Fanless card suggestions?

[BlackHawk1]

Hi. I have a Dell Vostro 400 that came stock with a GeForce 8800 GT video card that went bad. The power supply say it's 350 watts. Two years ago I replaced the 8800GT with a 9800GT which is now overheating because the fan sucks. In the middle of doing things my screen goes blank because of the over heating issue. I am not a hardcore gamer and just want a simple video card. What fanless card would fit this computer without issues? Thanks!!!

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Alternatively you could perhaps open your case up and blow out all the dust from inside your PC & graphics card with a cheap can of compressed air and a vacuum cleaner. All it costs is a little of your time.

 

[BlackHawk1]

Alternatively you could perhaps open your case up and blow out all the dust from inside your PC & graphics card with a cheap can of compressed air and a vacuum cleaner. All it costs is a little of your time.

I do this from tine to time, always have, it's always clean, and is spotless presently.

 

[Devon68]

Take your pick or just take a look at some of the options
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N=100007709 600029795&IsNodeId=1&name=Fanless

 

[BlackHawk1]

Take your pick or just take a look at some of the options
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007709 600029795&IsNodeId=1&name=Fanless

Thank you. This is a mid tower case... will the low profile cards work in this case? I thought the low profile cards were for slim towers?

 

[McSteel]

I'd take this one and call it a day. LP cards do work in regular tower cases, of course. Fanless cards are usually meant for HTPCs which are most desirably small form factor - that's why they're low profile.

 

[BlackHawk1]

I'd take this one and call it a day. LP cards do work in regular tower cases, of course. Fanless cards are usually meant for HTPCs which are most desirably small form factor - that's why they're low profile.

Thank you, I will consider your choice. I am just tired of fan noise and break downs and overheating. I have a Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 1 GB in a slim tower I rarely use. I also located a spare HIS H465FS512H Radeon HD 4650 512MB I had. This...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161303

I take it that 4650 would work?

Ok I installed the HD 4650 and it's working. I'll see how this one goes and see if there are any overheating issues and report back. Thank you.

 

[McSteel]

For basic tasks the HD4650 should be more than adequate. Perhaps move it to the slim tower and take the HD5450 instead? The 4650 has a bit more horsepower (not a lot), but since you don't game, you shouldn't care about it. I don't remember seeing an actively cooled 5450 (since they dissipate what, maybe 5-10W in 2D usage and maybe 20-25W in 3D load), and that would probably work better for day-to-day usage. Those little screamer fans like the one HIS uses tend to seize up, since they're sleeve bearing fans, and their oil reservoirs are usually both small and leaky...