Need help getting a passive graphics card

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:16 am

Hi,

I have been using a eVGA 7300GS 256MB for sometime now (linky). The little fan on the card has begun driving me crazy. I cannot find any passive coolers that will fit this card.

I need advice on a new passive card. I am not a hardcore games, but I do occasionally play some games like Ghost Recon Advance Fighter(GRAW) and Rainbow Six. My current card is able to handle them, not at the highest settings but a low-moderate settings.

I need some card that can handle these games and also be able to run a LCD at 1600x1400, possibly even support 2 monitors in DVI mode.

Thanks,
Parminder

angelkiller · Post by **angelkiller** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:25 am

A passive 7600GT sounds like what you need. No whiney fan, and decent gaming performance. Linky

By chance if you're into watching HD movies, a fanless DX10 card features full HD acceleration.

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:54 am

I have been looking at that card, but some of the review of newegg complain about the card being unstable due to heat, do you have any experience with it

angelkiller · Post by **angelkiller** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 6:07 am

No experience myself, but there is a whole thread about it here.

[B] · Post by **[B]** » Tue May 01, 2007 12:00 pm

Hi,

I have another passive 7600GT (MSI NX7600GT-t2d256ez Heatpipe) for about three months now and it has been rock solid for me.

smilingcrow · Post by **smilingcrow** » Tue May 01, 2007 4:40 pm

You can buy passive 7300GS cards if you are happy with the performance. Gigabyte make one for starters.

SilentKev · Post by **SilentKev** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:07 pm

I just found this Nvidia 8600 GTS card on the MSI website:

model = NX8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_sp ... &class=vga

The webpage shows heatpipes and claims to be silent so it must be passively cooled. Would this be the most powerful passively cooled card available?

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Wed May 02, 2007 5:56 am

Some threads for you.

viewtopic.php?t=40096

viewtopic.php?t=39627

paramthegreat · Post by **paramthegreat** » Mon May 07, 2007 10:04 am

i finally found a buyer for my existing card. i am hoping that 7600GT passive card would be a significant upgrade to justify almost 2 times the cost of my current card. i would rather not spend all that money unless it is going to be worth it.

smilingcrow wrote:You can buy passive 7300GS cards if you are happy with the performance. Gigabyte make one for starters.