Was there any half-height pci video cards?

[Trader05]

I just picked up a Gateway E-2100 Slim Tower PC for my parents and it only has regular pci slots, no agp, with integrated intel graphics which i must say is horrible. Just wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction in finding one, i searched ebay but i cant find anything.

 

[DaveSimmons]

"low profile" is another term to search on, though don't expect anything fast.

Directron.com was (is?) also selling low profile brackets. to replace the card slot bracket on a half hieght card that ships with a full-height metal bracket.

If you have anything to cut metal you could also buy a card with a full-height bracket and chop the top part off of the bracket.

 

[Steven the Leech]

fx 5200
There are also some x 1300 pci vid cards but dont see any with th low profile bracked. Newegg has multiple flavors. Tried to buy one off of E-gay but usually sold for more than I could buy from retailer new.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Steven the Leech
fx 5200
There are also some x 1300 pci vid cards but dont see any with th low profile bracked. Newegg has multiple flavors. Tried to buy one off of E-gay but usually sold for more than I could buy from retailer new.

They really gouge for PCI but that should be twice as fast as intel onboard graphics, and if you can disable the intel graphics in the BIOS you'll get back the shared memory it's stealing.