I want to replace my Graphics card with a less noisey one. Complete silence would be ideal, but really I just need it to be quiet when I am studying (word documents, spreadsheets etc). If it makes a bit more noise when its being thrashed I can live with that.
My existing card is GF6600 GT, which wasn't particularly great when it was new, but thats the performance benchmark. Its got a small fan which is the only thing audiable as I have an H50, SSD and a corsair HX PSU. Correct me If I am wrong, but as I understand it, large fans make less noise because they displace the same heat while moving slower.
Clearly, I am not a heavy PC Gamer; Starcraft Mainly. It would be nice if I could play modern games at console quality as that would be good enough for me but even thats not essentail as I do play most games on PS3 or 360. I don't do anything like modeling squirell DNA or encoding video so overall I am not asking for much.
I do have a windowed case though, so something that looks alright would be nice to have.
Budget could be £100, but rather bring it in around £60.
Tend to lean to nVidia as Linux support is better.
What should I be considering?
My existing card is GF6600 GT, which wasn't particularly great when it was new, but thats the performance benchmark. Its got a small fan which is the only thing audiable as I have an H50, SSD and a corsair HX PSU. Correct me If I am wrong, but as I understand it, large fans make less noise because they displace the same heat while moving slower.
Clearly, I am not a heavy PC Gamer; Starcraft Mainly. It would be nice if I could play modern games at console quality as that would be good enough for me but even thats not essentail as I do play most games on PS3 or 360. I don't do anything like modeling squirell DNA or encoding video so overall I am not asking for much.
I do have a windowed case though, so something that looks alright would be nice to have.
Budget could be £100, but rather bring it in around £60.
Tend to lean to nVidia as Linux support is better.
What should I be considering?