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Fanless video cards?
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digital_exhaust
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Is there a specific card you are referring to, or just in general? I don't think I'd trust a passive cooling solution on say an 8800gtx, or my X1950pro..... but I did have an old 9800pro that I passively cooled with a Thermalright V1 and it worked just fine, sooooo.... I guess it really depends on the application.
7600GT or 7950GT
if you haven't yet, look in the HR-03 thermalright cooler..
very robust passive cooler, or with a minimal silent fan you can get some very good cooling..
only drawback (as with any passive system) is its size..
but i use i ton my X1900XTX and it keeps the card cooled well below the noisy stock solution (not to mention 100X's quieter)..
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_hr03.htm
i have also installed this on a 7800GT and ran it passively with full load just fine..
very robust passive cooler, or with a minimal silent fan you can get some very good cooling..
only drawback (as with any passive system) is its size..
but i use i ton my X1900XTX and it keeps the card cooled well below the noisy stock solution (not to mention 100X's quieter)..
http://www.thermalright.com/a_page/main_product_hr03.htm
i have also installed this on a 7800GT and ran it passively with full load just fine..
somecallmeTim
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One of my daughters has the ASUS 7600GT that's passively cooled and she games.. no issues. We run almost ALL passively cooled Vid cards at work. I have the XFX 7950GT passive, it does great. I can't even hear my system at work. Have a friend that games with the same card heavily and is experiencing no issues.
Passive technology now days is quite good - any 7600GT or 7950 on the market now with passive cooling will do fine. H-street is right, passive cooling does take up a lot of room - so be prepared for that. I think it'll be a while before we see passive cooling for the 8800's, but I can see it coming.
QFT
As long as your case has decent air flow the passively cooled 7600GT/7950GT will run just fine
