Sparkle Silent 680

[Eureka]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187196

I didn't realize these were for sale in the US. Completely passive cooler. Twice the cost of my 7950 but I'm tempted now.

 

[2timer]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187196

I didn't realize these were for sale in the US. Completely passive cooler. Twice the cost of my 7950 but I'm tempted now.

My God. Beastly thing, isn't it? And I mean that in a good way. :awe:

 

[3DVagabond]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814187196

I didn't realize these were for sale in the US. Completely passive cooler. Twice the cost of my 7950 but I'm tempted now.

I was getting pretty excited, but I see fans.

 

[Arkadrel]

Somehow I dont trust a passive cooler on a 680.
Id slap a fan on there too just to be safe lol.

680s have a peak around 230-240watts (depending on model).
Thats ALOT for a passive cooler.

At the very least, Id think the Cabinet needed good airflow, if you where to put one of these in it.

 

[RussianSensation]

That card is not passively cooled. It has fans. This approach was already tried on the Gainward GTX680 and it turned out to be very disappointing wrt to quiet noise levels.

GTX680 is not really an upgrade from an 1100mhz 7950. $490 for a 1 year old GPU sounds like a waste of $ as well imo. If you got money to burn, just get the Titan.

 

[bgt]

$489,-....wow, thats really expensive

 

[RussianSensation]

$489,-....wow, thats really expensive

That's 680's pricing for you, with some models still going for $100 more than a competitor's GPU with a similar level of performance; and that's not even considering AMD's superior game bundle. ^_^

 

[bononos]

Colorful has a real passive cooler design. Its a 20 heatpipe monster that looks way too heavy for 2 screws and a pcie slot to hold it in place without ripping off from the mb.

 

[Eureka]

That card is not passively cooled. It has fans. This approach was already tried on the Gainward GTX680 and it turned out to be very disappointing wrt to quiet noise levels.

GTX680 is not really an upgrade from an 1100mhz 7950. $490 for a 1 year old GPU sounds like a waste of $ as well imo. If you got money to burn, just get the Titan.

Well, that's unfortunate.

Yeah, I read into some of the reviews and it's still actively cooled. It's not about the upgrade from the 7950... it's the pursuit of silence!

That colorful 680 looks interesting... the weight shouldn't be a problem if your mother board is horizontal...