Looking for an inexpensive LOW PROFILE PCIExpress video card that is fanless

[Kremlar]

Anyone have any recommendations?

NewEgg shows tons of "low profile" video cards, but not many with low-profile brackets! What good are they?!

They do show a Jaton that looks perfect, except a common complaint seems to be noisy/failing fans. Nothing irks me more than a fan that fails or gets noisey on a video card, so I'm looking for something fanless if possible.

This is just for office type work, no games.

Thanks!

 

[yacoub]

You need to define inexpensive.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Get out of the consumer bracket and you'll find it really quick.

If you don't even need Aero/Beryl features, you can probably score a Quadro NVS 285 for a few bucks on eBay. There's some others, but that's the likely winner for you - cheap, fanless, and dual-DVI capable.

Edit - FireMV 2200 might be a good choice for you too, it's the same core as the X300.

There's always the OEM market, but you'll have a hard time finding a fanless low-profile card in PCIe these days. I know there's an AOpen (I think) fanless 6600 vanilla in PCIe, but it apparently has some serious overheating issues.

And low-profile = price premium. Just something you'll have to get used to.

- M4H

 

[Kremlar]

Cheap = $50 - $90.

I'd like Aero features.

I found an MSI with an HDMI and DVI port, includes LP bracket, for $80 or so.

I'll have to get an HDMI to DVI cable to hook to my monitor, but I think that should work out for me....

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Kremlar
Cheap = $50 - $90.

I'd like Aero features.

I found an MSI with an HDMI and DVI port, includes LP bracket, for $80 or so.

I'll have to get an HDMI to DVI cable to hook to my monitor, but I think that should work out for me....

Core, specs, link? That sounds a lot better than any of the workstation cards.

- M4H

 

[Kremlar]

This one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127267

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Kremlar
This one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127267

Whoa, digital audio passthrough feature for HDMI? :Q Just found a new winner for "Best Low-Profile HTPC card."

That'll also return better performance than either of the workstation cards listed above. Think that's your best shot right there. A 7300GS is in no way a 3D screamer, but it'll do Aero just fine.

- M4H

 

[shadowofthesun]

Quick question: under specifications, it says "NVIDIA PureVideo Technology". I thought only 7600GT and above were allowed to have hardware video acceleration?

 

[ForumMaster]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: Kremlar
This one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127267

Whoa, digital audio passthrough feature for HDMI? :Q Just found a new winner for "Best Low-Profile HTPC card."

That'll also return better performance than either of the workstation cards listed above. Think that's your best shot right there. A 7300GS is in no way a 3D screamer, but it'll do Aero just fine.

- M4H

:Q indeed! the 7300GS is quote good for this role. and audio passthrough too? i wonder, does it have the HDCP chip to enable it to play blu-ray/hd-dvd? if so, this would be even better! no need to hack the content to work even though you bought it legally!