5700 with no cooler

[dutz]

I wonder how would an Nvidia 5700 work without it's cooler. If a computer has no monitor attached, will the GPU heat at all?

 

[OvrClkr]

First of all make sure the 5700 is in working conditions, if you will connect a monitor to the card then I see no point....

 

[dutz]

I won't connect a monitor to it as the computer will stay in a closet and I'll connect to it remotely. The fan is just too noisy for that closet

 

[OvrClkr]

remotely?

 

[skolpo]

Quite odd, indeed.

 

[EXT64]

No cooler => it will fry itself. You could look into fanless coolers, but be sure they fit the hole configuration. Even at complete idle, cards draw power. That power has to go somewhere.

 

[dutz]

remotely? yes... Windows remote desktop
odd? why? It will be used as a server. Apache, mysql, cvs, and what not....

It's just a simple question: Will the 5700 heat without a cooler if no monitor is attached to it?
Actually I don't mind the cooler just it's fan...

 

[OvrClkr]

yea but if the OP is not going to connect a cable to the card then what is the point? kinda got lost here somewhere....

 

[EXT64]

Yeah, I don't know enough about remote set ups to really say. Will it boot without a card?

 

[dutz]

Yeah, I don't know enough about remote set ups to really say. Will it boot without a card?

I was thinking about the same thing, I'll try that tomorrow.

 

[OvrClkr]

that was awkward....

 

[paperfox]

indeed, why have a card if your not going to connect a monitor to it?

 

[dutz]

Final solution: used the 5700 until the whole setup was done, checked the connection, firewall permissions, etc, and then removed the GPU. Everything works fine. Now I just need a silent fans for the PS and here goes my server...

 

[EXT64]

Wow, so that does work. let us know if you run into any other problems.