Basically im gonna get myself a new PC and this time a silent one.
My old one sounds like a small power plant and im pretty tired of it.
 
I wonder if anyone can suggest a good graphic card(200-300$) that will last for a while, can play the new and future games in a decent quality, but are silent at the same time. Its especially important that the card makes little noice while im browsing/working/watching a movie on my comp, and not playing. While im playing it isnt that important if the noise level will rise abit.
 
Now i have found a few good offers on a couple of computer systems, that claims they are pretty quiet, but i wonder if the graphic cards in them are sufficient silent.
Here is the cards i have found:
 
(PCI-E) Geforce 9800 GTX, 512MB (INNO3D)
http://www.inno3d.com/products/gra [...] 800gtx.htm  
 
Inno3D 8800GT m/Accelero S1 (passive cooling)
http://www.inno3d.com/products/gra [...] ac_s1m.htm
 
Gainward GeForce PCI-E 8800GT 512MB Low Noise
http://www.gainward.net/product/pr [...] cts_id=145
 
 
I have included the first one(Geforce 9800) because its a part of quite a nice(cheap) system that claims to be silent. Only problem is that i have heard the 9800 series arent that silent.  
The system: http://topdata.dk/product.asp?prod [...] 260&page=1
 
 
If anyone got some better suggestions about a good silent graphic card then by all means write a reply.

Only truely silent one would be passive.  ECS makes a passive cooled 8800GT that cools ok if not overclocked.   But there are many quiet to near silent cards out there that would be fine.  
 
I'm with you though.  I switched from loud OC'ed beasts to quiet pc gaming 2-3 years ago.   Spend enough on cooling and you can have both  There's no going back to a loud PC for me.  

The problem is, you have to spend more for the same performance.

As for the cards, that first 9800 is bogus. False advertising. It's identical to stock 9800 cooler, which actually wasn't that noisy though. Most double slot coolers are relatively quiet. It's the single slot ones that are loud.

How is your G92 GTS cooler at stock clocks and auto fan speeds?  Pretty quiet right?

Can't hear it. Even on full load.

Yeah, that's what I figured.  Good to know.  
 
My G80 GTS was that way too.  Then I bought these reference cooled BFG 8800GT OC's (before the GTS G92 release), and was I in for a shock.  Didn't take long to yank them for VF-900 CU's.

Any 8800GT or 8800GTS512 with an Accelero S1 or Thermalright HR-03.  Less than $300, and is a no-moving-parts (silent) solution.
 
Edit:  I'd suggest EVGA with the double lifetime warantee (including aftermarket cooling) and Step-Up program (even if you don't use it in the 90 days, it's good to know you CAN - esp. with 9900 coming).

Why would you need lifetime warranty? A graphics card will be obsolete in 2 years, tops.

I have a 8800GTS/512 and you can't hear a thing unless you are gaming, then the fan cranks up but can't really hear it with the game noise. It really isn't bothersome, I think they tune their fans to a tone range that isn't annoying to the human ear. Honestly I think they do, they do that with electric razors, Ever watch "how its made"?

Point awarded.  A warantee that is not voided by aftermarket cooling is more the selling point I was after.

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True but what if you have it 2 years, it takes a crap, they still have to offer you a comparable replacement.  There was a thread on here from a guy that had a 7600GT or something like that and they replaced it with a 8600GT after it died.  That wouldn't be so bad even if you didn't use the card you could sell it off and reclaim a few bucks.  Or use it yourself.
 
It is a sales pitch though.

^ good points.  Anyone who keeps multiple systems running and therefore holds onto cards for a while,  an evga/xfx style warranty is a real nice bonus.

Thank you for all the replies.
I think i'll stick to the 8800GT from inno3D then. It sounds like it serves the needs for me.
 
One last question though. Does it get very hot with a passive cooler. Im just wondering if it could affect other parts in the computer.

Hot?  Yes, more so than an active cooling system.
Affect other components?  Not appreciably.
Edit:  Dangerous?  No, so long as you have good case cooling.

The inno3D and ECS look like the same cooler.  Should be good and alot better than sparkles passive 8800GT.  That thing was running 111 degrees under load in Anand's review, which is just sick.  http://www.anandtech.com/video/sho [...] i=3165&p=4

Wow, I didn't think it would be so bad. That was toasty. 8800gt cooler is probably the worst there is for a gpu of that caliber. And passive did that poorly against it. 111 degrees on that rack, with no fan to disperse it, will rise directly above to the cpu heatsink on typical motherboard layout, and act as a toaster.

Also with eVGA's double lifetime warranty just at the time it's obsolete for you it's coming into it's own for someone else you could sell it to with that warranty.
 
Sure makes re-selling it to buy that GT333/R880 whatchmabug easier to stomach if you get $100 for your obsolete 'junk'.