Overclocking and Noise
Overclocking
Overclocking wasn't too fruitful with the P Turbo. I managed a stable clock, that ran all tests, of 469/702. Giving nearly 1900Mpixels/sec and 1900M/texels/sec, a boost of nearly 12%. A round 8% extra frequency was gained on the memory.Combined, they were enough for a 3DMark03 score just shy of 3800. Nothing earth shattering, but then NV36 never has been the last word in DX9-class performance.
The Gainward managed a 449/599 stable clock, up from 425/550. Given the passively cooled nature of the card, a giant overclock was never on the cards. A final 3DMark03 score of just under 3500 was achieved at those frequencies.
Noise
The Albatron shines where noise is concerned, the fan on the GPU heatsink giving little cause for concern. It doesn't change speed depending on temperature but it doesn't need to, spinning away quietly. 5700 at 425MHz can be passively cooled with a little effort, highlighting why Albatron didn't feel the need to equip the P Turbo with something a little more potent and probably more noisy.The Gainward really shines here, but that's a pretty obvious statement given its cooler. With no moving parts, the Gainward is completely silent. You can't get better than that.
