 benytoPremium
join:2000-07-09
Chico, CA | reply to inteller
Re: best 8600GT card for a quiet PC. I use the following from Gigabyte:
»www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA···tID=2577
I have been quite happy with it. I think Gigabyte makes very good passively cooled video cards. As long as there is decent air flow in your case this one will run fairly cool, even under full load for extended periods of time. I've had no problems whatsoever. |
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| said by benyto:...As long as there is decent air flow in your case this one will run fairly cool... I also have this card in my system, which is my third Gigabyte passively cooled card. Like Benyto says you definitely need good airflow. I have a near silent system (slow turning fans) so mine would idle around 58°c get up to 75°c during gaming. Since I only game occasionally, I ended up putting an undervolted slot cooler next to it. That and underclocking with ATi Tool dropped my idle temps about 10 degrees. You can always get model with a fan »www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a···14150229 and use a program like RivaTuner to control the fan speed if it's too noisy. |
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benytoPremium
join:2000-07-09
Chico, CA | said by narrowband5:... so mine would idle around 58°c get up to 75°c during gaming. Note that that is not terribly hot. The danger zone for these cards is somewhere around 140°c, if I remember correctly. My previous passively cooled card from Gigabyte, a 6600GT, ran at just over 100°c under full load. I used it for quite a while before replacing it with my current 8600GT. The 6600GT still works fine.
With 120mm Nexus fans in the front and rear of my case the airflow across the video card is more than sufficient in my setup. |
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