Best Radeon PCI card for 3000Di?

[matt3k]

I'm deciding which radeon to purchase for my Di and am trying to decide which one is best. Should I purchase a 9200 actively cooled 5v card or a passively cooled universal 3v/5v card?

[slaapliedje]

The problem with any actively cooled video card, the fans are usually really cheap, and you never know when it's going to go out.  But then again, in my system it's not the Radeon that gets all that hot, it's the Indivision AGA.  But then I have an A4000D, and I think the 3000 is a bit more tight of a fit?

slaapliedje

[cunnpole]

the fans are usually really cheap

It's usually easy enough to swap the fan and heatsink out for a nice zalman (4 screws and minor blood loss)

[mechy]

I'm deciding which radeon to purchase for my Di and am trying to decide which one is best. Should I purchase a 9200 actively cooled 5v card or a passively cooled universal 3v/5v card?

Either should do, i use a sapphire radeon. they are pretty cheap and work well for 128Mb card.
Go with the passive card if you can.
In my 4000 the radeons never been a heat problem.

mech

[matt3k]

It's usually easy enough to swap the fan and heatsink out for a nice zalman (4 screws and minor blood loss)

What zalman do you recommend for a 9200?

[cunnpole]

What zalman do you recommend for a 9200?

I had one of these http://www.zalman.com/global/product/Product_Read.php?Idx=144 It should fit any 9200 but your milleage may vary depending on placement and size of caps