Best Fanless GPU for everyday use

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'm considering replacing my 5770 with a fanless design GPU. What rates best among the fanless GPUs out there?

The machine is just a daily non-gaming rig with an i7 920.. less frequently I'll use Windows Live Movie Maker to encode vids if that makes any difference..

 

[dac7nco]

An HIS 7750, at least for a commonly available GPU. There's a nice GT430 from Asus, if you want nVidia and never, ever game.

Daimon

 

[monstercameron]

http://hexus.net/tech/news/graphics/55069-powercolor-launches-passively-cooled-radeon-hd-7850/

Hell yeah!

 

[Sleepingforest]

I don't know if the 7850 is a good idea; it's got a LOT more power flowing through it, and watts in means heat out. Since you'll be using the GPU minimally, it doesn't really make sense to upgrade (the 7750 is roughly as good as a 5770).

Also, why do you need a fanless design?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I want to omit the fan whine I am hearing from my 5770. I can hear it at 20% fan speed. There is a faint electrical whine that when I stop the fan with tape the noise disappears.

 

[lehtv]

For non-gaming and Windows Movie Maker using one monitor, literally any card should do

 

[Termie]

I'd go with a fanless HD6450, like this one for $~30AR: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102933

Since you're not gaming, I wouldn't bother with higher-end fanless designs. They still produce a lot of heat, so you'd need to watch your overall case cooling to make sure their GPUs don't overheat.

 

[Jimzz]

Yea with no gaming get a 6450.

The one Termie linked to above is a good choice.

 

[felang]

Yea with no gaming get a 6450.

The one Termie linked to above is a good choice.

+1

Have one in my HTPC and it works great.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

If I don't spring for a new 'Main Rig' platform with Haswell, I'll def pick up that 6450

Thanks everyone 🙂

 

[Aikouka]

I want to omit the fan whine I am hearing from my 5770. I can hear it at 20% fan speed. There is a faint electrical whine that when I stop the fan with tape the noise disappears.

It might sound silly to some, but one of the reasons why I didn't go with AMD for my latest video card is because I was tired of the awful fan noise. Prior to my GTX 680, my last three video cards were from ATi/AMD (4870, 5870, 6950), and I've grown to become easily annoyed by whiny fans, so I just couldn't stand the cooler. I've tried to describe the difference in person, and it's sort of a whir (AMD) vs. a woosh (nVidia).

Although, to be honest, if you just go with an open-air cooler, it probably wouldn't matter which company you went with. Also, since I don't own a 7000 series, I don't know if they have a better blower that isn't so whiny.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Yeah, that electrical whine is loud when everything else is quiet.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

How does the Nvidia 210 compare to the 6450?

 

[Rakehellion]

You need one of these.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

You need one of these.

If that thing was interchangeable with the next few generations of Nvidia GPUs I'd be sporting one of those too. For now though I'm wondering how the 210 compares to the 6450... gonna check the front Anandtech Bench page for stats..