the enthusiast market has realized that performance-per-decibel matters. Tinnitus is no fun. There are few use cases where it's rational for aesthetics to trump health.
I'd like to read about the noise output before deciding that its too loud. Although I see your point and I like a quiet computer as much as the next bowl of peaches and cream does, it strikes me as premature to go straight for weird phantom ear ringing due to a single slot GPU.
I have tinnitius since birth, due in no part from PC components :D But my PC is very loud, but is unrelated. I prefer cooling performance over noise, that is why I have 4x 140mm, and 3x 120mm 3000 RPM Noctua PPC Fans in my case. ;D
Uh... is your GPU approaching 120dB? I certainly hope not...
45-50dB is far quieter than a normal conversation. So if the GPU fan is giving you tinnitus, then everyone talking around you is also doing that. Listening to music is doing it too. God help you if a police cruiser or ambulance comes right nearby you....
The problem with fan noise is that it's a single pitch usually, which can cause tinnitus if too loud and can also trigger tinnitus if you're susceptible to that particular frequency.
The reason normal conversations don't trigger tinnitus is that very few people communicate by emitting an annoying drone at a single pitch.
Or my ex. Or my kids. Or my neighbors. Or my cat when she's hungry. Or my washer and dryer when I'm doing yet another flippin' load of my kids' laundry because that pair of jeans just had to get changed over lunch for all none of the people that'll notice the droplet of kool aid on them in the middle of summer when we have no plans to go anywhere that day...
What do "normal" ppl put inside their PC? Why do you need all those extra slots, a 2-3 slot GPU seems OK since its usually the only thing inside. A lot of stuff like sound cards are now USB type where you can use one of the USB slots.
I'd prefer a quieter cooler GPU over a single slot one and I think most ppl do too.
There are some specialised ITX cases that require a 1 slot card. There are aslo cases that require a low profile card. Not everything has to be tailor made for you.
Oh how lovely! I miss single slot video cards... yeah I've learned to live with the two-slot monster coolers, but I would not mind seeing more single slot cards like this.
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Oxford Guy - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Single slot coolers are in low demand because the enthusiast market has realized that performance-per-decibel matters. Tinnitus is no fun. There are few use cases where it's rational for aesthetics to trump health.PeachNCream - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
I'd like to read about the noise output before deciding that its too loud. Although I see your point and I like a quiet computer as much as the next bowl of peaches and cream does, it strikes me as premature to go straight for weird phantom ear ringing due to a single slot GPU.AshlayW - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
I have tinnitius since birth, due in no part from PC components :D But my PC is very loud, but is unrelated. I prefer cooling performance over noise, that is why I have 4x 140mm, and 3x 120mm 3000 RPM Noctua PPC Fans in my case. ;DZanor - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
I'm pretty certain that no one has ever gotten tinnitus from the sound of any GPULordSojar - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Wait, tinnitus from a GPU cooling fan?Uh... is your GPU approaching 120dB? I certainly hope not...
45-50dB is far quieter than a normal conversation. So if the GPU fan is giving you tinnitus, then everyone talking around you is also doing that. Listening to music is doing it too. God help you if a police cruiser or ambulance comes right nearby you....
mkaibear - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
What?The problem with fan noise is that it's a single pitch usually, which can cause tinnitus if too loud and can also trigger tinnitus if you're susceptible to that particular frequency.
The reason normal conversations don't trigger tinnitus is that very few people communicate by emitting an annoying drone at a single pitch.
Agent Smith - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
You haven’t heard my girlfriend then.PeachNCream - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
Or my ex. Or my kids. Or my neighbors. Or my cat when she's hungry. Or my washer and dryer when I'm doing yet another flippin' load of my kids' laundry because that pair of jeans just had to get changed over lunch for all none of the people that'll notice the droplet of kool aid on them in the middle of summer when we have no plans to go anywhere that day...Awful - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
It's almost as though exageration were being used as a rhetorical device...CheapSushi - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
There are SO many options for you and others. But some of us do want a single slot and here's our option. Options are the best thing about our hobby.Manch - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
Tinnitus from a GPU fan.....bwahahahahahaaWhile you're at it, tell us about your TBI & PTSD from the surround sound explosions while playing BF1.
Just a tad over dramatic for single slot GPU angst.
webdoctors - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
What do "normal" ppl put inside their PC? Why do you need all those extra slots, a 2-3 slot GPU seems OK since its usually the only thing inside. A lot of stuff like sound cards are now USB type where you can use one of the USB slots.I'd prefer a quieter cooler GPU over a single slot one and I think most ppl do too.
nathanddrews - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Agreed. I wouldn't mind the option to buy a larger 2-4 slot cooler for a single GPU build.CheapSushi - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Uh, you already can.Death666Angel - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
There are some specialised ITX cases that require a 1 slot card. There are aslo cases that require a low profile card. Not everything has to be tailor made for you.AshlayW - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Half height low profile, and no longer than the PCIE slot and I might be interested. But then the GPU would probably melt.PeachNCream - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
If it was a low end GeForce GT 730 it wouldn't, but enjoy bottom drawer performance at the lowest display settings.akyp - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
The design of the card reminds me the 8800GT of yore. I missed it as it was such a breakthrough in perf/$ and I got years of use out if it.Charlie22911 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
Please, for the love of Cthulhu, someone kill DVI already...timecop1818 - Wednesday, June 5, 2019 - link
DVI in 2019.W H Y
Ej24 - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
Came here to say the same thing. If it was all hdmi, dp and minidp they could have more exhaust out the rear i/o. Dumb gigantic dvi though.zodiacfml - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
Single slot but it's too long that it won't fit plenty mini-itx cases. I'd prefer the Vega 56 Nano.domboy - Thursday, June 6, 2019 - link
Oh how lovely! I miss single slot video cards... yeah I've learned to live with the two-slot monster coolers, but I would not mind seeing more single slot cards like this.msrao23 - Tuesday, August 6, 2019 - link
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