Video card with fans or non fan?

[Hanamichi]

Should i get the video card with fan or card with other cooling solutiion?Till now i am thinking of getting one with fan.

 

[elitehacker]

It really depends what you want to use that card for, if its just for movie viewing and not for gaming, then I would go for an inactively cooled graphics card because it will not contribute to the noise, however if you want to game with it, then I suggest you get an actively cooled graphics card because that way you can overclock abit using stock cooling.

 

[Hanamichi]

I will surely use it for gaming.Now tell me with fan or others?

 

[Hanamichi]

come on help me pls which one stays much cooler while playing games?With fan or fanless?

 

[StrangleHold]

Well theres a few fanless models that cool pretty good but in general models with fans cool better.

 

[Hanamichi]

thanx a lot stranglehold.Now i will go with fans one.

 

[Geoff]

If your going to be gaming then you wont find a video card thats cooled without a fan.

The only advantage to a passive cooled video card is that it's quieter.

 

[Hanamichi]

Lol I was even thinking of getting fanless one because previously i used FX5500 fanless and worked well.

 

[chupacabra]

Depends on how big is teh fan, if it's huge like the ones gecube uses then i prefer to buy a fan-less

 

[oscaryu1]

Ive seen a type of card that has 2 fans and blows toward the video card...to cool it.

 

[Burgerbob]

Ive seen a type of card that has 2 fans and blows toward the video card...to cool it.

That tends to be what they are for.

I would get a VC with a fan,
1. better cooling, of course.
2. Try finding a good card with passive cooling!

 

[Hanamichi]

Does XFX8600GT stays cool enuogh while gaming?Because I own C2D E6300 and its idle temp is 40*c which I think is little high.And in my opinion such temp is because of my case as it has only one exhaust fan(small) at back.So will this card stays cool enough to play latest games?

 

[eric92park]

Fan!

I go for Fan

Depends on how big is teh fan, if it's huge like the ones gecube uses then i prefer to buy a fan-less

Yea, in that case, no fan becuase you could always get a heatsink
Well or Water-Cooled , just for fun(It's not safe thought if you don't set it up right because the liquid might leak and mess your comp up and other wierld cases too)

 

[Hanamichi]

Since XFX has launched 8600GT Fatality,How cool will it remain while gaming?As I will be gaming a lot and doing video works too.

 

[Hanamichi]

Actually it's XFX 8600GT Fatal1ty.Anyone pls.Coz within two weeks I am buying one.