On 04 feb 2005, at 09.00, Brandon Beattie wrote:
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.
Well, I used ASUS version of the 5200 with active cooling and let me tell you – its noise was _far_ from "minor". Actually, I had to buy a new cooling kit for it as the noise level was intolerable (for me). YMMV as usual though.
Kindly, Didde
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