[mythtv-users] Move from Nvidia 220 to what card?

[Bert Haskins]

On 10/30/2012 08:27 AM, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 30/10/12 02:35, Mark wrote:
>> On 2012-10-29 7:21 PM, Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
>>> On 30 October 2012 10:03, Mark <markhsa at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I have been using HDMI with a Nvidia 220 card for a couple of years 
>>>> quite
>>>> nicely, but need to upgrade the card.
>>> Why do you "need" to upgrade the card?
>>>
>>> Other than not supporting HD audio passthrough like DTS-HD MA, it's
>>> still today an excellent choice for myth, better in fact than most
>>> newer card when it comes to VDPAU
>> Fan noise and I lost the full size bracket.  However, people seem to 
>> feel that
>> the 220 is a good choice, so perhaps another 220 ( great price also! 
>> ) is likely
>> the way to go.
>>
> Can you replace the fan? Or use a separate fan, carefully positioned? 
> ...and you may be able to run without the bracket.
>
While we are on this topic, I've often wondered why they use horizontal
fins on video card and cpu coolers.
With vertical fins the air would travel along the surface and cool better
especially when the main case fan is the one on the bottom of the power 
supply.
This has been proven in some industrial applications.