Matrox M9140 - passively cooled?

[utahraptor]

Does the benefit of having 512K width memory bus outweigh the downside of not being actively cooled?

 

[ViRGE]

If you're looking at Matrox cards then you're obviously not concerned with performance. I would not even worry about memory bus width and focus on your other needs.

 

[Arkadrel]

What Virge said... Matrox doesnt make anything speedy when it comes to 3D performance.

Im not really sure why anyone would buy a matrox card at this point... but again like Virge said its not for its performance (so dont worry about bus lengths or anything).


OBS!

Operating Systems Supported (from newegg) =
Microsoft Windows XP (32/64bit), Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64bit), Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008 (32/64bit)

Doesnt mention Windows 7....

 

[BTA]

Matrox was seriously impressive for 2D quality back in the day. And they had a couple entries in the 3D arena that were decent performers with very good picture quality, but this was back in the TNT and 3Dfx years.

I imagine they have stayed in their niche of 2D quality and multi-display setups at this point.

 

[Chiropteran]

The OP seems backwards.

Does the benefit of having 512K width memory bus outweigh the downside of not being actively cooled?

Passive cooling is a bonus, not a downside.

 

[-Slacker-]

Personally, I'd be scared to use a 512 bit vc that's passively cooled. Remember the last time a company made a 512 bit card?...hd2900xt ... yeah...