So I just got my xfx 6970 in the mail and even with the fans at 50% it sounds like a jet. Are there any AMD cards that get good hash rates while not being super loud? Also I dont want it running hot all the time. It will be good in the winter, but right now Im just dying in my room cause of the temps. Thanks. Also let me know what card you are using, your hash rate, and the temps you manage to keep it on. Thanks! 
Every 6970 I've ever had is stupidly loud. I would suggest replacing the stock cooler. I use this one on my 6970s: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186052
I run the fans at 70% to keep the temperature around 70-75C under full load while mining. The fans are essentially silent. I could run them at 100% and maybe barely hear it over my case fans. But if you've ever owned an arctic made cooler you probably knew it would be quiet
So if I get this aftermarket cooler its much more silent than the stock one? Was it hard installing it? Im afraid of damaging my card. Im always up for trying something.
Oh yes MUCH quieter. Installation was a bit more tricky. If you read reviews on it the bad things to say are always the same, instructions suck and its a bulky heat sink. Which are both true. What makes it tricky is that it comes with miniature heat sinks that you use special thermal glue to adhere to the RAM and VRM circuits on the board. Those small heatsinks combined with the big one and two fans are what make it work so well...but also what makes it not so simple to install.
It takes 60 mins for the thermal glue they provide to cure, which just means you sit and watch it dry for an hour lol. Including the 60 minute wait time it took me about 90 mins total to install it
I bought my Diamond 6970 with this cooler on it from eBay. Runs SUPER quiet, keeps temps in the 60s under full load! Downsides: it is bulky. Doesn't really jive well with my SATA ports without a riser.