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Palit NE5S4500F0601 GeForce GTS 450
Pretty cool to see manufacturers take a risk on design. Here we have a low profile (actually comes with the LP bracket preinstalled, and normal bracket in the box) GeForce GTS 450. Looks like it could be the new "king" of low profile cards.
It is a dual slot card and requires a single 6-pin PCIe power plug, but that's not unusual as many of the higher performance single slot cards were like this, such as the popular Sparkle models (Galaxy 9600 GT "green" LP is an exception). The fansink is a blower with rear exhaust, which is unique and should result in lower temps in cramped SFF cases. Don't know about noise, however, as small blowers are not usually quiet. The card is 7.48" long, and the PCIe power plug doesn't add to the length or height. Pricing is in line with normal GTS 450.
Nvidia rates the GTS 450 at a 106W TDP according to Anandtech's article.
I wonder how it would fare in a SFF system such as these Foxconn units measuring 11.5" x 12.5" x 3.5"? Hmmm, likely the motherboard will have to be swapped for a normal ITX to move the PCIe x16 up one, and the PSU swapped for one of those 80+ Bronze Seasonic TFX units, but this could end up as one of the smallest (in volume) SFF gaming rigs.
Pretty cool to see manufacturers take a risk on design. Here we have a low profile (actually comes with the LP bracket preinstalled, and normal bracket in the box) GeForce GTS 450. Looks like it could be the new "king" of low profile cards.
It is a dual slot card and requires a single 6-pin PCIe power plug, but that's not unusual as many of the higher performance single slot cards were like this, such as the popular Sparkle models (Galaxy 9600 GT "green" LP is an exception). The fansink is a blower with rear exhaust, which is unique and should result in lower temps in cramped SFF cases. Don't know about noise, however, as small blowers are not usually quiet. The card is 7.48" long, and the PCIe power plug doesn't add to the length or height. Pricing is in line with normal GTS 450.
Nvidia rates the GTS 450 at a 106W TDP according to Anandtech's article.
I wonder how it would fare in a SFF system such as these Foxconn units measuring 11.5" x 12.5" x 3.5"? Hmmm, likely the motherboard will have to be swapped for a normal ITX to move the PCIe x16 up one, and the PSU swapped for one of those 80+ Bronze Seasonic TFX units, but this could end up as one of the smallest (in volume) SFF gaming rigs.