Silent GPU
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Silent GPU
Hi,
I'm looking to buy a new graphics card. I has to be silent and able to run Unreal Tournament 3. I've got a PCI-E slot for it.
Any advice would be good.
Cheers.
Steve
I'm looking to buy a new graphics card. I has to be silent and able to run Unreal Tournament 3. I've got a PCI-E slot for it.
Any advice would be good.
Cheers.
Steve
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Hi,
Unfortunately, I don't know how stressful UT3 is on graphics cards.
If you want silence, Arctic Cooling's S1 fits on a X1950Pro, a 8800GT and a 3870. All these cards are relatively powerful so I don't think they will have a problem with UT3. BTW, what resolution do you plan to play at?
Unfortunately, I don't know how stressful UT3 is on graphics cards.
If you want silence, Arctic Cooling's S1 fits on a X1950Pro, a 8800GT and a 3870. All these cards are relatively powerful so I don't think they will have a problem with UT3. BTW, what resolution do you plan to play at?
UT3's engine is pretty awesome in its scaleability. You could run it on ancient cards, though it scales down so bad it will look like the original Doom.angelkiller wrote:Hi,
Unfortunately, I don't know how stressful UT3 is on graphics cards.
I'd suggest going for the passive version HD3850 if you're only playing this one new game. Good price/performance ratio on that card.
Well at the moment I've got an ATI x550. I replaced the v. noisy fan with an arctic cooling heatsink pack. I've tried playing UT3 but the graphics are VERY poor, rather doom-esque...
The recommended spec for UT3 is:
Thanks
Steve
The recommended spec for UT3 is:
I'll look about at the suggestions you've givenNVIDIA 6800GT/Ultra or 7800GT/GTX SLI
Thanks
Steve
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Thanks for the info, and I would definately agree that a 3850 would be an excellent recommendation.seraphyn wrote:UT3's engine is pretty awesome in its scaleability. You could run it on ancient cards, though it scales down so bad it will look like the original Doom.angelkiller wrote:Hi,
Unfortunately, I don't know how stressful UT3 is on graphics cards.
I'd suggest going for the passive version HD3850 if you're only playing this one new game. Good price/performance ratio on that card.
As for the power aspect:
6800 Ultra < 7800GTX < X1950Pro < 3850 < 3870 < 8800GT
As you can see, these cards I recommended are more powerful than the "recommended specs" and I honestly don't think SLI is needed to run this game smoothly. As mentioned earlier, I recommend the 3850, which costs about $180 and offers the best price/performance ratio. It is also compatible with AC's S1, so it will be completely silent. (But may run a bit hot) The 3850 will also run circles around your X550.
i'm in the same boat, looking for a silent GPU and i play UT and UT3. i require ATI so it will work with my ATI HDTV wonder. I have been leaning toward the Asus X1600 silent PCI-e , either 256 m or 512 m. However - I am not too picky about the UT3 performance, or any newer game performance for that matter - I'm currently using a Radeon X700 Pro and play mostly UT99 .
The Asus X1600 silent can be found for 85 bucks , I believe.
The Asus X1600 silent can be found for 85 bucks , I believe.
XFX or gigabyte?
I have an 8600gt that seems to be the loudest thing in the case so it's time for a passive GPU.
two that seem to be popular are:
Gigabyte 8600gts ($140)
or the XFX 8600gt passive for $140 also.
any preference between the two?
Sean
two that seem to be popular are:
Gigabyte 8600gts ($140)
or the XFX 8600gt passive for $140 also.
any preference between the two?
Sean