Need opinion on passive cooled card.

[coyote078]

I need a passive cooled card that does not require use of the first PCI slot. I've been considering the Sapphire 9600 Pro Ultimate, does anyone know if this card would fit with a card next door in the PCI slot?

Otherwise, any recommendations on a card that's passively cooled and only takes up very little space? I'm not a super gamer, so I don't need the best. Just something that would play WC3, Doom3, HL2 at acceptable levels.

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[dewhite]

Originally posted by coyote078
I don't need the best . . . Doom3, HL2 at acceptable levels.

I don't know if you are going to find a passively cooled card that fits that bill...

 

[coyote078]

Just as a reference point, I use a 5200 and find that it is playing my current games perfectly fine. Just can't take the noise.

I'm one of those people that don't use AA/AF and could really care less about explosive graphics. As long as the games don't stutter, and look decent, good enough for me.

And yes, I know AA/AF make a huge difference and once I turned them on I would never go back, etc.