Buying a GT430 and a GT610 at BestBuy

[VirtualLarry]

I'm not sure how wise it was, but I have a client whom has been having a problem with their PC shutting off (or so they claim). I had it running in my lab for a number of hours, and have been unable to reproduce the problem, although I found temp problems with the included stock heatsink when running OCCT:linpack 64-bit. I replaced the heatsink, and that problem was fixed. I ran OCCT for the full hour and it didn't crash or overheat. So I returned the system, and they said that they have the same problem.

I remembered that the VGA port on the mobo was rather loose when I connected it, so I'm currently focusing on that as the problem.

I needed a PCI-E video card pronto, and those two were among the cheapest that BestBuy carried.

The 610 has 48 SPs, the 430 has 96 SPs. Neither requires additional PCI-E power.

How do they compare, as far as cheap cards go? Not really planning on gaming on either one of them.

 

[toyota]

well the gt430 is clearly the faster card but if not gaming then why would you care how they compare? just get the cheapest one.

 

[Arkaign]

Both will do as good as you could want in 2d/windows/video. Both are absolutely terrible at basically any gaming, though that's a non-issue with a business PC.

Get whatever's cheaper imho. FWIW I usually grab a 5450 for the type of situations you describe, they're often $20-$30 at micro center, and probably the same price at BB as the cards you describe.

As to the problem you're describing : do they have some cheap stock PSU? If you have a spare, I'd swap that out and see if it fixes things before going the GPU route, unless the video port is physically damaged in some way.

 

[FalseChristian]

I can just imagine you rolling your eyes as the customer wants a really cheap card for a really cheap price (less than a carton of Marlboro) and wants to run Metro 2033 at 2560x1600 on Ultra quality at 100 fps+.

 

[RussianSensation]

GT610 is a Fermi based 48 Shader, 64-bit 14.4GB/sec memory bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 4 ROPs
GT430 is a Fermi based 96 Shader, 128-bit 25.6 GB/sec bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 16 ROPs

Even GT620 < GT430.

Desktop GT610/620/630 cards are only GeForce 600 by marketing.

 

[SPBHM]

GT 610/620 = GT 520
GT 430 is faster.

GT610 is a Fermi based 48 Shader, 64-bit 14.4GB/sec memory bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 4 ROPs
GT430 is a Fermi based 96 Shader, 128-bit 25.6 GB/sec bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 16 ROPs

Even GT620 < GT430.

Desktop GT610/620/630 cards are only GeForce 600 by marketing.

GT 430 = 4 ROPs and 16TMUs

but GT 520/610/620 have only 8 TMUs

 

[Magic Carpet]

Larry,

Get 610. Most likely it's passive, so less headache for everybody.

 

[Fallengod]

GT 430's are actually quite phenomenal cards for the money. Now, this probably doesnt apply since its bought at bestbuy, but ive owned like 3 or 4 different model GT 430's. On top of some mild gaming in certain games that can be done, they do everything else great. Its probably the best low end bang 4 buck cards out there. When I had mine, I got it during sales for $10-25.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Larry,

Get 610. Most likely it's passive, so less headache for everybody.

Nope, it has a fan. Also include LP brackets, kind of nice. I actually picked up one of each, I wasn't really trying to choose between them.

I might throw the 430 into my Q9300 desktop rig, if my GTX460 loses the other fan.

 

[VirtualLarry]

GT610 is a Fermi based 48 Shader, 64-bit 14.4GB/sec memory bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 4 ROPs
GT430 is a Fermi based 96 Shader, 128-bit 25.6 GB/sec bandwidth, 8 TMUs, 16 ROPs

Even GT620 < GT430.

Thanks for the info.

Desktop GT610/620/630 cards are only GeForce 600 by marketing.

I basically guessed as much.

 

[RussianSensation]

GT 430 = 4 ROPs and 16TMUs

You are right. Looks like this chart made a mistake
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=644&card2=

This one says 4:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gt-430-gf108-fermi,2766.html