Ive decided to move my 7800GTX into my HTPC, so I need a cheap passively cooled PCI-E graphics card for my server/workstation - whats the best to go for out the budget range?
Something like a Nvidia 7100 or ATI X300?
If all its gonna be doing is surfing/office type stuff, then anything will do the job reasonably well. If youre after gaming on it too, youll have to look a little harder for passively cooled solutions.
Its just to keep it ticking over, I tend to use remote access with this machine, just want to make sure Im getting bang for buck :)
Im leaning towards this (Nvidia 7100) (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=483048), as my motherboard uses an NV chipset.
All I need to then is fit a Zalman VF900 (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=369640) to my 7800GTX, install it in the HTPC and Im good to go :)