[mythtv-users] Fanless graphics card suggestions?

Garry Cook garrycook at gmail.com
Fri Mar 11 03:22:26 UTC 2005


On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:16:58 -0500, Robert Tsai <rtsai1111 at comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 11:50:28PM +0000, Richard Holroyd wrote:
> > My current Geforce 440mx has a very load fan attached. Has anyone
> > got any suggestions/recommendations for a relatively cheap
> > replacement card that does not require such cooling and is available
> > in the UK? I nearly have my myth box down to acceptable noise
> > levels! Ah so close.
> 
> I just bought a Chaintech SH5200-128-DVI which has no fan.
> I know someone with an MSI FX5200-TD-128, which is also fanless.
> The Gainward Pro/660 TD/DVI (VGFX5200DTL) is also fanless.
> 
> Many NVidia FX5200-class cards are fanless.
> 
> Be wary of the newer 128-bit 5200 cards, I think many of those have
> fans (at least the eVGA 128-bit 5200 card has one).
> 
> It is hard to know which are fanless. Often the manufacturer's
> websites only have "reference pictures" (which is how I was
> unpleasantly surprised by the eVGA).
> 
> --Rob
> 

I bought my fanless FX5200 on ebay, $56 USD including shipping. It's
distributed by a company called Gigabyte Technology. Very happy with
it.

Garry


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