Passive cooled 5750 - any good?

[martinrunge]

Hi,

I have just ordered a system with the following specs:

MSI P55-CD53 Intel P55 DDR3 socket 1156
Arctic Alpine 11 Pro S775/1156 95w
Arctic Fan 12 120mm 1500RPM 23db
Intel Core i5 750 2.66 GHz 8MB 95W Box Socket 1156
Kingston Value RAM DDR3 4GB PC3-1333 kit CL9
WD Caviar Green WD10EADS 1000GB SATA 32MB-
Antec Sonata 3 Earthwatt 500Watt HD + eSata fron

It is supposed to be a quiet pc and therefore I have also ordered a:

Club 3D Radeon PCI-E HD5750 Passive 1GB DDR5 HDMI

However, I´m not that familiar with passive cooling and I´m a little concerned about the heat it creates and therefore having second thoughts.

Has anybody tried this card yet, and if so could you please tell me how hot it gets in idle and during load and whether this is something to be concerned about?

 

[yacoub]

Instead of just blindly ordering it, Google for some reviews first. And if you can't find any, then ask around on forums to see if anyone has one and can speak to the actual temps it runs. If not, then just wait. Never blindly order. Hopefully it's a great card.

 

[Zap]

However, I´m not that familiar with passive cooling and I´m a little concerned about the heat it creates and therefore having second thoughts.

Haven't tried that particular card, but I have run cards passively.

What you'll need to understand is that passive only means "no fan on it." It does not mean "does not need airflow." The theory is that a 120mm case fan should be sufficient to keep it cooled if your case already has decent front-back airflow. Now, if you have a crappy case that doesn't have front vents or if you undervolt the exhaust fan too much, then you could encounter overheating.

 

[Stefan Payne]

I wouldn't buy it and instead go for an Arctic Cooling cooled 5750 like HIS HD5750 Icooler IV or the Powercolor 5750.

But even the reverence version shouldn't be loud, so every HD5750 should be fine - there is no need for a passive version wich mostly doesn't work without proper air flow.

 

[blanketyblank]

Honestly I don't think you need the gpu passive. I have the 5770 with egg shaped cooler which should be the same as the 5750. It idles at about 35 C and it is very quiet so I can't hear it above my other case fans or even my hard drive which is a WD 640 blue supposedly one of the quieter HDs out there.
I think you'll likely hear the PSU will drown out the noise of the GPU. I've had an earthwatt 500 before and unless they've changed it's relatively quiet but still quite audible. The only time this may change is if you ramp up the fan on the gpu, but you'd only need to do so if you need the power/overclock in which case I think it's better to have the option.

 

[jacktesterson]

I only have a 4670 (for a HTPC), and I cannot hear my video card fan at all running. I have the HIS Turbo-cool version of it...its very wide (takes 2 slots) but it runs very quiet.

 

[Stefan Payne]

The HD4670 is a different story.

I have a Sapphire 4670 with the same Cooler my HD5750 has and there are quite some differences in the temperature of the cards.
While the 4670 never really gets hot (so under 50°C) the 5750 gets dramaticaly hotter - about 20°C.

Well the 4650 doesn't have a 6pin PCIe connector while the 5750 has...

 

[Farfrumhumpn]

I tried passively cooled once then I figured a silent OTES cooler is way better. Sadly there doesn't seem to be any good after market OTES coolers for the HD 5870 yet.

 

[BadOmen]

I have a Gigabyte x1650pro passive, and I terribly regret buying it.
It caused system crashes in every 3d game since day 1, even after I figured out that the card cannot hold it without a fan when under stress. Plus, the monster HS gets too close to the North Bridge HS and the whole thing becomes ultra hot.

Now I think the HS got loose (the thing needs a fan even at idle now), and I have to remove it to reseat it. But how to remove those horrible heatpipes and three-piece heatsink?

My tip: don't mess with passive. I would take the noise instead of the headaches.

 

[Imp]

Check out some customer reviews on Newegg. Apparently, it works, but the heatsink gets too hot too touch; a bit 'duh', but considering it's size...

Personally, it'd be nice, but I feel safer having a fan when the load ramps up.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I can run my 4850 passively on an Accelero S1

And judging from pics it looks like they're using a customized S1. So with a naturally cooler GPU + same heatsink I think you should be fine. The only situation I might be concerned is if you live in a dirty/dusty and hot environment and you have extremely poor case ventilation.