On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 11:48:04PM -0500, Robert Tsai wrote: > Can anyone identify passively-cooled (heatsink only, no fan) FX5200 > graphics cards with DVI output? > > I've only been able to identify the Gainward Pro/660 (VGFX5200DTL) on > the manufacturer website: > http://www.gainwardusa.com/products/vga_660dt.htm . Unfortunately, > this card seems to be rather hard to find (out of stock at most of the > big online retailers). > > I've seen hints of others (Inno3D Tornado, Asus V9520-X/TD-128), but > I'd like to be sure, because there is variation even within a > manufacturer. For example, the eVGA website shows passive heatsinks in > all their pictures, but when I ordered one, I discovered that it had a > fan. So now I don't trust website pictures without text; only > Gainward's website specifically identifies the passive cooling > mechanism. > > Thanks, > --Rob
Active cooling is not always bad. If you have a location in your case where air movement is stale, active is a good idea. A good case won't have a dead spot and so passive is prefered mostly because it's one less thing to go bad, as noise on it is so minor. --Brandon
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