Experience with Quadro NVS 420 /450?

Anyone tried the Quadro NVS 420 / 450 graphic cards?
 
I have a quad graphic card now, but it is a bit too noisy (the fan has to be replaced...) so I'm probably replacing.
 
Seen the NVS 420/450 going for about 120-180$ (for eBay) and wondered if anyone has one of them/tried one of them.
 
The 450 are fanless, but I'm a bit worried GPU's will be too hot when fanless?

I wont mind.

What will that get me, compared to the NVS420/450?
(besides a slot less...)?


For the record, I dont game at all. So my Matrox 128mb quad card has been pretty "spot on" so far.

Yes, it will give me up to 4 monitors, passive cooled.
But: the same does NVS450 :)

So: why should I choose 2xdual cards vs 1xquad card?

(ps: I'm not arguing with you, I just try why I should choose the one over the other)
 
EDIT: and I already have 3 screens

Jim Roseberry

So: why should I choose 2xdual cards vs 1xquad card?

 

• Cost (You can get a pair of decent passive cooled dual-head video cards for under $100)
• Noise (Quad card is active cooled)

See the cost part :)
About noise, the NVS450 is fanless. http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_quadro_nvs_450_us.html
Is it any other difference on "active" and "passive" cooling?
 
(sorry the nOOOb questions, but GPUs have never been my kind of thing)
 
What GPU would you recommend? (what do you prefer in our machines?)
EDIT: BTW, your input is highly apreciated.

Just to update, I've received my NVS450 quad GPU.

Works nicely - plugged and played :)

Overall my temps are not higher, and HWmonitor reads the NVS450 about 60c. I think my Matrox was about the same.

Now I have 4x DP output (2560x1600) fanless operation. (just miss the 4x 30" 2560x1600 LEDs, the room for it and the money for it.... :D)

And:
Earlier I did have some GPU problems, though I did not know it.
Ofthen when I minimized for example PODfarm windows, or Superior drummer at playback - the audio broke off.

After I've got the NVS450 this is not happening any more. I though it was my audio setup but it seems it can be the underpowered Matrox card.
(Windows experience reported 1 for both Areo and game graphics. Now it is about 4,5)