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A Fanless Graphics Card from ASUS

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-need-fans-to-feel-complete dept.

mikemuch writes "ASUS has come out with the Extreme N6600GT Silencer/HTD, a GeForce 6600GT without any cooling fan. It's sort of odd looking, with heat sinks that fold on a hinge. Great for home theater since it's silent. Loyd Case of ExtremeTech has put it through a rigorous bunch of benchmarks."

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  1. Fanless by mysqlrocks · · Score: 4, Funny

    A Fanless Graphics Card

    Did anybody else read this as a graphics card that nobody likes?

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    1. Re:Fanless by Tatarize · · Score: 2, Funny

      Did anybody else read this as a graphics card that nobody likes?

      YES! You noticed it was from ASUS too?

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  2. Re:Overkill by Tiger4 · · Score: 3, Funny

    No dammit! Not good enough. I must have the fastest 30fps video rendering available!!

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  3. This isn't new! by mustafap · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've had a fanless graphics card since 1983. Still got it. Hercules MDA.
    Pah!

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  4. Re:Overkill by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but the second I buy an old 2D rendering card a newer 2D rendering card will come on the market and mine will be obsolete.

  5. whisper soft! by eck011219 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, between this and the silent power supply yesterday, the only thing that's left is a silent sound card!

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    1. Re:whisper soft! by HugePedlar · · Score: 5, Funny

      What the fuck would you want a silent sou...

      Oh right. Joke.

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    2. Re:whisper soft! by KiloByte · · Score: 4, Funny

      I got several of them. Would you want to swap one of them for one that produces sound?

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  6. I bulit a fanless OC'd 7800GTX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Only problem was you had to replace it after viewing each movie. Sometimes it wouldn't even last till the end of the movie.

  7. Re:Um... but by markdesign · · Score: 3, Funny

    what if.. AMD does come out with a fanelss cpu where a big heat sink would stick out toward the video card's fan.

  8. Re:Not new by piquadratCH · · Score: 2, Funny

    Great job. You just fucked up ASUS' well paid commercial. Pay attention next time. ;-)

  9. Re:The 6600 silencer works great. by ryanvm · · Score: 2, Funny
    I just built an AMD X2 3800 system with the 6600 (non-GT) Silencer for my wife; it is cool, quiet, cheap and plenty fast

    And I'll bet she still complains that you never do anything sweet. Women...

  10. Noise by RealityMogul · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'll take the time to worry about my practically inaudible video card fan once I achieve the following:

    1.) Install remotely activated spike strips in road for when kids go screaming through at 70mph or have the bass turned up way too loud in their car.
    2.) Aquire a directional EMP generator so I can take out the neighbors stereo when she does yard work.
    3.) Systematically replace every lawn in the neighborhood with artificial turf so I never have to hear a lawnmower again.
    4.) Get rid of girlfriend.

  11. Re:Does it glow in the dark? by DrLex · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you overclock it hard enough, I bet those heatsinks will start to glow. For a few milliseconds.

  12. Re:Since when did they need fans? by doublem · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know, I know! The glaring hypocrisy of you spamming slashdot and you encouraging people to harass a SPAMmmer on your /. user blurb is just a subtle attempt at humor.

    No, I'm just a cheap, self centered bastard.

    I wasn't really incredulous about the GPU fans, I was trying to play the "Old Coot" card, and really screwed up on my attempt to convey humor on-line.

    And yes, I'm aware of how old the games in question are. That was my point. I don't play many new games, which is probably the reason my GPU doesn't have a fan.

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