Gigabyte GV-N98TSL reviewed Inquirer
HIGH END graphics cards are the noisiest parts of some fast PCs these days, but now that doesn't necessarily have to be the case, it seems.
The high heat output of high end GPUs is usually countered with huge heat sinks cooled by one or more high-rpm fans that sometimes can even drown out your external speakers. The fanless silent graphics cards - something very beneficial for good sound experience in home theater or gaming use - were, up to now, just the lowest end stuff hardly able to play a decent 3D game.
However, finally one seemingly fast enough fanless 3D card is out there. Gigabyte equipped its GV-N98TSL GeForce 9800GT 1 GB card with a "Silent Cell" heat pipe system seemingly strong enough for the card to handle a 50C hot case for 100 hours running intensive 3D, according to Gigabyte.
The simple looking card stands out from the reference design right at the first sight - it has no fans at all! Three heat pipes lead from a large 47 square centimetre copper base to a dense array of precisely laid out thin aluminum fins. Of course, if your case has good internal airflow, that will help, but seemingly the card does fine without it.
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