I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but
expensive)

Thanx alot in advance.
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Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
Nic

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:24:15 +0200
"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)

The other alternative is to get any 9800 Pro and put the same Zalman
heat sink on it that Sapphire uses--whether this well be cheaper than
the Sapphire board I don't know off hand.

> Thanx alot in advance.
> --
>
> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
> Nic
>
>
>


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Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 03:19:22 +0000, "J.Clarke" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:24:15 +0200
>"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
>> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
>
>The other alternative is to get any 9800 Pro and put the same Zalman
>heat sink on it that Sapphire uses--whether this well be cheaper than
>the Sapphire board I don't know off hand.
>
>> Thanx alot in advance.
>> --
>>
>> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
>> Nic
>>

Or one could easily make a blank PCI card to carry a quiet 80mm case fan and
mount it in the slot below the video card.

Just use the backplate of an old obsolete pci card and obtain a piece of f/glass
PCB. shape it to fit the pci slot. Remove the copper from the area where it
plugs in to the pci slot. Cut the hole out for the fan and you now have a
excellent virtually noise free solution for your video card and which gives
optimum cooling. Just put the original fan somewhere safe for when you resell
the card.

Just a suggestion which works well for me.

Regards

John

> Just a suggestion which works well for me.

Fine suggestion, thanx.

"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:wolib.6528$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db
> is the sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but
> expensive)

The Hercules has a silent cooling fan (< 28 dB according to the product
description)

http://us.hercules.com/mediaroom/pr/lookpr.php3?pr=186

AF.

"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:wolib.6528$(E-Mail Removed)...

> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
>

yikes. is the 35db constant or is it only under heavy load?

Another simple alternative:

Bend a spare slot cover 90 degrees so it is parallel to the video card.
Drill two holes in the metal to fit the screws in a 60mm or 800 mm case fan.
It will blow straight across the card, cooling the ram and pcb as well as
the gpu. That kind of airflow will allow you to replace the stock card
cooler with a larger passive sink, like a 486 hsf or cut-down socket A, etc.
Same cooloing, less noise, no cost.

"John" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 03:19:22 +0000, "J.Clarke" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 01:24:15 +0200
> >"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >
> >> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
> >> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
> >
> >The other alternative is to get any 9800 Pro and put the same Zalman
> >heat sink on it that Sapphire uses--whether this well be cheaper than
> >the Sapphire board I don't know off hand.
> >
> >> Thanx alot in advance.
> >> --
> >>
> >> Med venlig hilsen / Best regards
> >> Nic
> >>
>
> Or one could easily make a blank PCI card to carry a quiet 80mm case fan
and
> mount it in the slot below the video card.
>
> Just use the backplate of an old obsolete pci card and obtain a piece of
f/glass
> PCB. shape it to fit the pci slot. Remove the copper from the area where
it
> plugs in to the pci slot. Cut the hole out for the fan and you now have a
> excellent virtually noise free solution for your video card and which
gives
> optimum cooling. Just put the original fan somewhere safe for when you
resell
> the card.
>
> Just a suggestion which works well for me.
>
> Regards
>
> John

Time to experiment with water cooling ;-))

-=tom=-

2LG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:wolib.6528$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
>> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
>>
>
>yikes. is the 35db constant or is it only under heavy load?

I have no idea how many db my 9800p cranks out... not loud though...
http://members.rogers.com/5555/hsfinstall.jpg


"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Time to experiment with water cooling ;-))
>
> -=tom=-
>
> 2LG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >"Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >news:wolib.6528$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> >> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
> >> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
> >>
> >
> >yikes. is the 35db constant or is it only under heavy load?
>

ROFLMAO!!!!

Sweet!

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LBJGH stood up, at show-n-tell, and said:

> I have no idea how many db my 9800p cranks out... not loud though...
> http://members.rogers.com/5555/hsfinstall.jpg
>
>
> "Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Time to experiment with water cooling ;-))
>>
>> -=tom=-
>>
>> 2LG <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> "Nic" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>>> news:wolib.6528$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>
>>>> I need a 9800 pro card with a lower noise level than 35db - is the
>>>> sapphire ultimate my only choice? (silent but expensive)
>>>>
>>>
>>> yikes. is the 35db constant or is it only under heavy load?

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