Added to the directory: Thu, 07 Jul, 2005. Source: Bjorn3d.
Quote:Completely silent and fragtastic gaming? Oh yeah, baby, and it comes in the
form of Gigabyte's Silent-Pipe Radeon X800 XL. By now, we all know that the
X800 XL offers a lot of bang for the buck, and if you read my last couple of
X800 XL reviews, you would know that ATI's stock cooler on the X800 XL is quite
noisy. While some companies are releasing 'quiet' or 'nearly silent' X800 XL
solutions, Gigabyte completely eliminated the noise problem by extending its
Silent-Pipe technology to this excellent VPU.
My first thought when asked to review a completely silent X800 XL was, 'Hey,
that would be a perfect HTPC card. Good gaming and silent! Sign me up!'
Unfortunately, the height of the Silent-Pipe X800 XL (GV-RX80L256V) due to its
heatpipes will prohibit it from fitting in my current HTPC case (an Antec
Overture) and many others. Nevertheless, it still seems like a top media PC
option to me. Keep reading to find out if the performance is on par with other
X800 XL PCI Express cards and to learn more about this cool and silent offering
from Gigabyte.
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