A quiet replacement for my GTX 460.

[momavujisic]

I have a GTX 460, but because of the Fermi problems I don't want to use it anymore in OS X. Also, it's kinda loud for everyday computing in my opinion.

In that case, I'm looking for a new video card that is:

Not too expensive
Has enough power for everyday things, movies, some Photoshop.
QUIET QUIET QUIET!

Of course, it has to be fully compatible, QE/CI in 10.6.6 and able to get up to 2560x1440.

These are the current video cards I'm looking at:

GT240
9800GT

 

[Stork]

I have a 9800GT works great with my DVI monitor. I don't think the HDMI connection works with Snow Leopard. Tony's got a thread on it in the Graphics sub forum.

Check Tony's blog for NVIDIA cards: Fully Compatible NVIDIA Graphics Cards for Mac OS X

MacMan's blog for ATI cards: Tricks and Techniques: Graphics Card Support and Mac OS X

Also check the Wiki Graphics Card Database for make/model compatibility.

 

[momavujisic]

Well here are the cards I'm considering:

Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 1GB (Actual Nvidia reference card)
ASUS GeForce 210 512MB Silent
ASUS Radeon 5450 512MB Silent
ASUS GeForce 8400GS 512MB Silent

I want the card to be as silent as possible while still being able to provide good performance in OS X (fluid animations, HD playback, ect). The only intense thing I will be doing is light video editing and Photoshop.

Which of these cards works 100% in OS X 10.6.6?