GeCube SilenCool X800XL Fanless Graphics Card

**MIG-31** · Jul 20, 2005, 09:22 AM

PC and noise are two things that inevitably tend to be closely related. There are ways of separating the two, as we demonstrated in this feature but doing these things takes time and money.

Possibly the biggest source of noise in your PC is likely to be your graphics card. The GPUs that power the latest high-end 3D chips are now more complicated than CPUs. And as the transistors count goes up, so does the heat generated. The end result is inevitably bigger and noisier cooling solutions.
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Jul 20, 2005, 09:22 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	GeCube SilenCool X800XL Fanless Graphics Card PC and noise are two things that inevitably tend to be closely related. There are ways of separating the two, as we demonstrated in this feature but doing these things takes time and money. Possibly the biggest source of noise in your PC is likely to be your graphics card. The GPUs that power the latest high-end 3D chips are now more complicated than CPUs. And as the transistors count goes up, so does the heat generated. The end result is inevitably bigger and noisier cooling solutions. _______________ Review: Trusted Reviews __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here