Fanless replacement for 7800GT
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:53 pm
Hello,
I'm currently trying to get my system as quiet as possible (without resorting to water cooling). So I have replaced my stock CPU cooler with a Scythe Mugen 2, and just recently (yesterday, actually) installed a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD. Also, I replaced the stock fan in my Antec power supply (NSK 3480 enclosure) with a Noctua, and replaced the fan on my Club3D 7800GT with an 80mm I had lying around.
Since I installed the SSD, my two "loudest" components are the Antec tricool fan (even at the lowest setting), and the videocard cooler. I plan on replacing the tricool with another Noctua fan, but I'm also considering replacing the videocard with a passively cooled fan. But I wonder how today's videocards compare in terms of performance with my 7800GT which, at the time, was a mid to high-end card. Not that I play a lot of games, but sometimes I do. Anyway, the review sites don't often compare these kind of cards directly, so I'm afraid I don't know what to expect. Can a fanless videocard match or exceed the performance of my 7800GT, and if so, which card do you recommend? Also, I'm looking to cut power consumption. Is that also possible with such a card?
Thanks.
I'm currently trying to get my system as quiet as possible (without resorting to water cooling). So I have replaced my stock CPU cooler with a Scythe Mugen 2, and just recently (yesterday, actually) installed a 256GB Crucial M4 SSD. Also, I replaced the stock fan in my Antec power supply (NSK 3480 enclosure) with a Noctua, and replaced the fan on my Club3D 7800GT with an 80mm I had lying around.
Since I installed the SSD, my two "loudest" components are the Antec tricool fan (even at the lowest setting), and the videocard cooler. I plan on replacing the tricool with another Noctua fan, but I'm also considering replacing the videocard with a passively cooled fan. But I wonder how today's videocards compare in terms of performance with my 7800GT which, at the time, was a mid to high-end card. Not that I play a lot of games, but sometimes I do. Anyway, the review sites don't often compare these kind of cards directly, so I'm afraid I don't know what to expect. Can a fanless videocard match or exceed the performance of my 7800GT, and if so, which card do you recommend? Also, I'm looking to cut power consumption. Is that also possible with such a card?
Thanks.