Right... so got myself a new GPU a few months back. Nothing special just replaced a powerless GTX 650 with a R9 380.
In a sense the R9 is my first "real" GPU because before that i had a Voodoo1 back in the 90's and some passive cooled AMD card after that dollowed by a GTX 650 that was included in a prebuilt set.
All of them were kinda underpowered to be honest but all of them had one thing in common.
They were cool and silent. Even the GTX 650 (mainly due to being completely underpowered even for its generation)
I could literally run a game with the 650 in the middle of the summer WITHOUT a case fan and the damn thing would be cool and quiet.
Now the Radeon on the other hand... i expected it to be a good bit louder than the 650 but dear god was that an understatement.
Sure the fans roared when i played Shadow of Mordor on high settings. I expected it and had no issues with the card being loud since it was a demanding game but now i'm playing this
http://store.steampowered.com/app/439190/?l=english And it just fucks my GPU right up.
The fans are spinning so fast i can hear the card from 2 rooms over. The only good thing is that they manage keep it at a stable 65 degrees.
Also i can straight up forget about trying to do any "Let's plays" not with live commentary at least because the obnoxious loud whir is caught by the microphone.
Frankly it's like having a desk fan that turns on when you run a 3D game but instead of a cool breeze directed at your face it generates hot air near your legs.
And here i am wondering if my card is just defective or is it the norm for this generation of radeons.