What's the fastest PASSIVE-cooled card?

[bluemax]

Something with no fan... I'm aware of the Sapphire Radeon 9700 w/ Zalman but that's both too large and too expensive...

I'm thinking of just regular video cards no more than $150 or so... something without ELABORATE cooling... just a simple heatsink.

I see Radeon 9000/7500's and GF4MX-440's... anything better with passive cooling? Silent is good!

 

[Mingon]

just by the thermal take passive cooler

 

[bluemax]

Won't fit in a Shuttle, most likely. I also don't want big, expensive cooling systems for a not-so-expensive video card! :Q

 

[Peter]

The Radeon 9000 cards are pretty good. Just see to it that you don't get one with a too slow RAM interface - there are plenty variants around.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

geForce FX5200

/runs from pending flames

- M4H

 

[bluemax]

Haven't seen a 5200 for sale yet? [shrug]

 

[Intelman07]

Originally posted by: bluemax
Haven't seen a 5200 for sale yet? [shrug]

Sure they are on newegg.com

 

[bluemax]

I must've missed it. Was looking at PCI cards thinking I would get a Shuttle SV25... got a SK41G instead.
EDIT: Not that I missed much, what a DOG! :|