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pchoi04   01-01-2008 at 04:53:34 AM

I'm going to get a new video card soon and I want to put my 7950GT into a second system. I want my second system to be as quiet as possible.

So I was wondering what my options were in passive cooling for a 7950GT.

I was snooping around a little bit on newegg but I just wanted to hear some suggestions.

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babybudha   01-01-2008 at 05:52:35 AM
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I wouldn't go fully passive. Just to much heat buildup.

I would look into a "Thermalright HR-03" VGA heatsink, and a quiet 92mm fan, rated below 15dbs. I read a review (which I can't find right now) that it is the best VGA heatsink, and only needs a little air to keep the GPU amazingly low.

I'll try to find the review.

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babybudha   01-01-2008 at 06:35:29 AM
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Boooooyah!

Found the review.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/arti [...] h1c2lhc3Q=

This review should shine some good light for you.

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pchoi04   01-01-2008 at 06:54:07 AM
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There is going to be no gaming on this machine probably only web browsing. I was even thinking about getting rid of the 7950GT and getting a passively cooled 2600XT.

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babybudha   01-01-2008 at 07:00:08 AM
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Is it going to be a "Home Theatre" PC?

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kpo6969   01-01-2008 at 07:07:31 AM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118001
on low speed about 20db, barely audible

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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pchoi04   01-01-2008 at 07:12:54 AM
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I may turn it into an HTPC later on. In fact that was one of the main reasons why I was looking at the 2600xt.

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kpo6969   01-01-2008 at 07:25:08 AM
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That would be your best option then. If no gaming I would think a Pro would do, save a little $.

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
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