>>> For business desktop use, I prefer onboard graphics for reliability. >> Also, most add-in cards require fans for cooling which gives you another >> point of failure while adding to the noise. Power requirements are higher >> when you want the graphics performance of the faster graphics cards. >> > I agree here. I bought a fairly good graphics card for a PC I had and all of a sudden it died on me. I am not sure why but I think it may have overheated.
For me, fiddling with ventilation/cooling fans is a job for Archibald "Harry" Tuttle........ > >> For server use, you can get FX boards and install a very cheap video card >> with low power requirements and no fan. That's actually also my current >> desktop configuration (uses an HD6450 card with large heatsink) as well. >> Not running games, I find it works nicely. >> >> > > Regards > > Michael Fothergill > >> >> Tempus fugit , sed Latini etiam sugit ....
