passive 8800GT???

[vsboxerboy]

Not sure where exactly to put this, but I am looking at upgrading the vid card in my rig which functions as my 24/7 workstation, htpc, and gaming rig and is more importantly about 6-8 feet from me when I sleep.

I wanted to know if there are any passive 8800GT's that have been released. I found this:

http://www.sparkle.com.tw/News/SP8800GTpassive/news_SP8800GT_passive_EN.html

but can't seem to find it for sale. I don't care about ATI or Nvidia, but I'm looking in the 2-250 range and want to get a significant increase from my current 7600GT. Suggestions?

I looked at buying any card and getting an accelero s1 but I want the cooler to be on top of the card because it would allow heat to get out better in my p182.
I also looked at the HR-03 but it's kinda pricey

 

[visionviper]

The HR-03 with a low cfm fan will do wonders. The setup would be virtually silent.

 

[Biggles604]

The Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 will work fanless, but the addition of the turbo module makes a massive increase to performance and you cannot hear it until you are about 8" away from the open case. Cheap too.

 

[IDversusEGO]

most modern cooling fans on a good card are pretty quiet. if it isnt silent enough, use a compatible zalman product. Modern vid chips dont perform as well in passive configs.

 

[j3ff86]

Here you go: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134035

 

[Zorn]

Here you go: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814134035

Newegg's specs list this as Cooler: With fan, so it would seem like there IS a fan under there. It will probably be quieter than stock 8800GT's but if you are looking for completely passive cooling I don't think this is it.

 

[j3ff86]

Misprint. Here's the same cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186016

Edit: I guess it comes with fans and you can use them if you want.

 

[j3ff86]

There's also this 3850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102720 Not as fast as an 8800GT but a lot faster than a 7600 GT.

 

[Biggles604]

Misprint. Here's the same cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186016

That's the cooler I mentioned in my previous post. Idling hard drives are louder than the fan. My GPU core went from 78C to 42C under load. It's a brilliant cooler, Big though

 

[Tangent inc.]

i am going to sit on my 8600gts untill there are two slot passive coolers that are the same profile as the 8800gt. the current after market stuff will not fit in my fusion.

 

[vsboxerboy]

I really like that cooler, just wish that it was on the other side of the card so that it could effectively wick the heat out of my case. I feel like it's just going to stagnate in that configuration.