On Donnerstag 11 Dezember 2008, Paul Hartman wrote: > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM, James <wirel...@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've been looking for an ATI graphics card > > with a water cooling system built in. I'm very > > tired of listen to the roar of a video card fan. > > > > Any suggestions? It does not need to be the latest > > smokin card, just reasonable at video games > > and quite as can be. R580 engine or above. > > Low dB is the primary concern, but it must be decent at video > > games. (PCI express 16) is the slot it must fit into. > > > > I prefer ATI over nvidia. > > > > After days of googling and nothing attractive > > (sub 200 USD) and pre assembled, I'm more open > > to the cost effectiveness of DIY. Any suggestions > > are most appreciated. Your experiences with DIY > > water cooled video cards and your happiness with > > such endeavors is of keen interest to me, regardless > > of the type of video card. > > It's not ATI or water cooled, but I got a GeForce 9600 with a giant > aftermarket heat sink preinstalled > (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134050), > totally passive fanless and silent, for under $100 at the time I > bought it. I get steady 200fps at 1600x1200 in Sauerbraten, and FIFA > 09 plays nice and smooth in wine. Temperature readings have been > consistently low. I don't think water cooling is necessary if you're > not doing anything special to torture the card (unless you just want > to do it just for the fun of doing it, of course). I've gone the > fanless, heat sink route on 2 systems now and have had no problems at > all after having 2 video card fans die after less than 1 year each of > use.
passive is nice - but you need good air movement throughout the case - or everything will warm uo a lot. So passive cooled card does not solve the noise problem - it just moves it to the case ventilation.
