I bought a box of sealed AGP Nvidia 6200 128MB video cards for about $10/piece and planned to use them to assemble a few low end PCs. I also go some work computers (non-gaming PCs) that are currently using a Radeon 9600 128MB, 9200 128MB, 9200SE 64MB, and FX5200 128MB. I'm wondering if I should replace the above video cards with the 6200s. I know that in non-gaming situation, I could get by with less however since I already own the cards, I figured I would like to use the better of them if I can.
Another thing, in this lot of 6200s, even though they are from the same brand (Kaser) which probably rebadges someone else's cards, I got about 6 cards that use active cooling and the rest use passive cooling--some using larger fans than from the reference design. If I do not need the computer to be silent, should I use the active cooling version or use the passive cooling? My rationale is that with passive cooling, it runs hotter but I do not have to worry about the fan going out. Whereas with active cooling, the chip runs cooler and I doubt the fan will go out anytime soon. So what are your thoughts?
Another thing, in this lot of 6200s, even though they are from the same brand (Kaser) which probably rebadges someone else's cards, I got about 6 cards that use active cooling and the rest use passive cooling--some using larger fans than from the reference design. If I do not need the computer to be silent, should I use the active cooling version or use the passive cooling? My rationale is that with passive cooling, it runs hotter but I do not have to worry about the fan going out. Whereas with active cooling, the chip runs cooler and I doubt the fan will go out anytime soon. So what are your thoughts?
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