Aaand, no it didn't throttle the fan under linux.


I was hesitant about going for the passive cooling due to the setup of my case so in the end, rather than trying out other cards around the $160 range and waisting time and money by screwing with them and having to return them I decided to just put down the extra $100 and go for the tried and true BFG 8600 GTS OC2.