fastest low-profile card that doesn't require additional power?

[vshah]

need to put something better than integrated gfx in my wife's slim HP desktop...what's the fastest lowpro card out there? hard to find reviews on them. I have a 5450 in my htpc that I could use if there isn't anything faster...

 

[Magic Carpet]

You can get a single-slot PowerColor 7750, that's fastest single-slot, without power. Otherwise... there isn't much choice left, 6450/GF210 perhaps. I'd keep 5450, if she doesn't game, though.

Or this.

 

[IlllI]

if its this 7750 http://www.techpowerup.com/164462/P...reen-Passive-Cooled-Energy-Efficient-VGA.html i dont think that is low profile though.

my guess is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102958

although i've no idea how noisy that little fan would be. i'd stay away from anything with a 64 bit interface. that always equated to abysmal performance.

 

[Termie]

He needs low-profile, not just single slot,

Here's your best option, a 6670 GDDR5: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102958

Absolutely the fastest single-slot low-pro around.

 

[borisvodofsky]

He needs low-profile, not just single slot,

Here's your best option, a 6670 GDDR5: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102958

Absolutely the fastest single-slot low-pro around.

I would get the 6570 and just drag the slider in catalyst.

Because these low power cards can't really utilize the memory bandwidth of gddr5 all that well anyway.

And the core clocks of the 6670 and 6570 are comparable.

the best option for the price is the 6570 w/ gddr3


I say this also because BOTH cards suck at gaming. 6670 is better yea, but it's still [not very lovely].


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[IlllI]

hm. look what i just saw today http://www.techpowerup.com/167121/PNY-Unleashes-New-Verto-GeForce-GT-640-Graphics-Card.html