quietest 9800 ?

[Kaama]

Ive heard that that some fans are considerably louder than the 9700's.

Anyone had a chance to compare, I'm looking at non pros as well as pros

Thanks.

 

[Schadenfroh]

how about the silent heat pipe?

 

[ironique]

Most 9800 are based on the reference BBA design. I can only think of the Gigabyte 9800 Pro that has a different HSF than the reference ATI HSF. So there won't be much difference which 9800 Pro you buy, they'll generally sound the same. I wouldn't know about 9800 non-pros though.

 

[McArra]

Hercules makes nice looking silent active cooling systems. My 9700Pro is very quiet <25db.

 

[Lonyo]

Sapphire just released a 9800 with Zalman heatsink (ie: silent cooling).

See here

 

[nRollo]

I'd be buying an OEM 256MB 9800 for $450 waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyy before I'd pay $570 for one with a Zalman

Like you could even hear the fan on any of them anyway.....

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Sapphire just released a 9800 with Zalman heatsink (ie: silent cooling).

See here

Your perfect solution!

 

[BoomAM]

Double Post.