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Passively cooled 7600GT cards available (seems to be)

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:48 pm
by TomMe
I came across this picture of the MSI GF7600GT:
http://www.msi.com.tw/images/product_im ... 2D256E.jpg

I went to their website and it seems they updated their previous picture on the 7600GT page of the card with this new one, including a red PCB version. It looks like this red card has a heat pipe on it, but there's still a small wire showing..probably a fan wire.

Also, I googled for '7600gt heat pipe' and found this:
http://www.giga-byte.com/products/VGA/P ... ce+7600+GT
Gigabyte now has two versions of the 7600GT, one actively cooled and one passively.

Anyway, did someone here know about this? Can't find any reviews or info. Does this mean vendors are finally coming up with their own tweaked versions of this card instead of delivering reference card copies?

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:31 pm
by openwheelformula1

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 3:32 pm
by openwheelformula1
don't forget to go the second page for more detailed pictures of the cooler.

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:27 pm
by JVM
The only reference design of the passive 7600 AFAIK is the 7600 GS. Looks like Gigabyte is creating their own version of the 7600 GT in a passive solution with DDR3 as opposed to the 7600 GS (reference design) with DDR2.

Of course, the 7600 GT reference design has DDR3.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 2:43 am
by HueyCobra
ASUS has also announced a passive 7600GT.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:09 am
by TomMe
Nice! That's exactly what I wanted and now it's there! :o
Thanks for the info guys, I almost bought one of those nvidia reference design versions. Guess I'll have to wait a bit longer for a new PC. :D

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:48 am
by TomMe
BTW, anyone by any chance know when these will be available in Europe?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:59 am
by JVM
TomMe wrote:BTW, anyone by any chance know when these will be available in Europe?
I'd like to know when they'll be available in the USA :)

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:03 am
by JVM
Hasn't there been some heat problem with previous passive cards by ASUS and Gigabyte? Before we get all worked up about these new passively cooled cards, I think we'll need some user comments about how well they work passively. These 7600 GT versions are not passive by reference design.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:14 am
by TomMe
Yup, I hope some reviews pop up soon.
I read in another thread on this forum that "diver" was using a Zalman passive cooling on his 7600GT and it was doing well according to him. If he's right, then at least it can be done.

Even if the completely passive versions get too hot, there's always that new MSI..it seems to use a massive cooling system with a (hopfully quieter) fan.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:19 am
by Goldmember
Found this Asus passive 7600gt product page via HueyCobra's link.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:30 am
by Weldingheart
JVM wrote:Hasn't there been some heat problem with previous passive cards by ASUS and Gigabyte? Before we get all worked up about these new passively cooled cards, I think we'll need some user comments about how well they work passively. These 7600 GT versions are not passive by reference design.
Reviews on newer passive Gigabyte's solution (aka Silentpipe II), showed that it performs better than its predecessor, whew that previous Gigabyte cooling solutions was designed by Zalman actually, I bet they paid Zalman too low on that :lol: . The Asus solution might perform better (if they reused the radiator on arm style,the major problem is space constraint. However Asus Silent solution on X1600XT looks more convenience.

Another passive 7600GT planned was the Galaxy one, haven't seen any yet though :?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:39 am
by Weldingheart
Goldmember wrote:Found this Asus passive 7600gt product page via HueyCobra's link.
Nice find, cool, 8) Asus has revised 'The Arm' with adding secondary heatpipe&heatsink row at the back

Why did they made it GREEN :x

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:14 am
by HueyCobra
Goldmember wrote:Found this Asus passive 7600gt product page via HueyCobra's link.
Thanks for posting that link, Goldmember. I was hoping the 7600GT HS would be similar to that of the EAX1600XT-SLN, as I have many reservations about the arm. It's an inelegant solution to say the least.

I'm game to try the Gigabyte card with Silent-Pipe II, but would otherwise probably prefer an ASUS card.

I wonder if G83 may offer even better passive performance ...

