- Single fan. I can't fit a long card (Node 304 + full size PSU)
- NVIDIA. I've heard nothing but bad things about ATi's Linux drivers
- Quiet when idle. Ideally the fan would stop spinning at idle, but I don't know of any single fan cards which do that
- Light gaming capability. http://i.imgur.com/eoHgiot.jpg and Heroes of Newerth
Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
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Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
I currently have an EVGA 650 GTX which is noisy and annoying so I'm looking to replace it. I have the following requirements:
Re: Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
Have you considered changing the cooler on your existing card?
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Re: Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
Which PSU?hhhhhhhh wrote:(Node 304 + full size PSU)
BTW: ASUS STRIX-GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 , 19.6cm.
Re: Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
I have a dual fan Zotac 660 Ti with two fans, it's not longer then the Mini-Itx motherboard.hhhhhhhh wrote:
- Single fan. I can't fit a long card (Node 304 + full size PSU)
Replace the cooler instead of changing the whole card.
Here is one cooler: http://www.arctic.ac/eu_en/accelero-mono-plus.html
It's usually cheaper than what that site says, In EU it's available for half the price. Make sure it fits.
Re: Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
If quiet is a priority i would use a PSU that allowed a full lenght GPU on the NODE304, as quest posted, the ASUS Graphics Cards STRIX-GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 is a very good option.
Another option would be to go with aftermarket cooler, for a low TDP card, something like ARCTIC Accelero S1 can work well.
If you want a small card, current gen.... could be a GTX960, from what i seen there are two (not sure if either its a quiet card).
ASUS Graphics Cards GTX960-MOC-2GD5
Gigabyte GTX 960 Mini ITX Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards GV-N960IXOC-2GD
Another option would be to go with aftermarket cooler, for a low TDP card, something like ARCTIC Accelero S1 can work well.
If you want a small card, current gen.... could be a GTX960, from what i seen there are two (not sure if either its a quiet card).
ASUS Graphics Cards GTX960-MOC-2GD5
Gigabyte GTX 960 Mini ITX Overclocked 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Cards GV-N960IXOC-2GD
Re: Quiet half length NVIDIA GPUs
I hadn't! I'll poke around and see what my options are.edh wrote:Have you considered changing the cooler on your existing card?
I'm pretty sure it's a be quiet straight power 480W.quest_for_silence wrote:Which PSU?hhhhhhhh wrote:(Node 304 + full size PSU)
BTW: ASUS STRIX-GTX750TI-OC-2GD5 , 19.6cm.
The interesting thing about that ASUS card is it doesn't need an external power connecter. The GPU power cable sticking out of the PSU is actually what's limiting the card length. If I can't find a suitable cooler, this looks like a solid option.