- May 8, 2005
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I've narrowed down my my video card search to the Gigabyte 6600GT (PCI-Express x16). However Gigabyte has two versions of this card, a regular fan version (D) as well as a silent heatsink version (VP). I've read a lot about these two cards, but nothing that mentions the two at the same time.
My question is would it be worth it to spend the extra $30 or so for the silent VP model? I would suspect cooling would be more of an issue with it than the fan version. I'm thinking about getting a PCI slot fan to go along with the VP for for an extra $5 or $10. My main case fan would cool the top heatsink while the PCI slot fan would cool the bottom heatsink. Would this work alright or would it disrupt airflow to the CPU?
My question is would it be worth it to spend the extra $30 or so for the silent VP model? I would suspect cooling would be more of an issue with it than the fan version. I'm thinking about getting a PCI slot fan to go along with the VP for for an extra $5 or $10. My main case fan would cool the top heatsink while the PCI slot fan would cool the bottom heatsink. Would this work alright or would it disrupt airflow to the CPU?