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Gigabyte Geforce 6600GT Silent-Pipe II

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Operandi

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I'm putting this here rather then video due to it's passive heatsink. It looks like a fairly impressive design. Hopefully looks aren't deceiving and Gigabyte learned their lesson from their previous horrible passive line.
 
There are more efficient aftermarket passive VGA coolers out there (I'm looking at you, Thermaltake Schooner). This looks like a very bad compromise between price and cooling power.
 
Originally posted by: suszterpatt
There are more efficient aftermarket passive VGA coolers out there (I'm looking at you, Thermaltake Schooner). This looks like a very bad compromise between price and cooling power.
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First; this is a stock cooling solution, comparing it to any aftermarket cooler doesn?t make much sense. Second; since both price and performance are unknown so you're making baseless assumptions.

Assuming that it's put together correctly this looks like a very good solution for those that don't feel comfortable with aftermarket GPU heatsinks.
 
I've heard that a lot of the gigabyte coolers come with crappily applied thermalpaste, so you'll probably get better temps if you take the cooler off and reapply the TIM.
 
Originally posted by: Shadowknight
I've heard that a lot of the gigabyte coolers come with crappily applied thermalpaste, so you'll probably get better temps if you take the cooler off and reapply the TIM.
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I Love Gigabyte Video cards!! never had any issues with thermal paste or theremal pads!!
 
Originally posted by: Operandi
First; this is a stock cooling solution, comparing it to any aftermarket cooler doesn?t make much sense. Second; since both price and performance are unknown so you're making baseless assumptions.

Assuming that it's put together correctly this looks like a very good solution for those that don't feel comfortable with aftermarket GPU heatsinks.
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Assumptions yes, but not baseless. Larger/more heatsinks tend to give better cooling performance, and you can't put much more fins on a cooler than the Schooner does. And since most active aftermarket coolers are cheaper than passive ones, there's no reason to assume that a card that has such passive cooling out of the box is cheaper than if it had active. Plus it's a rarity, which means they can easily get away with charging a bit of extra for it.


You're right though that this is a convenient solution for silent freaks who don't feel like messing around with their vid cards.
 
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