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If this is real news it is going to be just amazing- a really strong card with 0 db!!!
Here is a link from TechPowerUp: http://www.techpowerup.com/135146/Power ... -Card.html
If it will be available I will be the firts one to buy this,believe me...
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GPUs are designed to survive very high temperatures. If it comes fanless out of the factory, you can bet the other components can be safely cooked as well. 100 C is not a problem as long as the card stays stable. I'd be more worried about the components not cooled by the Accelero and VRM/memory heatsinks.Anatorax wrote:Looks amazing, but I trust the passive cards from manufacturers no more after my 5750 reached 100C under Furmark within 4 minutes, despite good cooling. Nothing will beat the Accelero S1 I got on my 6850.
i wouldnt have clicked on the thread if i didnt know it was that important though...boost wrote:Thanks for pointing it out with just enough exclamation marks. The sixth one really did it for me.
I think they are worried about NB coolers getting in the way. The space above the graphics slot is a scary unknown!fumino wrote:why doesnt anybody make their passive cards in reverse... like pcb on the bottom, and it extends into the slot above it with all the hardware, and a decent backplate too...
The XFX 7950 GT passive card was. Mine lasted 4 years but died a few days ago. Would have hoped for 5 years. Anyways, I'm looking at getting this card. Hopefully it comes out soon.fumino wrote:why doesnt anybody make their passive cards in reverse...
Check out the Sapphire Passive 4670:fumino wrote:
on topic: why doesnt anybody make their passive cards in reverse... like pcb on the bottom, and it extends into the slot above it with all the hardware, and a decent backplate too... seems like it would be more efficient than having all that heat rise straight into the card itself.... i cant imagine that it'd be too hard to do.
Removing a few of the expansion slot covers should allow air to come in through the back of the case and go through the card's heatsink.K9-Cop wrote:Question:
I've got an Antec Solo, with one rear Scythe 120 fan in the back, and a Seasonic PSU pushing air out the back too. Is that enough cooling for this card, with its heatsink on the bottom side? Kind of seems like a lot of dead space to me.
That is a Gigabyte 5750 or 5770 Silent Cell not the Power Color fanless 6850.Modo wrote:Well, somebody is already using it. I found a pic in a rig on a Polish board. The case is a Lian Li PC-X500, the PSU is a Seasonic X-460. It was taken before the system was complete, I think.
nah, I reckon it's a Gigabyte's 4850 - see that weird protruding thingy at the side?Modo wrote:Well, somebody is already using it. I found a pic in a rig on a Polish board. The case is a Lian Li PC-X500, the PSU is a Seasonic X-460. It was taken before the system was complete, I think.
Sounds like you are likely much better off to just buy a stock 6850 and add an after market cooler like arctic cooling with VRM heatsinks.Tzupy wrote:My advice for buyers: remove cooler, put some small heatsinks on the bare VRM mosfets, then reseat cooler,
preferrably with a better thermal paste than whatever was on the GPU ( maybe they cheaped on it too ).
If you still get temps too high for your taste, zip-tie a 500 rpm Slipstream on it, and then enjoy.
That was 99c with NO CASE FANS. Do you really run your case with no exhaust or intake fans? Even the cheapest cases come with a 120mm rear fan.ballcall2 wrote:99°? I will pass...
I wish this card was avalaible 4 months ago...Once the card runs at around 102°C it will throttle down to 600 MHz clock speed which will significantly reduce performance but ensures the card does not overheat.
Triple slot cooler
Requires some case airflow to stay cool
Overdrive limits too low
Runs at reference design clocks only
No support for CUDA / PhysX