Okay. I *wanted* to buy the awesome-looking Sapphire low-profile Radeon 4650 card but I had no choice but to buy from a specific online store that only had the Powercolor card.
The good news is it's speedy and the picture quality is brilliant. It's also got fan control.
The BAD news is that its lowest setting (20%) is only barely tolerable - this thing is unpleasantly loud!
I have GOT to jury-rig the cooling on this bad-boy. My Dell C521 would probably fit a 60-80mm fan in there, and its BTX design leaves me TONS and TONS of well-ventilated room to the left side where the card points. (BTX really shines here!)
Can anyone suggest a good heatsink replacement that would clip into the existing board holes? I could then strap on the fan in front or on top or something... a Tricool fan would be perfect here - or something even quieter. The 4650 is supposed to be pretty cool-running from what I read...
Anyways... cheap and dirty solutions WELCOME!
The good news is it's speedy and the picture quality is brilliant. It's also got fan control.
The BAD news is that its lowest setting (20%) is only barely tolerable - this thing is unpleasantly loud!
I have GOT to jury-rig the cooling on this bad-boy. My Dell C521 would probably fit a 60-80mm fan in there, and its BTX design leaves me TONS and TONS of well-ventilated room to the left side where the card points. (BTX really shines here!)
Can anyone suggest a good heatsink replacement that would clip into the existing board holes? I could then strap on the fan in front or on top or something... a Tricool fan would be perfect here - or something even quieter. The 4650 is supposed to be pretty cool-running from what I read...
Anyways... cheap and dirty solutions WELCOME!