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choice between 2 silent graphics cards

crol · 2006-05-11 15:15:10

i have to choose between the following passively cooled graphics cards -Gigabyte 6600GT Silent Pipe,128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express, Tv-Out, DVI-I XFX GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDRII eXtreme this pc will be used a pvr and for a little gaming. which would you choose and why?

11-05-2006 04:15PM

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crol

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i have to choose between the following passively cooled graphics cards -
Gigabyte 6600GT Silent Pipe,128MB GDDR3 PCI-Express, Tv-Out, DVI-I

XFX GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDRII eXtreme

this pc will be used a pvr and for a little gaming.

which would you choose and why?

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#2 11-05-2006 05:36PM

8T8

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7600GS

Why;
7600GS=6600GT in performance
256MB instead of 128MB
Enhanced version of Purevideo for dealing with HD content

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#3 11-05-2006 05:46PM

crol

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thanks, as im finding it hard to compare all the different nvidia cards.

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#4 12-05-2006 01:31PM

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what is a passively cooled card?

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#5 12-05-2006 02:13PM

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KamiKazi wrote:

what is a passively cooled card?

no moving parts ? as in no fan going 90

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