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    Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Hi,

    I'm looking to reduce the noise of my system and it seems my HD2900 will have to make way for something passive.

    Can I have some suggestions please, and does anyone know what price my HD2900 would fetch?

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Quote Originally Posted by adsmithy View Post
    Hi,

    I'm looking to reduce the noise of my system and it seems my HD2900 will have to make way for something passive.

    Can I have some suggestions please, and does anyone know what price my HD2900 would fetch?

    Rgds,
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    Can't you buy a passive cooler for it?

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Scan sells this 3870 (passive) for £142.
    It'll be approximately the same level of graphics ability (perhaps a little better) than you currently have.
    My best guess for selling a 2900 - £100 max??
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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    I can thoroughly recommend the Leadtek 8800GT which I got from Overclockers.co.uk It has a Zalman cooler in place of the stock fan and is inaudible at its ootb settings.

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    You could install a HR03 on your current card. You will probably still need a fan unless you have amazing cooling in your case but the noise levels will still be greatly reduced over the stock cooler

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Thanks for the replies.

    I think I will go for another card, either the 3870 or 8800GT and sell my 2900.

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    I'm just bumping this back up because I am still to get a new card.

    Is there anything else on the market now in the £150 budget region to replace my HD2900 (Remember needs to be silent/passive)..

    Thanks

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    What about this?

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/1GB-G...VI-I-HDTV-HDCP

    Its significantly more powerful then your 2900, and silent at the same time.

    There is also this-

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/512MB...-DL-DVI-I-HDTV

    Edit: About the same as your 2900 in terms of performance,.
    Last edited by shadowmaster; 10-01-2009 at 12:46 AM.

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    The 9600GT is about the same level as a 3870 which was about the same as a 2900XT so all in all that would be a move sideways but it is obviously passive and will consume a lot less power than the 4850 which in my opinion should not be run passive unless the case has exceptionally high airflow.

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Saw this in a CCL email today.. http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...mpaign=VGA5048

    Not the best brand in the world and no idea how it performs, but £115 isnt bad 9800GT these days full stop!

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Quote Originally Posted by Webby View Post
    The 9600GT is about the same level as a 3870 which was about the same as a 2900XT so all in all that would be a move sideways but it is obviously passive and will consume a lot less power than the 4850 which in my opinion should not be run passive unless the case has exceptionally high airflow.
    Oh yes I forgot what the 9600GT was, (thinking of the 9800gt). Silly nvidia with all their names

    http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...-hd-4850-1gb/1

    Looking at the above review I agree that decent case cooling is a must, as it can get quite toasty.

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    I'm liking the 4850 ideas.

    I can go 1Gb w/ GDDR3 OR 512mb w/ GDDR4. Would these even themselves out in terms of performance?

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    i dnt think there is much difference in performance witht he GDDR4 version i would say your better off with extra Vram although even that is unlikely to make a huge difference unless you game above 1920*1200

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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    GDDR3 does have higher power consumption than GDDR4 though. The GDDR4 card does have a smaller power supply circuit too. This will mean potentially lower overclocking capability but may also mean that the design consumes less power too! This will mean a less hot card(at least for the memory and power supply circuits).

    http://en.expreview.com/2008/11/11/p...html#more-1250

    Here is a picture of the GDDR3 version:

    http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/P...ages/front.jpg
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    Re: Silent card to replace ATI HD2900

    Quote Originally Posted by mehmeh View Post
    Saw this in a CCL email today.. http://www.cclonline.com/product-inf...mpaign=VGA5048

    Not the best brand in the world and no idea how it performs, but £115 isnt bad 9800GT these days full stop!
    Sparkle is a very good brand, just not very common in the EU

    For £115 with a passive 9800gt is a good price (I've seen that cooler before but I just cannot remember who makes it )

    The one thing to remember with almost any passive cooler is you need good case air flow, but you can often tie a case fan onto a passive cooler to greatly improve temps and as long as you don't damage the cooler you'll not be breaking the warranty

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