Quiet 8800GTS?

[bigforearms]

Is there such thing as a quiet, aircooled 8800GTS solution? I'm building a HTPC, and am currently planning on getting XFX's passive 7950GT, but I figured I will be doing some gaming on the computer so if I could find a fairly quiet way to get a 8800 I'd go for it instead.

I'm certainly willing to put an aftermarket cooler on it. I just don't want to mess with water.

 

[Zinn]

The 8800 GTS is very quiet. It's inaudible to me at the 80% fan speed which is more than enough to cool it properly.

There are no aftermarket coolers available anyway, so it's nice that the thing is so quiet. NVIDIA's recent cards have been as close to silent as you can get with air cooling...

 

[pigwalk]

At 60% fan speed it's SLIGHTLY louder than my Accelero x2 cooled x1800xt was at 100%. Not a bad one at all.

 

[xsoulbrothax]

I think there are mounting adapters for the HR-03 to make it fit on 8800 series cards now. It works passively cooled if you've got some airflow, or you can just stick as quiet a fan on there as you wish.

If you've got the space for it, at least.

 

[w1retap]

Its pretty darn quiet. Hell, I can't even hear my air cooled 8800GTX in my watercooled rig when I'm gaming. I have to get my ear within a 6 inches with the side of the case open to hear it.