This Remote Wonder sure is handy.

the ati/sapfire 9200's have a fanless heatsink, no noise! they are incredibly cheap and come with vga, dvi and s-video connectors.

another consideration is rivatuner - this program allows you to change the speed of the fan, all the way down to 25%. of course not all cards are supported but it's free and may do the trick for you.

I think the OP has already settled on a 9800P. Rivatuner is quite ancient and doesn't support PWM fan control as found on the 9xxx cards. And you should definitely not run a hot card like a 9800P without an adequate fan, that's just asking for dangerous heat buildup that can damage your core as well as the memory.

I would even go so far as put ramsinks on the RAM chips (and I have). The VF700 I mentioned earlier has an excellent wingspan that will cool the RAM chips if you have them sinked.

A slight change of thought... I'm gonna go with an AMD 64 3200 for $200 on this board http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=68&model=478&modelmenu=1

Total is about $100 more, but Socket 959.

I would really stay away from that board if I were you. VIA chipsets are nothing but headaches. Get an NF4 chipset and you're golden.

FYI: I have a P4 3.0 and the 6600GT and they eat the 1080p WMV clips for breakfast rarely dropping even a few frames.

Does anyone know if the remote for the AIW Radeon 9800 Pro can be programmed to turn the PC on without a keyboard or mouse ?You can turn the power off on PCs? Why would you want to, but shhhh - don't tell my wife!

A fanless heatsink is basically just a big chunk of finned metal. You can make your own from spare parts but I don't think they sell GPU-specific fanless heatsinks separately.Sure they sell such heatsinks - there are several on this page from Bigfoot which is based in Toronto http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=71

Sure they sell such heatsinks - there are several on this page from Bigfoot which is based in Toronto http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=71

I've heard good things about the Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer and I think I might go with it (if my local 'tube shop' can get one).

I've heard good things about the Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer and I think I might go with it (if my local 'tube shop' can get one).If they can't get it you could go to Bigfoot - they are located on Dundas St. in the west end of Toronto (or even Etobicoke) so it's not too far for you.

Or here from Canada Computers.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProdList&cmd=pl&id=FN.806

Sure they sell such heatsinks - there are several on this page from Bigfoot which is based in Toronto http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=71

Those heatpipe coolers aren't universally compatible and really require some sort of airflow to cool hot cards. I'm talking about heatsinks that fit of the cpu/ram of a 6600GT and that can be cooled by ambient air or intake flow.