Fastest passive singleslot card?

PaulyJay · 8 Apr 2009 at 20:13

Hi there,

I've got a question that I'm hoping some of you helpful OcUK-ers will be able to help me out with. I've got an aging shuttle that I'm looking to upgrade the gfx card in. My only problem is that I need it to be single slot and passive? Does anyone know what the fastest one would be?

Free cookie to the winner!

elpedro · 8 Apr 2009 at 21:31

ATI 3650 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-HT

CaptainRAVE · 8 Apr 2009 at 21:43

elpedro said:
ATI 3650 - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-HT

Looks like quite a cool card! If you buy one let me know how well it works

Magnum_Force · 8 Apr 2009 at 21:53

Tbh, go for this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-194-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

Will murder the 3650 in games.

Might be alittle tight for your shuttle though, due to the side heatsink.

elpedro · 8 Apr 2009 at 22:10

Magnum_Force said:
Tbh, go for this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-194-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1274

Will murder the 3650 in games.

Might be alittle tight for your shuttle though, due to the side heatsink.

Nice find, didn't even bother checking 4670s thinking they would all have fans!

Magnum_Force · 8 Apr 2009 at 22:13

Yeah, and at only a tenner more it's a no brainer tbh.

Also checked a review, seems this HD 4670 does pretty well with little air flow.

PwnDirect · 8 Apr 2009 at 23:23

It fits both sort of 4670

PaulyJay · 8 Apr 2009 at 23:50

Cheers guys, I'll buy one of the 4670s and give it a shot!

Greenlizard0 · 8 Apr 2009 at 23:51

Wow...4670 is cheap! Will it be better than my 8800GTS 640?

Big.Wayne · 8 Apr 2009 at 23:56

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4670 Ultimate

Heh thats my card, nice bit of kit but I'm not sure if technically its a single slot design, there is a single slot free on the left side (where the fan usually is) but the cards radiator extends both upwards and to the right!

I think there is just enough space on the right of the card to accept a low profile card of some sort but not a full height one otherwise it will clash!

Biffa · 9 Apr 2009 at 07:28

Heh why did you get a passive card if you were just gonna stick fans on it?

Big.Wayne · 9 Apr 2009 at 14:39

Wanted a cool running and quiet HD4670, tried a regular Sapphire that was too noisy, tried an ASUS that was well too noisy, tried a Powercolour that was too hot (105°C) so thought **** it and just bought the Ultimate HD4670 and stuck a quiet 80mm on the roof!

28°C Idle - 48°C Load and its quiet, very happy! :cool:

MikeHunt79 · 9 Apr 2009 at 14:40

4670 is brilliant, uses next to no power also...

Lightnix · 9 Apr 2009 at 14:50

Greenlizard0 said:
Wow...4670 is cheap! Will it be better than my 8800GTS 640?

In terms of performance I would've thought it'd be about the same - given that the 4670 is about in between the 3850 and 3870 which in tern were similar speeds to the 8800 GTS G80 cards. Either way I'm not sure there's much in it.

reflux · 9 Apr 2009 at 14:54

Yeh, about the same. No point in upgrading unless you want something that's smaller and uses less power.

six-leaf · 9 Apr 2009 at 16:30

Hey Big Wayne - was wondering if you could tell me the max height/max width of the 4670 ultimate as it looks a bit chunky? Did look it up on sapphires site but they dont seem to list dimensions.

humax · 9 Apr 2009 at 19:03

Nice Looking card

How much better would this be over a 3850 ?

LoadsaMoney · 9 Apr 2009 at 20:08

This ones the fastest passive.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17996790

Till it burns out.

Magnum_Force · 9 Apr 2009 at 21:13

LOL, for the love of all, tell that guy to get a fan on the backside of the heatsink quick.

Big.Wayne · 9 Apr 2009 at 21:41

Just some photos showing the backside of the card and how the bulk of the radiator is on the top and the rear of the Sapphire card. I can't give specific dimensions atm but lets just say its got a big bOOty!

The keen eye amoungst you may notice I've Blu Tacked on my 80mm fan lol!

This is a very stop gap solution as I'm using an open bench and therefore not benefiting from the fan on the case side panel dedicated to GPU cooling! :cool: