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by J WilsonI think they named this the Hellhound because it absolutely howls at you at anything above 60FPS. Even scrolling around steam results in short hisses and crackles. The card looks great, the white PCB is an especially nice and stylish touch and it looks gorgeous in a white setup, but dear god the noise it makes is like a hive of angry wasps is trapped inside your PC, it quickly became unbearable. I ended up setting up a return and paying the little extra for a 4080, and even when that's kicking out over 200fps it remains silent. The whine isn't limited to the XTX Hellhound either as a buddy of mine got the XT Hellhound and it makes the exact same noise. If you're absolutely dead-set on getting a 7900 card, keep away from Hellhounds. Performance is decent but theres no shortage of posts and complaints around the internet complaining about the whine.
