quiet card that will fit in a shuttle?

[TaylorD]

I am not sure if a VGA silencer would fit in the case, so whats the upper level of cards that dont have fans? (heatsinks only?)

I need it to fit in a Shuttle ST61G4

Thanks for any advice.

 

[Matthias99]

The best cards you can currently get fanless are the Sapphire RADEON 9800Pro/XT "Ultimate" edition cards -- but I'm not sure if these will fit in your Shuttle (at the very least, it'll eat up your PCI slot). You can also buy the same cooler (the Zalman ZM80C-HP, or the new ZM80D) and mount it on most video cards, though it voids the warranty on the card to do so (and, again, it might not fit). I don't know if this will fit on the next-gen cards (X800, 6800).

The fastest fanless 1-slot card I know of is the RADEON 9600. Slower than the 9800Pro by quite a bit, though.

 

[Megamorph]

Is the Radeon 9600 the best option for a fanless card without spending $400?

 

[Dman877]

You could get a quieter 9800 Pro... the MSI RX9800 is almost silent...