A question for Gigabyte 2600xt *passive cooling* card owners

[AnitaPeterson]

Hi there,

I'm looking at buying the Gigabyte Radeon HD 2600XT (with passive cooling)... but I'm wondering, when I look at the card, if it's going to fit in my Thermaltake Bach case...

Can anyone who has this card measure the heatsink overhead (preferably in centimetres, since I'm not good at figuring out Imperial units...) ? In other words, how much more does the heatsink extend beyond the limit of the PCB?

Thanks much...

 

[Rockhound1]

I just put one of these in my father's computer. It certainly sticks up less than 2 cm. Maybe closer to 1 cm.

 

[coercitiv]

Here's some photos with rulers on top for reference. The card is a bit over 11cm tall and around 20cm long. In terms of height, the heatsink extends around 1.5 cm from the limit of the PCB.

Very nicely built card, looks like it can last quite a while. Dead silent, no whine. VRAM is a bit restrictive though, and I'm a bit worried about AMDs driver support going forward. Can't complain too much in the current market though.

 

[thilanliyan]

Holy necro! 😀

 

[bba-tcg]

We finally get this sorted!!