I live in a semi-tropical place (Brisbane, Australia) without air conditioning in my home office where my PC is.
I prefer quiet from my computer while I am working or playing games, and also cool, as it gets very warm here in the summer.
I've noticed that graphics cards seem to be the hottest parts of the system, hotter than Core 2 Duo cpus, and the gpu fan is small and whiny when it ramps up as the gpu temp rises.
Any suggests for recent but not bleeding edge graphics cards?
For example, the ASUS EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/256M claims not only to be silent but to be 5 to 7% cooler. Any comment on this card? While Nvidia 8800 gpu cards are faster, they are also much more expensive than Nvidia 8600 graphics cards. I've seen a lot of controversy over the ASUS Silent, as to its large heat sink causing problems, requiring excellent fans in the pc case for good airflow, and some accusations that the Silent doesn't even work well in terms of cooling.
Any other especially quiet cards?
Also, as my computer is dual use, work and games, I would like the graphics card to be at very low power draw, low heat, low noise, when I am working (e.g., word processor).
Thanks.
Frank
I prefer quiet from my computer while I am working or playing games, and also cool, as it gets very warm here in the summer.
I've noticed that graphics cards seem to be the hottest parts of the system, hotter than Core 2 Duo cpus, and the gpu fan is small and whiny when it ramps up as the gpu temp rises.
Any suggests for recent but not bleeding edge graphics cards?
For example, the ASUS EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/256M claims not only to be silent but to be 5 to 7% cooler. Any comment on this card? While Nvidia 8800 gpu cards are faster, they are also much more expensive than Nvidia 8600 graphics cards. I've seen a lot of controversy over the ASUS Silent, as to its large heat sink causing problems, requiring excellent fans in the pc case for good airflow, and some accusations that the Silent doesn't even work well in terms of cooling.
Any other especially quiet cards?
Also, as my computer is dual use, work and games, I would like the graphics card to be at very low power draw, low heat, low noise, when I am working (e.g., word processor).
Thanks.
Frank