maverick85 wrote:

I'm looking for a passive nVidia gpu which is a step below the 6xxx series

What do you have in mind and does it have to be single slot? If agp you could mod a 5900 to be passive but you might end up spending more on a cooler than the card but never know there are always good deals to be had.

Having read this thread thoroughly, I may look into a Gigabyte passive 6600. I've seen a few of those floating around ebay. My one only gripe is that it requires external power and that it may have coil whining issues. Ah well, crap shoot it is then.. 😒