Mindovermaster Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I am looking for something a bit better to put in my Dell Optiplex 745. Something other than the default onboard video. It has to be low profile. As it is a smaller case. It does have a PCI-E port. Unsure what version, being it have a Pentium D, I would guess 1.0. I'm not looking at gaming with this... P.O.S. I just need something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre S. Veteran Posted January 23, 2015 Veteran Share Posted January 23, 2015 There are low-profile GTX 750s and Radeon HD 7750s (or their rebranded R7 counterparts), for example. Anything that doesn't require a power supply connector should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Have a look for a second hand GT610 1GB or 2GB on ebay. I bought both of mine (one passive, one 40mm fan active) for less than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Like this, for example? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-GT610-SL-1GD3-L-GeForce-GT-610-1GB-64-Bit-DDR3-PCI-Express-2-0-x16-1316-/261741961834?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf109626a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrikedOut Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yep. I would see if you can get the 2GB though. I found it handled 1080 better than the 520 1GB it replaced. The VGA port can be unplugged and removed if you don't need it. Something like http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-MSI-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-720-2GB-DDR3-VGA-DVI-HDMI-Low-Profile-pci-e-Video-/171462078824?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ebefb168 or http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-ZOTAC-NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-720-ZONE-Edition-2GB-DDR3-VGA-DVI-HDMI-Low-Profile-/380978040892?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58b40f903c although a little pricier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Like this, for example? http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASUS-GT610-SL-1GD3-L-GeForce-GT-610-1GB-64-Bit-DDR3-PCI-Express-2-0-x16-1316-/261741961834?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf109626a That's the type. The passive ones can occupy up to 3 slots though - check to see if you have enough room for that. Active ones take up a single slot but the fans can make an annoying sound. Here's what the active one looks like (with a 92p replacement fan): My passive is 2GB and my active is 1GB, both handle media (Kodi @ 1080p h264) / streaming content the same. I've played FFVII, FFVIII, Metal Slug X and Pac-Man DX+ via Steam and they ran fine @ 1080p / 60hz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's the type. The passive ones can occupy up to 3 slots though - check to see if you have enough room for that. Active ones take up a single slot but the fans can make an annoying sound. Here's what the active one looks like (with a 92p replacement fan): http://1drv.ms/1AZ9xXk My passive is 2GB and my active is 1GB, both handle media (Kodi @ 1080p h264) / streaming content the same. I've played FFVII, FFVIII, Metal Slug X and Pac-Man DX+ via Steam and they ran fine @ 1080p / 60hz. Hm, won't load the page... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aergan Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Hm, won't load the page... Yeah, I shan't bother with OneDrive on Neowin in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindovermaster Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Oh, yeah, I have a few of those here at home. Only thing is that I don't own any low profile ones. I have nothing in my PCI slots. I should have ample room for a passive one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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