GV-RX80L256V: Passively Cooled This passively-cooled PCI-Express graphics card from Gigabyte not only keeps its ATI Radeon X800XL chipset cool, but also the video RAM attached to the back side of the board. However, both of its heatpipes run over the...

• -Converting Older Graphics Cards to Passive Cooling

processor. With a standard desktop PC, graphics upgrades are a little easier to manage. If the old fan isn't up to the task of keeping things cool, you can simply swap it out for a bigger, more efficient model. In many cases, you won't just swap the graphics...

the rotational speed of the notebook's cooling fan(s). Dismounted: To the left, the cooling assembly, to the right the graphics card with video RAM and graphics processor. With a standard desktop PC, graphics upgrades are a little easier to manage. If the...

fans with a passion and I'm always happy to see motherboards that manage to make do without them. Figure 15: North and South bridges are passively cooled. Graphics The low profile Nvidia Geforce 6600 (Figure 16) won't win any benchmarking trophies, but it's...

Conclusions. alienwares m9700 sli gaming notebook rocks. Alienware is known for cool and powerful graphics notebooks. The fast and great looking Aurora m9700 does nothing to harm the company's reputation.. If you haven't already done so, be sure to take...

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we take a look at D-Link's new Xtreme N Gigabit Router, which combines 802.11 pre-N wireless and gigabit Ethernet wired capabilities. Our next look takes in the Gigabyte 8600 GT Silentpipe 2 graphics card, a passively cooled but powerful unit ideal for media...

aforementioned notebook quartets keep its cool. After that, we take a look at D-Link’s new Xtreme N Gigabit Router, which combines 802.11 pre-N wireless and gigabit Ethernet wired capabilities. Our next look takes in the Gigabyte 8600 GT Silentpipe 2 graphics...

notebook quartets keep its cool. After that, we take a look at D-Link’s new Xtreme N Gigabit Router, which combines 802.11 pre-N wireless and gigabit Ethernet wired capabilities. Our next look takes in the Gigabyte 8600 GT Silentpipe 2 graphics card, a passively...