BFG launches passively cooled GeForce 9800 GT

BFG has released the NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB PCIe 2.0 with ThermoIntelligence Passive Cooling Solution, that's a long name for a GeForce 9800 GT with a passive cooling solution that uses four heatpipes and a large aluminum heatsink.

This GeForce 9800 GT has the same clockspeeds as standard 9800 GT cards; 600MHz core, 1500MHz shaders and 512MB GDDR3 memory clocked at 1800MHz. It's available at NewEgg for $159.99, which is pretty expensive for a 9800 GT. Another drawback is that BFG recommends a system chassis intake airflow of at least 25CFM needs to be directed towards the graphics card, in order to prevent overheating.