Any passive cooling options for a 7950GT

[pchoi04]

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.

 

[babybudha]

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.

 

[babybudha]

Boooooyah!

Found the review.

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQyMywxMCwsaGVudGh1c2lhc3Q=

This review should shine some good light for you.

 

[pchoi04]

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.

 

[babybudha]

Is it going to be a "Home Theatre" PC?

 

[kpo6969]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118001
on low speed about 20db, barely audible

 

[pchoi04]

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.

 

[kpo6969]

That would be your best option then. If no gaming I would think a Pro would do, save a little $.