Most powerful single-slot graphics card?

[GoStumpy]

Something I was thinking about today... What is the most powerful single-slot graphics card available?

Here are a couple I found:
Asus Radeon HD 6770 $126 ($106 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814121468

Older XFX Radeon HD4870 $157
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814150436

XFX Radeon HD6750 $109 ($79 after MIR)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814150572


Any other suggestions?

 

[MacLeod1592]

Well a GTX580 is the fastest single slot card, at least some makes. Of course it will depend on the cooler it uses.

I have a feeling that's out of your price range as it sure is out of mine.

If your budget is $160 going off those cards you listed, something like a 6850 would be better than those 3 and shouldnt hog more than 1 slot so long as you don't get one with a big fancy cooler on it. The GTX460 is about equal to the 6850 and is a pretty small card. That would work as well.

 

[mhouck]

I assume you mean non-water cooled gpu? If you didn't ...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131438

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130601

 

[ther00kie16]

None of those are actual single slot cards as the cooler sticks into the next slot's space.
Fastest stock card would be this 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131433

Galaxy had a single slot gtx 260 216. Bet they can make a 560 with the same cooling design since the TDP is almost the same but no market for it so there probably won't be one.

 

[GoStumpy]

Looking more of the single external slot...

Would like to keep it stock if possible

 

[Ken g6]

So, is there internal space, like that A-B distance in your last image? If so, with otherwise good cooling, I suspect many of the dual-fan designs would work fine. Particularly AMD as they use less power.

Also, are you willing to wait 2-3 months to see what the next generation cards look like?

 

[GoStumpy]

Yes, I am in no hurry I will be using a GT220 in the meantime.

There appears to be a lot of clearance underneath the slot, since that's where the HDD's usually go... However I won't know until it arrives end of next week whether or not a dual-slot card will fit with a 3.5" HDD... Most people say no.

So that led me to wonder about single-slot or not quite dual-slot cards

 

[happy medium]

gtx460 is the easy smallest fastest choice.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/kfa2-galaxy-geforce-gtx-460-razor-review/