Passive Cooled Dual HDMI Graphics Card

[ODTech]

Anyone know offhand about a fanless entry level dual hdmi port graphics card.

The fanless and dual hdmi port is very important. Entry level is only a requirement as budget is a small factor and also it needing less cooling.

Dual HDMI cards seems few and far between but passive cooled ones doesn't seem to exist.

 

[Thor]

Why are you looking for a passive cooled?

Space an issue?

 

[ODTech]

Why are you looking for a passive cooled?

Space an issue?

I'd like the pc as quiet as possible.
I'm also looking for a third party passive cooler as a alternative if anyone can recommend any. Sapphire has a R7 250 that's got 2 x hdmi ports.

 

[Lawnchairman]

Is this for a HTPC?

 

[Drunkard #1]

Anyone know offhand about a fanless entry level dual hdmi port graphics card.

The fanless and dual hdmi port is very important. Entry level is only a requirement as budget is a small factor and also it needing less cooling.

Dual HDMI cards seems few and far between but passive cooled ones doesn't seem to exist.

DVI to HDMI is a cheap, simple adaptor, so most cards can supply two HDMI monitors.

IMHO, passive cards suck. Unless it's in free air, it's going to need a decent case fan to cool it, and even then you'll need a big case.

My "silent" setup uses on-board graphics (again, use adaptors as needed), but it's still got a CPU fan. Better to find quiet fans than to try run fanless.

 

[ODTech]

Is this for a HTPC?

It's for a regular ATX Chassis.

I just found this that looks promising.
http://www.comx-computers.co.za/872...ero-S3-Passive-Graphics-Card-Buy-p-127067.php

First prize would obviously be a out of the box card with dual ports and passive cooling.

 

[ODTech]

DVI to HDMI is a cheap, simple adaptor, so most cards can supply two HDMI monitors.

IMHO, passive cards suck. Unless it's in free air, it's going to need a decent case fan to cool it, and even then you'll need a big case.

My "silent" setup uses on-board graphics (again, use adaptors as needed), but it's still got a CPU fan. Better to find quiet fans than to try run fanless.

I forgot to mention i already tried the converter route but the hdmi cable is 20m long and as a result the monitor on the converter has intermittant picture. I tried on both displays.

"Upgrading" to a different board is not a option as it's a second gen i7 rig.

 

[Drunkard #1]

I forgot to mention i already tried the converter route but the hdmi cable is 20m long and as a result the monitor on the converter has intermittant picture. I tried on both displays.

"Upgrading" to a different board is not a option as it's a second gen i7 rig.

Yeah, unique situation. Have you though about drilling a hole in the wall for graphics and USB, and keeping a loud machine in the room next door? LOL! Yes, I'm speaking from experience.

Edit: IIRC, you're already way over the supported length for HDMI. You might have got lucky with whatever is driving your stuff currently, but you might not get so lucky with every discrete card. What about converting to HDMI, then using a Cat5 extender?

 

[SauRoNZA]

You might find a powered HDMI splitter will solve your HDMI cable length problem and the dual ports issue since it adds some amplification to the output.

I've done 15m like that without issue, but they do support 20m and up as I recall.