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  • gorash - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    Wow, they can passively cool 7770... that's actually pretty amazing.
  • Rick83 - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    There's even passively cooled 6850s, which output 1/3 more heat, and perform 1/4 better.
    Only a matter of case airflow.
  • Iketh - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    dying for a passive 7850... i'd be ALL OVER that
  • tipoo - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    Most of the time only the lowest end options are passively cooled unless you go for something more exotic, this is a nice change. I'd like to see it tested to see if it can keep up with actively cooled ones at safe temperatures.
  • LordOfTheBoired - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    My bet? Only if you're careful with case airflow.
    That said, I'm willing to try.
  • Ytterbium - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    I like to see some 'new' half height card come out with just PCIE power, the 7750 and 640 are ready to go!
  • etamin - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    I built a system using Gigabyte's passively cooled 6770 last year but the cooler on that one is significantly wider. I really like Sapphire's design, but I wish the retail PCB would be black, it's just so much more versatile when building.
  • etamin - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    *aesthetically versatile that is.
  • landerf - Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - link

    You can rip off the hideous air blocking plastic thingy right?
  • Binkt - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    Like the Sulaco from aliens... good memories, I'm in!
  • SleepyFE - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    Someone at AnandTech please ask Saphire if you can borrow it. Would love to see some how it scores on your tests.
  • MrSpadge - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    Looks cool.. although I prefer huge heat sink + huge fan for massive yet silent cooling (at the expense of space). Going for complete passiv cooling requires more case airflow, so you may not actually end up more silent..
  • Cygni - Thursday, June 7, 2012 - link

    Been using a passive 4850 for a few years, been looking for anything that can match its performance while not requiring huge case fan changes. The 4850 gets MASSIVELY hot under full load, were talking 95º C or more, and thats with a fan directly blowing on the heatsink. Will be good to get something a bit cooler.

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