- Sep 28, 2001
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I have a Powercolor 5770 PCS+ Video card in my HTPC which is Overkill. This machine is strictly used for storage and Media playback on my TV, and 80% of my stuff is 720p content.
I use x264 MKVs and Blu Ray discs.
The 5770 is very loud. It has a noisy fan and its a known issue with this card from Powercolor (Its a factory overclocked model with a non reference fan). It has a bios update out to fix the card, but says "do at your own risk as problems have been reported after updating".
I'd like to part ways with the 5770 PCS+ just to reduce noise.
Should I stick with my IGP ATI 4200 graphics, or is it worth while or pointless to stick a 3450 in it for $40 to hybrid crossfire it for discrete graphics.
I use x264 MKVs and Blu Ray discs.
The 5770 is very loud. It has a noisy fan and its a known issue with this card from Powercolor (Its a factory overclocked model with a non reference fan). It has a bios update out to fix the card, but says "do at your own risk as problems have been reported after updating".
I'd like to part ways with the 5770 PCS+ just to reduce noise.
Should I stick with my IGP ATI 4200 graphics, or is it worth while or pointless to stick a 3450 in it for $40 to hybrid crossfire it for discrete graphics.
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