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MSI launches half-height GTX 1050

With major props to Sweepr who quoted this in the GTX 1050 thread! :thumbsup:

This is great news and I can't wait to find the first store to sell me one! 😀
 
Considering the performance of the 1050 Ti, this is awesome. Now for a suitably compact and well-ventilated case plus a ~300W PicoPSU, and you'd have a true console killer.
 
Finally,a RX460/GTX1050 class card which make sense,and does not have a massive cooler.

Valantar said:
Considering the performance of the 1050 Ti, this is awesome. Now for a suitably compact and well-ventilated case plus a ~300W PicoPSU, and you'd have a true console killer.
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Not sure on that - a PS4 PRO has a downclocked RX480 and the XBox Scorpio is meant to have a much beefier GPU. Considering my GTX960 4GB and GTX1050TI are around the same speed,I don't really think it will doing much console killing anytime soon(look at BF1 being a prime example). Plus the highest decent picoPSU I have seen is 200W and is very dependent on finding a suitable DC converter. A lot of those Chinese jobbies are very dubious in what they can actually deliver.

Better to buy a semi-passive Corsair SF450 SFX PSU. It is one of the most amazing PSUs launched this year.
 
USER8000 said:
Finally,a RX460/GTX1050 class card which make sense,and does not have a massive cooler.



Not sure on that - a PS4 PRO has a downclocked RX480 and the XBox Scorpio is meant to have a much beefier GPU. Considering my GTX960 4GB and GTX1050TI are around the same speed,I don't really think it will doing much console killing anytime soon(look at BF1 being a prime example). Plus the highest decent picoPSU I have seen is 200W and is very dependent on finding a suitable DC converter. A lot of those Chinese jobbies are very dubious in what they can actually deliver.

Better to buy a semi-passive Corsair SF450 SFX PSU. It is one of the most amazing PSUs launched this year.
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That's kinda-sorta true, but my point was the miniscule size of this. Adding an SFX power supply would nearly double the case volume needed when compared to something that fits an ITX board, a HHHL GPU and an SSD. But yeah, I don't think I've seen anything above 300W myself. Hopefully things will improve down the line.

And sure, consoles are progressing. And they have the advantage of tight hardware integration to keep size down. But we're getting much closer to size parity with modular, upgradeable parts. And that's great.
 
Valantar said:
That's kinda-sorta true, but my point was the miniscule size of this. Adding an SFX power supply would nearly double the case volume needed when compared to something that fits an ITX board, a HHHL GPU and an SSD. But yeah, I don't think I've seen anything above 300W myself. Hopefully things will improve down the line.

And sure, consoles are progressing. And they have the advantage of tight hardware integration to keep size down. But we're getting much closer to size parity with modular, upgradeable parts. And that's great.
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I think it might be possible on a 150W to 200W one though if you are careful with the component choice. So maybe a T series Core i3 and use an SSD??
 
Blue_Max said:
BTW, did you notice this LP variant being about the same price as its full-sized variants? As much as I want the card, I can't justify a big price premium for it.
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Haven't got pricing yet unfortunately. There will undoubtedly be a premium, but how large is the question.
 
NTMBK said:
For people looking to upgrade the GPU in slim PCs: http://techreport.com/news/30996/msi-latest-gtx-1050s-slot-into-even-the-smallest-pcs It's still a two-slot card though.
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Here is what the bottom of the heatsink looks like:


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....Very nice.
 
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VirtualLarry said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

It's here!!!
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I'm glad its finally here, but interestingly enough I don't see a low profile bracket included in the Newegg picture:

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The MSI website also lists it as optional:

https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/GeForce-GTX-1050-Ti-4GT-LP.html#hero-specification

Low Profile Bracket (*optional)
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That is surprising considering it would not use a garden variety low profile bracket with HDMI and DVI. (It needs a specialized low profile bracket with HDMI and display port on the bottom with DVI on the top)
 
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