Cool PCIe graphic card?

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Cool PCIe graphic card?

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Hey, there!

I'm still searching for a "new" old PCIe graphic card with two DVI outs. It have to be quiet, cool and Win7 proof. Don't mind active or passive... At the moment I use WinXP, and don't want to change soon, but who knows. This is my board: GIGABYTE_GA-EP45-UD3R http://www.gigabyte.de/products/product ... id=2921#ov

I used Nvidia GT8600 256 MB passive, but it runs @80°C nearby my Scope ;( I tested Nvidia GT8500 256 MB (passive, runs @ 60°C) but have just one DVI (the second one is VGA). Nvidia FX 1800 768 MB is active (with a small fan) but relatively quiet and runs @ 40-50 C° BUT it have just one Dual-DVI. It seems that DVI splitters don't work here - I tested one now. The FX1800 has two Display Ports - but I just want real DVI, not the connectors/adapters/etc ...

Any Ideas?

Is thinking about the passive Nvidia NVS cards... May 440? Get they very warm? Any one is using them?

Cheers, Andreas
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Re: Cool PCIe graphic card?

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The adaptors don't effect the video signal at all, Display Port, DVI, and HDMI are all identical digital signals. So no loss of quality in using them.
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Re: Cool PCIe graphic card?

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Well, the Nvidia NVS 290 takes just 30 Watt, but it runs also at 60+ C°. So this passive graphic card produce enough heat too... ;( So I finally use a DisplayPort-DVI-adapter (@jksuperstar :)) on my Nvidia FX1800 (with fan). Its the coolest solution for me.
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Re: Cool PCIe graphic card?

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a quadro 2000 would be a option to
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