Sapphire HD 5450- $12, make $3 AR.

[RavenSEAL]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005LU2Z0C?t=slicinc-20&tag=slicinc-20

:thumbsup:

 

[Rvenger]

256mb, 32bit mem bus. Can't get much more crippled than that.


I guess good for older systems with onboard video or a backup card to RMA your new 7970 etc.

 

[JBT]

I must be late, shows as $32.47 for me.

 

[finkle]

I must be late, shows as $32.47 for me.

ha, changed price while I was ordering it... nice...

 

[reallyscrued]

32 bit memory bus? I have a 5450 and I don't remember exactly what its width was but I don't think it was that low....

but free is free.

 

[Sunny129]

32 bit memory bus? I have a 5450 and I don't remember exactly what its width was but I don't think it was that low...

that's b/c most 5450's have a 64-bit memory bus. there are a few oddballs out there that have added/cut-back features, such as 32-bit memory bus, or 2GB of VRAM.

 

[formulav8]

Must have croaked as I still see it over $30?

 

[wirednuts]

32bit bus? will that even handle hd video? doesnt seem like it. maybe as a spare card in case your main card dies and you dont want to be left without a computer for a few days.... watch out for the 2d performance though! Lol

 

[batmanuel]

that's b/c most 5450's have a 64-bit memory bus. there are a few oddballs out there that have added/cut-back features, such as 32-bit memory bus, or 2GB of VRAM.

If you scroll down the product description shows 64-bit DDR3 memory. I wonder if the product name was a typo?

 

[Sunny129]

If you scroll down the product description shows 64-bit DDR3 memory. I wonder if the product name was a typo?

yeah, i just noticed that under the product details. i'm not really sure what to believe about this card. there is a Sapphire HD 5450 at newegg that's 64-bit, but the part # differs from the one on amazon by one digit, so i don't know...

nevertheless, if you search the HD 5450's at newegg, you'll see that there are 32-bit versions out there...

 

[MrTeal]

Will a 32bit bus really be that much of a limitation for a 5450? Sure that's only 4GB/s bandwidth at 1GHz effective, but it's not really like the core can do much heavy lifting anyway.

 

[vshah]

i suppose I could halve the mem clockspeed of the 5450 in my htpc and see what it plays. i may try that later today just out of curiosity. at stock speeds it's a great xbmc card