[mythtvnz] Video Card Suggestion for HD

[Rama Madhusudhan]

Looking into GT430, why is there a large difference in pricing for example
between a palit made and an asus made GT430 card?
Is Asus generally better than a Palit or a Galaxy for that matter.  The Asus
is bundled with software player that I don't need.
Any links comparing the two appreciated.

Cheers
Rama

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 8:43 PM, <criggie at criggie.dyndns.org> wrote:

> On 20/12/10 18:40, tortise wrote:
> > On 20/12/2010 5:42 p.m., Jean-Yves Avenard wrote:
> >
> >> Now my card is new, this will change over time as it starts collecting
> dust.
> >
> > While dust collects I believe the noise problem is not the dust, its the
> > fan bearing wearing.  For example vacuuming a noisy fan and removing all
> > visible dust does little to reduce a noisy fan's noise. The bearing
> > tolerances open up, and presumably allow increased vibration at audio
> > frequencies. Bearing lubrication may help, whether one wants to try...I
> > am not sure as its not been that rewarding for me.  Rubber fan mountings
> > may also help.  Custom graphic card fans are harder to deal with.
>
> I always thought that sleeve fans were cheap and nasty, and ball bearing
> fans were the way to go.   However, sleeve fans run better for longer
> when strapped to a hot thing, like a heatsink.
>
> The GPU fan on one machine packed up, so I got a fan that sits in the
> PCI slot and blows air straight at the video card beside it.  Not
> silent, but at 600 RPM its close enough.  And not touching the video
> card means more air movement etc.
>
> I'd be careful lubing a fan inside a case - lots of rotation means it
> will migrate out along the fan blades if not restrained by something.  I
> have vague memories of someone peeling off a sticker from a fan and
> dropping a single drop of light oil on that side.  Only effective for a
> couple months.
>
> As for replacement fans, there are plenty of choices:
>
> Replacement fan
> $20 http://www.trademe.co.nz/341804920
>
> Zalman fan and cooler
> $30 http://www.trademe.co.nz/341313577
>
> Replacement fan block
> $40 http://www.trademe.co.nz/341475843  6 year warranty
>
> Water block
> $110 http://www.trademe.co.nz/340588894
>
>
> Lots to choose from
>
> http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/CategorySecond_Pic.asp?categoryname=Coolers&categorySecond=CAS2
> ascent sells most of these.
>
>
>
> --
> Criggie
>
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