coolest running 8800GT

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bburk64

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I am hoping to get suggestions on which 8800GT and heatsink-cooler run coolest. I want to run it fanless. I do NOT need to overclock at all, not the GPU or CPU. I have plenty of room in the case and no plans for SLI or other cards to get in the way. I have an Antec Designer case and the only fans in the system will be the ones in the power supply that came with it, and the 120mm in the back at low speed. The 120mm should pull air right past the 8800. I have a scythe ninja CPU cooler and will be getting a C2D 6750 CPU, unless the quad core prices drop quickly.

My current system is much the same (a 7600GT and C2D 6600 - both fanless) and has run nice and silent for near a year now. I am building a 2nd system for another location.

thanks for any ideas
 
Has one of those tested more effective than the other?

Also, which of the 8800GT's out there make the least heat to begin with?

I am one of those people who literally can hear a pin drop, it seems noisy to me in fact. The room here is silent, I like it that way :). The only thing I can hear at the moment is the 120mm fan in the back of my computer and it's an Antec 3 speed set on low. Now and then I can hear the HD, but I have it suspended and tested a LOT of drives to find the quietest.
thanks
 
With very very few exceptions, all the GTs are the same. Just look at price and warranty/customer service to decide whose to get.

Grab an Accelero S1 for your aftermarket cooler. You'll see a significant drop in temps (around 20C drop I think) just from running it passive. Amazing for the price... I'll be ordering one for my own GT.

Although, I wouldn't go completely passive. Personally, I'd grab a <20db 120mm fan to strap to it... maybe something like this
 
I think you will get better temps running a S1 passively than you will the HR-03 GT. The fins on the HR-03 GT are just too close to eachother compared to the S1, when you won't have any airflow blowing through you want those fins spread apart so the heat can get out easier.
 
bburk64 said:
It will be right in front of this case fan. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...on=Antec+Sonata+Designer+Silver+Computer+Case

is that unlikely to be enough?
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That's not in front...

Assuming you have the Antec case you just linked to, as long as you have two 92mm front fans installed you should be golden for passive operation of the S1. Just make sure and turn the rear fan of the case to it's lowest speed (those cases come with a 3-speed Antec TriCool fan). This way the two 92mm front fans will cause a lot of positive pressure and a lot of air will be pushed through the Accelero S1 and out the vented backplate that it comes with.

Newegg has some very nice Scythe 92mm fans for around $6 a pop, that's what I ordered for my Antec Solo (same as your Sonata only black/silver). I've also got an Accelero S1 on the way and plan to use it in exactly he same passive configuration with my 8800GT, at least to start with anyway. If it gets too hot for my tastes I'll probably strap a quiet 120mm Yate Loon onto it.
 
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