Which videocard for P4C800E-DeLuxe ?

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Barend

Hi all,
The fan on my Radeon 8500 died, and trying to replace by a passive
cooler failed as it needed too much legroom...ah well always hated the
buzzing fan...
Could some kind soul please advise a card:
a) not breaking the bank;
b) passive cooler;
c) good pic for std Windows applications and photo's, no gaming here.
I am considering some ATI but which one has a passive cooler?

Thanks
Barend
 
Barend wrote:

The fan on my Radeon 8500 died, and trying to replace by a passive
cooler failed as it needed too much legroom...ah well always hated the
buzzing fan...
Could some kind soul please advise a card:
a) not breaking the bank;
b) passive cooler;
c) good pic for std Windows applications and photo's, no gaming here.
I am considering some ATI but which one has a passive cooler?
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You may look at the ATI Sapphire Ultimate Editions, e.g.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/VGA/9600-xt-ult.asp

Roy
 
Barend said:
Hi all,
The fan on my Radeon 8500 died, and trying to replace by a passive
cooler failed as it needed too much legroom...ah well always hated the
buzzing fan...
Could some kind soul please advise a card:
a) not breaking the bank;
b) passive cooler;
c) good pic for std Windows applications and photo's, no gaming here.
I am considering some ATI but which one has a passive cooler?

Thanks
Barend
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A cheap replacment may be the Ti4200, which is about 100$USD or so;
or a trendy one like ATI 9600XT, probably twice the above price.

The 9600XT is quite fast, but there is a nagging problem of blank (totally
black)
screen at cold boot; except one temporary fix is also turning power off of
the monitor. Please read other posts about 9600XT.

Max
 
Barend said:
Hi all,
The fan on my Radeon 8500 died, and trying to replace by a passive
cooler failed as it needed too much legroom...ah well always hated the
buzzing fan...
Could some kind soul please advise a card:
a) not breaking the bank;
b) passive cooler;
c) good pic for std Windows applications and photo's, no gaming here.
I am considering some ATI but which one has a passive cooler?
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Personally, if your not going to do 3d gaming, dont pay for a card thats
designed
for 3d gaming.

IMO, the best 2D and dual/triple monitor support comes from the Matrox
cards,
and short of a full workstation card, your not going to find truer color
representation,
and sharper picture than from a Matrox.

just my .02 cents
 
Barend said:
a) not breaking the bank;
b) passive cooler;
c) good pic for std Windows applications and photo's, no gaming here.
I am considering some ATI but which one has a passive cooler?
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If you need no 3d performance for games, aware of ATI and nVidia
Graphics Adapter. Take a look at Matrox G550 -> best image quality, best
2d performance, best dual-head features => excellent choice.

Christian
 
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