In message <e93170bb4e.jr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> rickman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Dave Higton <davehigton@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Before I buy a package of RO5.13 plus video card... >> >> I did hear a rumour some time ago that some of the FX5200 cards >> that Castle were selling were rather noisy. Can some of you >> who own these things give me your real opinions, please? > > Dave I have just installed a geforce fx5200 card that I bought from > Neil Spellings at the SW show. > The card it replaces is the original graphics card that came with my > Iyonix Panther. [snip] I seem to remember that the original FX5200 cards that Neil Spellings sold had a fan on them but he changed to ones that didn't when supply the next batch. Luckily he run out of them at the SEShow so I got one without a fan and a very welcome noise reduction it was as well as a speed up for the Iyonix. > Of course my A9Home is quieter but unfortunately the Iiyama monitor I > use with it emits a high pitched whine:-) > > john Well Wakefield isn't to far away John Doug -- Using a Iyonix PC and RISC OS 5.13, the thinking persons alternative operating system to Microsoft Windows. --- To alter your preferences or leave the group, visit //www.freelists.org/list/iyonix-support Other info via //www.freelists.org/webpage/iyonix-support