Any (better) silent alternatives for the Sapphire 9600XT Ultimate (has no fan)?!

[Dance123]

Hi,

I was wondering if there are any silent alternatives for the Sapphire 9600XT Ultimate (has no fan!), that are perhaps even better performers. I was considering a 9800 Pro with Zalman ZM80D-HP heatpipe cooler, but apparently the 9800 Pro doesn't allow to read the temperature (it doesn't have Overdrive), which is something I like to monitor to be safe!

So which good/better silent alternatives are there then that also allow you to monitor the temperature?! Is it still best to get an ATI card?!

Thanks in advance for all good suggestions!

 

[OMG1Penguin]

Get a bay temp monitor~

 

[Marsumane]

There are 9800 pro cards that actually have the R360 core. This is the core that is basically the 9800xt which means it has a temp monitor on the chip. You can find these on newegg for under $200. Heres a link to one that i reccomend:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-127-127&depa=0