[mythtv-users] ATI Radeon 9250 Vs Nvidia GeForce 5200

[Bob]

Raphael Pooser wrote:
> Bob wrote:
> 
>>Sorry for rehashing an old topic but it is quite important as I’ll be 
>>getting 3 of them for my current crop of Athlon XP powered ECS K7S5A 
>>systems that I already have passive CPU heat syncs for, and will pick up 
>>silent PSUs for to run as silent diskless frontends as a retirement plan 
>>for them (going to build, big, low power, back, end... must, stop, 
>>grinning... must, stop, thinking, in staccato...)
> 
> Sorry this isn't in response to your question, but, which passive 
> heatsinks are you using on your XP's and what are the model numbers of 
> the processors.  Just wondering what kind of solution you're using 
> because there aren't a lot of viable passive only solutions for Athlon 
> XPs as there pretty hot - so I'm interested.
> Raphael

The XPs are 3200s & I’ve got a couple of these
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/4in1heatpipe/cl-p0071SonicTower/cl-p0071.htm
and they are as cool as the flip side of your pillow, for more info, see 
my previous post.
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/users/164933#165044

When thay're diskless frontends I plan to mount them on the wall 
(depending on she who must be obayed).