The heat emission level in contemporary ( average price segment ) video card is raising and even the passage to new technological standards can not hold this process. Some users do not desire to get noisy cooling systems, but they do not reject the new possibilities allowed by new video cards generation . Specifically, for this category , video card producers propose the passively cooled solutions...
We already reported about video card GeForce 8600 GTS with passive cooling system from gigabyte company , recently similar product appeared also from asus . This new card is called : asus EN8600GTS silent/HTDP/256M, it is equipped with 256 mb GDDR- 3 memory and works at standard frequencies 675/2000 MHz. Producer asserts that with the absolute quite cooling system, using this passive cooler it was possible to reduce the video chip temperature by five degree Celsius relatively to video card with standard active cooler .
This video card occupies the space of two expansion slots . The cooler base and radiator are connected with two thermal tubes.
The third thermal tube connects the basic radiator with additional one .
Given video card is already available in Japan, its price begins from $245.
The passively cooled versions radeon HD 2600 XT did not appear on the market, such video card series geForce 8600 GTS is one of few versions that support directX 10 and passive cooling in this price category. Related Products :
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