- Sep 28, 2009
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Hi everyone.
I'm in the process of building a new rig based around a MSI P55 GD65 & i7 860, the only item I'm not to sure about is my video card all i know for sure is i want a passively cooled card, I'm far from a gamer so nothing fancy is needed, right now i have CRT (D-SUB) monitor and TV, monitor will be upgraded within 6 months so card should have 1 DVI output (will just use converter for current monitor), TVOut (as that is what i use right now to watch stuff from PC to TV) and HDMI as I will be using that when i upgrade to HDTV at some stage.
I have heard that there can be issues with high spec fanless cards if you don't have great cooling in the case, well i have an old Antec SX1030 with 4 x Xilence Red Wing 80mm Quiet Fan (2 in and 2 out), I'll be the first to admit i know very little about graphic cards, I mean right now i'm running a ATI 9600Pro so that should give you some idea of how long it's been since i looked at this part of the machine.
So in brief i need a "passively cooled/TVOut/DVI and HDMI" I don't mind if it's an older model after all what is ebay for? My budget is £100 (UK Based) I have no preference as far as ATI or Nvidia are concerned if you need any more info from me then please feel free to ask.
All1
I'm in the process of building a new rig based around a MSI P55 GD65 & i7 860, the only item I'm not to sure about is my video card all i know for sure is i want a passively cooled card, I'm far from a gamer so nothing fancy is needed, right now i have CRT (D-SUB) monitor and TV, monitor will be upgraded within 6 months so card should have 1 DVI output (will just use converter for current monitor), TVOut (as that is what i use right now to watch stuff from PC to TV) and HDMI as I will be using that when i upgrade to HDTV at some stage.
I have heard that there can be issues with high spec fanless cards if you don't have great cooling in the case, well i have an old Antec SX1030 with 4 x Xilence Red Wing 80mm Quiet Fan (2 in and 2 out), I'll be the first to admit i know very little about graphic cards, I mean right now i'm running a ATI 9600Pro so that should give you some idea of how long it's been since i looked at this part of the machine.
So in brief i need a "passively cooled/TVOut/DVI and HDMI" I don't mind if it's an older model after all what is ebay for? My budget is £100 (UK Based) I have no preference as far as ATI or Nvidia are concerned if you need any more info from me then please feel free to ask.
All1
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