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which fanless video card?
- Thread starter damasko
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my guess would be:
2600pro
1650pro
7600gs
8500gt
8400gs
2400pro
if you want performance, im pretty sure there are passively cooled 8600s out there too, which would outperform all these card, there might also be some fanless 7900GSs out there for truely excellent performance
2600pro
1650pro
7600gs
8500gt
8400gs
2400pro
if you want performance, im pretty sure there are passively cooled 8600s out there too, which would outperform all these card, there might also be some fanless 7900GSs out there for truely excellent performance
thanks, but I don't need high performance, only cool and silence
Even if I play a little, I want discover which vga has the best cost/performance ratio
2600pro 86
1650pro 80
7600gs 75
8500gt 84
8400gs 56
2400pro 43
At the first look, 7600gs appears more convenient than 8500gt.
Even if I play a little, I want discover which vga has the best cost/performance ratio
2600pro 86
1650pro 80
7600gs 75
8500gt 84
8400gs 56
2400pro 43
At the first look, 7600gs appears more convenient than 8500gt.
I've got an Asus fanless 8500 GT (512 MB version) and while it's not that bad, the heatsink still gets rather hot to the touch. An 8600 has to be even worse. You can look at the TDP ratings of those GPUs to get an idea of how hot they'll run passively.
Alternatively you can get a regular fan-cooled GPU and replace it with a passive cooler. Those latter generally give you a lot more surface area the heat can be dispersed with. Just make sure there's always sufficient airflow in the case or whatever solution you'll go with won't matter a bit
Alternatively you can get a regular fan-cooled GPU and replace it with a passive cooler. Those latter generally give you a lot more surface area the heat can be dispersed with. Just make sure there's always sufficient airflow in the case or whatever solution you'll go with won't matter a bit
I've got an Asus fanless 8500 GT (512 MB version) and while it's not that bad, the heatsink still gets rather hot to the touch. An 8600 has to be even worse. You can look at the TDP ratings of those GPUs to get an idea of how hot they'll run passively.
Alternatively you can get a regular fan-cooled GPU and replace it with a passive cooler. Those latter generally give you a lot more surface area the heat can be dispersed with. Just make sure there's always sufficient airflow in the case or whatever solution you'll go with won't matter a bit
where did you find the gpu tdp? because the only one I found is hd2400, with 30w tdp.
should be better to buy an ati gpu, because of their 65micron construction process, right?
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM3OSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==
Gigabyte's passive 8600GTS doesn't require a PCI-E connector and has been getting props from HardOCP and Tom's Hardware.
EDIT: The fastest passive card you can get is XFX's 7950GT but it's pretty steep and maybe not available.
Gigabyte's passive 8600GTS doesn't require a PCI-E connector and has been getting props from HardOCP and Tom's Hardware.
EDIT: The fastest passive card you can get is XFX's 7950GT but it's pretty steep and maybe not available.