Any half-height PCIe cards that support BluRay 3D?

[sofakng]

Are there any half-height PCI Express cards that support BluRay 3D?

I'm upgrading my system to 3D and my rack-mounted HTPC doesn't have room for a full-height PCI Express card. That means I need to buy a new case or a new video card...

I'm partial to nVidia but I think I read that ATI has better BluRay (image) quality...

 

[mnewsham]

If you have a half size expansion on the case then this will work.

This will also work.
Tho not very powerful it will do 3D bluray.

 

[blanketyblank]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...0low%20profile

I saw AT had a review showing 430 still had driver problems so it wasn't very good for htpc use. 5670 is faster overall as well.

 

[sofakng]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Any idea which one is best for BluRay 3D? (I won't be gaming what-so-ever on it...)

 

[Nebor]

I have a GT 430 pulling HTPC duty, playing 3d blu-ray. I bought a GTX 460 but it won't fit in my HTPC case due to it's side mounted power ports so now it's just sitting on the shelf, my 3d vision gaming hopes dashed. The GT 430 is half height and requires no additional power beyond the PCI-E slot.

 

[mnewsham]

Thanks for the suggestions!

Any idea which one is best for BluRay 3D? (I won't be gaming what-so-ever on it...)

IF you can fit the 450 it is the fastest out of all of those i think.

 

[blanketyblank]

Sorry just realized 5670 doesn't support BluRay 3d yet (if ever). Here's the review I was looking at of the 430 btw.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3973/nvidias-geforce-gt-430/18

So far only AMD cards that do 3d are the 6xxx series.

 

[Nebor]

Oh yeah, no driver issues or any issues at all with the gt 430. I purchased 3dtv play and tried playing borderlands, but the poor gt 430 just couldn't keep up. The 3d was pretty cool though. If you check AVS forum, they'll tell you the 430 is the way to go. The GT 450 low profile looks good too for a little more oomph.