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 5:32 am
by JVM
HueyCobra wrote:
Goldmember wrote:Found this Asus passive 7600gt product page via HueyCobra's link.
Thanks for posting that link, Goldmember. I was hoping the 7600GT HS would be similar to that of the EAX1600XT-SLN, as I have many reservations about the arm. It's an inelegant solution to say the least.

I'm game to try the Gigabyte card with Silent-Pipe II, but would otherwise probably prefer an ASUS card.

I wonder if G83 may offer even better passive performance ...
Well, this is really quick:

"nVidia G83 GPU is expected to be released in H2. G83 is a mid range GPU and the successor to the GeForce 7600, featuring the enhancements found in the G80 core."

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 1:04 pm
by HueyCobra
Um, yeah, I do read the info in my own links you know :P

Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 2:25 pm
by gitto
So out of the Asus, Gigabyte, and Galaxy designs, who do youse think has the better design?

I like the Gigabyte the most, the two-slot design looks solid and I can't imagine it will have any clearance problems (except for taking two slots of course).

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:51 pm
by HueyCobra
gitto wrote:So out of the Asus, Gigabyte, and Galaxy designs, who do youse think has the better design?

I like the Gigabyte the most, the two-slot design looks solid and I can't imagine it will have any clearance problems (except for taking two slots of course).
The Gigabyte design is very practical and tidy, although I have some lingering reservations about Silent-Pipe (probably due to this thread). I'd generally be confident in it though.

It's hard to know what to make of the Galaxy card as there's almost no information about it. This is all I could find about 7600GTs on Galaxy's site; more CeBIT images are available at Digit-Life, CDRinfo and this French site, but there's still no copy yet. One thing that looks promising however is that the 7600GT heatsink radiator exits the case, which could be very beneficial temp-wise.

There are some very interesting other teasers on those pages: high-end Galaxy cards with Arctic Cooling and Zalman (e.g. VF700) coolers, and a future all-copper passive 7900GTX. I'm going to be paying a lot more attention to Galaxy from now :shock:

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:04 pm
by Weldingheart
Nice find Hueycobra,
in my area Galaxy cards are pretty popular since they have relatively lower price compared to Big names and some already use zalman solution (&AC silencer for Glacier)

Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:00 pm
by JVM
In terms of silence, the Gigabyte Silent Pipe II looks best to me. Curiously, I saw the Gigabyte 7600 GT Silent Pipe II on the Quiet PC UK website listed as coming in a few days ago, but now that card is no longer listed on their site.

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:08 pm
by HueyCobra
Weldingheart wrote:Nice find Hueycobra,
in my area Galaxy cards are pretty popular since they have relatively lower price compared to Big names and some already use zalman solution (&AC silencer for Glacier)
I haven't had any experience with Galaxy before (mainly Gainward and MSI) but I'm certainly impressed with their investment in quiet/silent cooling. Lower price is always good but how's their build quality and bundles?
JVM wrote:In terms of silence, the Gigabyte Silent Pipe II looks best to me. Curiously, I saw the Gigabyte 7600 GT Silent Pipe II on the Quiet PC UK website listed as coming in a few days ago, but now that card is no longer listed on their site.
According to the 3 April press release, the GV-NX76T256D-RH is meant to be available now. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to spread through the chain.

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 9:53 pm
by gitto
I work for a retail computer store, and one of our suppliers now list the 7600GT SilentPipe II on their website. None in stock it seems, but it must be soon.

Now to find a way to justify buying one for myself...

Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:53 pm
by jmke
Asus got a passive 7800GT too fyi

Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 8:53 pm
by JVM
ZipZoomFly has the Gigabyte passive 7600 GT Silent Pipe II in stock with a $10 rebate (final price of $179 with free shipping):

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=322331

Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 2:27 am
by CA_Steve
JVM wrote:ZipZoomFly has the Gigabyte passive 7600 GT Silent Pipe II in stock with a $10 rebate (final price of $179 with free shipping):

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDe ... ode=322331
nice.