Club 3D Launches Passive X1950PRO 256MB

D_o_S · Feb 22, 2007

Club 3D, board partner for both ATI and NVIDIA, has launched a passively cooled Radeon X1950 Pro card with 256MB of onboard memory. The GPU core clock is set at 600 MHz, the memory ticks away at 1400 MHz. The card sports 2 DVI outputs.

As far as I am aware, the card uses Arctic Cooling's new heatsink, which has not been released to end consumers yet, so this is the only way to get your hands on one of them.

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new_rez · Feb 22, 2007

That thing is ugly. It reminds me of a toast rack. Im sure it wil cool well though.

C.Ash · Feb 22, 2007

If u want passive cooling, get the HR-03.

Ketxxx · Feb 22, 2007

What.... is that monstrosity?

Completely Bonkers · Feb 22, 2007

I remember having (and returning) a passive cooled Sapphire 9800. It got hot. Way too hot. I changed it for active cooling.

I'm not convinced about this idea either. The 1950Pro is a powerful GPU and emits a lot of heat. It's relying too much on case airflow to cool. If case temps are high... or case flow is not 100%, this thing is going to get too hot.

We've heard enough people having heat problems with X1950 with ACTIVE COOLING. To think that they are making a passive X1950 is completely bonkers.

WarEagleAU · Feb 22, 2007

That thing is bigger than the card and ugly as shit. I dont care, I dont mind fan noise that much and active is waaaaay better than passive any day.

InfDamarvel · Feb 22, 2007

you could always combine it with fans and have some seriously good cooling.

Completely Bonkers · Feb 22, 2007

If you like boxes... whatever. I prefer girls

Mussels · Feb 22, 2007

Completely Bonkers said:
If you like boxes... whatever. I prefer girls

I like girls with boxes. Like this time that babe of a postal worker came and delivered my new conroe.... *drool*

cdawall · Feb 22, 2007

the fins look to far apart for the thing to work well though with a pair of 120mm fans it would be one hell of a cooler

Fleekar · Feb 23, 2007

Dont' we have enough 1950Pros already...

DaMulta · Feb 23, 2007

How do you run the crossfire cable?

cdawall · Feb 23, 2007

DaMulta said:
How do you run the crossfire cable?

it likes you just dont :roll:

ryboto · Feb 23, 2007

it's the arctic cooling S1. I knew we'd see this soon, it'd be funny if this hits the market before the S1's are available individually.

Zubasa · Feb 23, 2007

DaMulta said:
How do you run the crossfire cable?

You might be able to feed it through between the fins.

ryboto · Feb 23, 2007

Zubasa said:
You might be able to feed it through between the fins.

I don't think I'd feel comfortable running two of these passively, and I wouldn't want to have to rig a fan to cool them. One of the cards is going to get barely any airflow, then again, no one knows how well the S1 cools.

tkpenalty · Feb 23, 2007

Completely Bonkers said:
I remember having (and returning) a passive cooled Sapphire 9800. It got hot. Way too hot. I changed it for active cooling.

I'm not convinced about this idea either. The 1950Pro is a powerful GPU and emits a lot of heat. It's relying too much on case airflow to cool. If case temps are high... or case flow is not 100%, this thing is going to get too hot.

We've heard enough people having heat problems with X1950 with ACTIVE COOLING. To think that they are making a passive X1950 is completely bonkers.

DUDE.... That was the past, they didnt have Heatpipes properly used back then.

kakazza · Feb 23, 2007

Here's a silent GPU roundup from Anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2825

I think they tested it without case and thus without system fans. But it gives you a good idea I guess.

I hate the fact that GPUs are way more difficult to passivly cool than CPUs. I can run a stock Conroe with a Ninja and system fans passivly anyday

tkpenalty · Feb 23, 2007

kakazza said:
Here's a silent GPU roundup from Anandtech:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2825

I think they tested it without case and thus without system fans. But it gives you a good idea I guess.

I hate the fact that GPUs are way more difficult to passivly cool than CPUs. I can run a stock Conroe with a Ninja and system fans passivly anyday

lol... conroe runs hotter than AMD...

olstyle · Feb 23, 2007

A German Hardwaremag tested an early Version of the S1:
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/?article_id=556142
It killed one X1950XTs and another one went up to 110°C :nutkick:

.
Maybe it can stand a X1950Pro but it will definitely become very hot.

Ketxxx · Feb 23, 2007

Mussels said:
I like girls with boxes.

I don't know what type of girl your used to.. but all the girls I've been out with have had "boxes" as standard

Wile E · Feb 23, 2007

Ketxxx said:
I don't know what type of girl your used to.. but all the girls I've been out with have had "boxes" as standard

Not if you drunkenly wander into the wrong pub. L-O-L-A, lola. hahaha

kakazza · Feb 23, 2007

tkpenalty said:
lol... conroe runs hotter than AMD...

Yeh well, I am talking about E4300 for example. Other probably need a 5V fan.

Ketxxx · Feb 23, 2007

Wile E said:
Not if you drunkenly wander into the wrong pub. L-O-L-A, lola. hahaha

That... makes no sence whatsoever

Wile E · Feb 24, 2007

Ketxxx said:
That... makes no sence whatsoever

You never heard the song "Lola" by The Kinks?

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