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Radeon HD 3450 card for $20 AR (+$7 shipping) at Newegg

OK deal since this is a weak card with 64-bit memory. Take a look at the Asus 2600XT loaded for the same price AR. That is a much better deal.
 
Why does the low profile bracket have to be two-slot? Anyway around it? I only care about the DVI and HDMI output. Does anyone know if it comes with a separate low profile bracket for those inputs?
 
Originally posted by: cyberia
Why does the low profile bracket have to be two-slot? Anyway around it? I only care about the DVI and HDMI output. Does anyone know if it comes with a separate low profile bracket for those inputs?
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Maybe you can find a generic single slot low profile bracket with dvi and hdmi. I know there are ones for vga and dvi, just not sure about a dvi and hdmi one.
 
Originally posted by: mcmilljb
Originally posted by: cyberia
Why does the low profile bracket have to be two-slot? Anyway around it? I only care about the DVI and HDMI output. Does anyone know if it comes with a separate low profile bracket for those inputs?
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Maybe you can find a generic single slot low profile bracket with dvi and hdmi. I know there are ones for vga and dvi, just not sure about a dvi and hdmi one.
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It would be a hassle and break the deal. From a past experience, it'll be be $10 for a racket alone.
 
Originally posted by: cyberia
Why does the low profile bracket have to be two-slot? Anyway around it? I only care about the DVI and HDMI output. Does anyone know if it comes with a separate low profile bracket for those inputs?
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One word: Dremel.



Anyway, these are great for HTPCs. I wish they were this cheap when I picked up mine.
 
i picked one up today and didn't even know it was a hot deal... replacing an 8400gs that blacks out and returns sporadically whenever i use DVI
 
Originally posted by: Richardito
OK deal since this is a weak card with 64-bit memory. Take a look at the Asus 2600XT loaded for the same price AR. That is a much better deal.
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Currently out of stock. =/
 
The card came and I installed it. Everything looks good!

Everything looks good, but the audio gives me a bit of trouble. My TV (the HDMI audio output) displays fine as an audio output device on my Server 2008 box, but I don't get any sound. So, for now, I've reverted to sound card audio out while I troubleshoot my setup.

If anyone else has experienced this and knows the quick solution, I'll take it. But, if I have actual questions, I will ask them in the appropriate topics (Video Cards or Home Theater).
 
Originally posted by: palswim
The card came and I installed it. Everything looks good!

Everything looks good, but the audio gives me a bit of trouble. My TV (the HDMI audio output) displays fine as an audio output device on my Server 2008 box, but I don't get any sound. So, for now, I've reverted to sound card audio out while I troubleshoot my setup.

If anyone else has experienced this and knows the quick solution, I'll take it. But, if I have actual questions, I will ask them in the appropriate topics (Video Cards or Home Theater).
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There is a driver for the digital audio that you need to install. Which drivers did you installed with the card? The CD or from AMD's website?
 
Originally posted by: palswim
The card came and I installed it. Everything looks good!

Everything looks good, but the audio gives me a bit of trouble. My TV (the HDMI audio output) displays fine as an audio output device on my Server 2008 box, but I don't get any sound. So, for now, I've reverted to sound card audio out while I troubleshoot my setup.

If anyone else has experienced this and knows the quick solution, I'll take it. But, if I have actual questions, I will ask them in the appropriate topics (Video Cards or Home Theater).
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Say, what rez are you getting on your tv?

I can do 1920 x1080 with my onboard, but with my pcie 800xl, i only get 1776 x 1000. I have a RP 50 inch Sony tv connected via dvi.hdmi.
 
I have a pcie x800xl as well and it works fine for my 1080p lcd with dvi or vga. I have not tried hdmi.

Does this card have the h264 acceleration of its big brothers?
 
Originally posted by: monkey333
Originally posted by: palswim
The card came and I installed it. Everything looks good!

Everything looks good, but the audio gives me a bit of trouble. My TV (the HDMI audio output) displays fine as an audio output device on my Server 2008 box, but I don't get any sound. So, for now, I've reverted to sound card audio out while I troubleshoot my setup.

If anyone else has experienced this and knows the quick solution, I'll take it. But, if I have actual questions, I will ask them in the appropriate topics (Video Cards or Home Theater).
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Say, what rez are you getting on your tv?

I can do 1920 x1080 with my onboard, but with my pcie 800xl, i only get 1776 x 1000. I have a RP 50 inch Sony tv connected via dvi.hdmi.
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I get full 1080p with my new card.
 
Originally posted by: Synosure
I have a pcie x800xl as well and it works fine for my 1080p lcd with dvi or vga. I have not tried hdmi.

Does this card have the h264 acceleration of its big brothers?
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I'm pretty sure it does. I bought this card specifically for the x264 decoding and HDMI (with audio) output (and the passive cooling).

This article implies the x264 acceleration.
 
I need a fanless, and preferably inexpensive, PCI-E graphics card and ordered one of these last night. I almost bought a Geforce 7300GT, but the HD 3450 only costs $6 more with shipping and should be a much more powerful card.

Can anyone provide a link to a review that includes a comparison between the HD 3450 and a Geforce 7600GS?
 
While I can't provide a link, I have both of those cards and I had difficulty getting the 7600GS to work in Vista. XFX and I went round and round. They said it was my motherboard and I said, "All of them"? Maybe it was just that one type of card, but they sent two replacements. The 3450 just worked. YMMV
 
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