Emyr wrote:

rcman wrote:i bought this gpu.....the temp was 44 degree celcius in my antec performance p182 box

This doesn't mean much unless you tell us what the rest of your airflow setup is...

it's the default setup in an antec p182.
Three tricool fans on LOW-setting inside the chassi.
that's it

oh sorry, my bad. I mean under idle of course. haven't tried it under load yet

i am not that sure about the official name, but the one i am talking about is the one mentioned in the topic...the gigabyte 1 gb, hd4850, multi-core cooling gpu.

i bought this gpu.....the temp was 44 degree celcius in my antec performance p182 box

What about the Powercolor 4850 - it has a fan, but is said by this review: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4850_PCS/30.html to be the quietest fan-cooled card they have ever seen. It makes no sense to me to get a hot passively-cooled card which necessitates two system fans to make ...

bought this one...have an antec p182....any guesses on what the temps will be at?