Going to give the 4870 with an S1 a try. Still debating whether to use a turbo or go the whole hog with a couple of 120s.

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ryboto wrote:Now we just need them to do this with the 3870, we know it can be done based on other users actually doing it. The high end card with passive cooling!

You mean 8800GT? Sparkle has one. And it works :)

Except they're basically impossible to find..

Anyone know a UK/Euro stockist for these?

Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 is a passive GPU cooler, very popular due to its high performance and low price. About the ATI/AMD Linux drivers, isn't the future looking brighter now with at least some specifications made open? I'm a Linux user myself (or will be soon at least - the plan is to dual boo...

Also what is an S1?

My 8600GT ran Bioshock just fine with everything maxed except for the AA and AF. I was pretty impressed - I was certain that it would have trouble (I guess based on reviews...). I don't think it is worth your money to get a 8600GTS over a GT because they are basically the same card, except overcloc...

That'd be nice but I'm concerned about it raising the chassis temp such that the case fan would need to become audible in order to compensate ;/

I have an Asus 8500GT fanless at the moment but was looking for something with a bit more beef. I don't want to run Crisis or anything, but maybe something at Bioshock (without any AA/AF) sort of level? One card I saw was the MSI 8600GTS fanless, would it offer much of an improvement over my 8500GT?...

I'm also looking for something quiet for my HTPC. I don't mind reducing the drive speed but does this affect DVD playback at all? I only use it for movie viewing. Can anyone recommend software that will do this (ideally for Linux)?

I have this with an NT06 and a nice E8400 I just bought, effectively silent and looks great. The SG03 is one the prettiest and well-designed I've ever had. Surprisingly roomy inside, haven't bothered with cable management because ehhh effort. On reflection I wish I'd bought a modular power supply bu...

Build quality looks a little disappointing in some of the photo's. :( Look at the gap to the left of the powersupply: http://www.phoronix.net/image.php?id=689&image=silverstone_sg03_sys1_lrg The SG02 looked much nicer. Too bad it's only for the Asian market. I see what you're talking about. That wo...

Hi all first post so go easy on me. I currently have a fanless Asus 8500GT and it's lovely and cool and quiet however the thought of upgrading has crossed my mind. So what sort of chassis temp increase should I expect in my SST SG03 if I were to swap the 8500 with this?