Thursday, April 26, 2012

Video card compatibility?

I have a 2008 dell studio slim 540s. I believe the power is 240w, will the Sapphire Radeon HD4650 1 GB DDR2 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card 100254HDMI



(http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-HD4650-PCI-Express-100254HDMI/dp/B002IS6QXM/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=ITN1EOSJUS221&colid=2FX60CKSUNX4G)



or the MSI Radeon HD 4350 512 MB DDR2 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card MD512H



(http://www.amazon.com/MSI-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-MD512H/dp/B002EECNPA/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IQNXSCU9D1BP6&colid=2FX60CKSUNX4G)



work with my system? The primary reason for these cards is to connect the pc with my tv via a HDMI cable, games are not played a lot on my pc. Will the required power for either card be a problem?|||The Sapphire 4650 won't work because that's a standard height card, and slimline computers (of any brand) can only accept low-profile cards. Regular cards are too tall.



The 4350 would fit, and work. You'd just have to attach the low-profile bracket instead of the standard bracket. Looking at the photos, the HDMI port is below the top of the card edge, so it would still be accessible with the low-profile bracket attached.



In terms of power, the 240W power supply is dicey for a 4650, but it's more than enough for the 4350. It's also more than enough for a 5450, which is a better choice than either:



http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PC…



Personally I prefer the Gigabyte card because it's fan cooled, which is more efficient than passively cooled cards which only have a heatsink.

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Radeon-HD…



And on Newegg it's got a great rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Actual power consumption:

http://www.techspot.com/review/244-ati-r…|||GPU buyers guide

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Utjw77kHk…

Low wattage PSU's and GPU's Guide ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTQoH-j5K…

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