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inlawbiker   02-21-2008 at 06:19:36 PM

I've only seen one passively cooled 8800gt out there and it still costs a fortune. How soon do the fanless cards usually come out after the normal release of a card? I wonder if we'll even see these.

A silent PC is a must, I sit by my computer all day. I have a silent 7600gt now, and I plugged in another 7600gt (with fan) for SLI and I couldn't stand the noise after a couple days, I had to take it out.


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pauldh   02-21-2008 at 06:28:47 PM
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Honestly, many actively cooled cards are basically silent at idle, just ramp up during gaming. You could take any reference 8800GT and at 29% noise is not an issue. But in games it will be louder, or very loud if you OC and manually set the fan to 80-100 % RPM.


Oh, and the 7600GT with constant 100% fan is a terribly loud card. You want a card that is passively cooled, varies rpm on it's own, or uses an exotic cooler.


Message edited by pauldh on 02-21-2008 at 06:30:01 PM
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night_wolf_in   02-21-2008 at 06:29:50 PM
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http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/arti [...] h1c2lhc3Q=

read that. n i think passive cooler wont be good idea for a 8800GT at all.

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Hatman   02-21-2008 at 06:51:16 PM
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You can just use a high end aftermarket cooler and a silent fan, 15dba if you wanted.


You wont hear it at all. 15dba is inaudible.

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inlawbiker   02-21-2008 at 06:53:43 PM
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If the newer cards are really silent while not gaming, that would be ideal! I assumed the fans were on all the time, since that's been my epxerience.

While I'm gaming I don't care, the sounds of the game covers the fan noise.

How do I figure out which cards are quiet while doing desktop work? Is there a way to configure the fan speed with software, or with a dial external to the case maybe?

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night_wolf_in   02-21-2008 at 07:06:18 PM
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u can use rivatuner. to control fan speeds.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/article/449 good guide.

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inlawbiker   02-21-2008 at 07:24:09 PM
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Hatman wrote :

You can just use a high end aftermarket cooler and a silent fan, 15dba if you wanted.


You wont hear it at all. 15dba is inaudible.



Ok, this is sweet, I didn't even know you could do this. I can stick one of these on my loud 7600gt and go back to SLI for a while, until the 8800gt gets cheaper. Then I'll just put the fan on it.

Can anybody recommend one of the Zalman VF-700 vs. VF-900, or another brand?

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pauldh   02-21-2008 at 07:59:44 PM
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I put Zalman VF-900 CU's on my 8800GT's and love them. You may want to just go with soemthing cheaper for the 7600GT, like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835186017

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