..powerful passive cooling card?

[Warp01]

I'm on the market for a new passive cooling card capable of 2560x1600. I have a passive cooling Geforce 8800 GT, but it can't reach that resolution.

I mainly watch films, surf the web and game occassionally (Flight Simulator).

Regards

 

[yh125d]

Technically a passive 8800GT could do 2560 it just wouldnt very well

But you can passively cool a lot of cards, I wouldn't really go past a 5850 though. Buy a normal card and an AC accelero S1 and a couple fans, just be sure the VRMs have little heatsinks on them and stay cool enough (under 110c or so under load should be enough, lower would be better)

 

[lsv]

PowerColor launches passive Radeon HD 5750

http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16290/34/

I'm sure there are others.

 

[MagickMan]

Passive WITH performance isn't easy. If I had to do it, I'd grab a 5850 and get a Thermalright Spitfire w/ VRM-R5, but it isn't cheap and it's rather bulky (TWSS).

If you want "really damned quiet" you could grab something similar my setup. Maybe get a reference 5850 and mod it with a Thermalright TRad-2, 1100RPM 120mm Gentle Typhoon, and VRM-R4. Way less noise than the stock cooler (I can't hear mine at all) and it performs better to boot. It would handle 25x16 gaming without many compromises.

 

[Warp01]

Thank you.
I think I'll buy the powercolor. It's enough for me because I'm an ocassional gamer.

I have always had nVidia cards: ¿is ATI quality as good as nVidia?

Regards.

 

[Leyawiin]

The HD 5750 is probably the strongest with the HD 4850 not far behind. There isn't a dime's worth of difference quality-wise between Nvidia and ATI. Get the best one for the best price that suits your needs.

 

[faxon]

the 5750 isnt gonna be a massive boost over an 8800GT, though it's definitely faster. i would honestly go for a 5850 with the new thermalright spitfire cooler.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3637/quick-look-thermalright-spitfire-vrmr5

pair that with a case like the HAF932 (huge side fan blowing on it) and you should get reasonable temps. if you're ONLY EVER going to play FSX tho, look at benchmarks specifically for that game with newer cards and see what fits your bill @ 2560x1600 best