Quiet/Cool Radeon 5670/6670 for HTPC?
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:54 am
Anyone has a recommendation on a quite/cool Radeon 5670 or 6670?
There are some fanless cards, BUT, I was told that due to restrictions of airflow in HTPC, a card with a quiet fan would work better, but it's almost impossible to tell which card/manufacturer has a better cooling system used.
Some options I've looked at are the Sapphire cards below... it's weird they make TWO exactly same cards with only notable difference the cooling... any idea which would be better?
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... id=1&leg=0
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... id=1&leg=0
There are some fanless cards, BUT, I was told that due to restrictions of airflow in HTPC, a card with a quiet fan would work better, but it's almost impossible to tell which card/manufacturer has a better cooling system used.
Some options I've looked at are the Sapphire cards below... it's weird they make TWO exactly same cards with only notable difference the cooling... any idea which would be better?
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... id=1&leg=0
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentatio ... id=1&leg=0