Really small gpu card

Alex R · 2 Dec 2008 at 21:25

I've got one of the Hiper HTPC cases. THey are brilliant and really do look like a standard DVD. But, I'm getting tired of the on board graphics and have been thinking of adding a GPU. Only with the very small space (53mm) in the case this might be difficult, any suggestions?

Just to speed up and smooth dvd playback, potentially add a bluray player, maybe play one or two old games (RTW,MTW, that ind of thing)

Running an e2180 + 4gig + vista 64

Bradley8988 · 2 Dec 2008 at 21:29

arnt the ati 4650 made for this kinda set up?

Alex R · 3 Dec 2008 at 10:09

I've had a lok but they don't look that small. I was wondering if there was a passive card out there which fitted the tiny criteria?

Something like this?

Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 Silence 512MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express)

sarge78 · 3 Dec 2008 at 12:58

Hi,
This case is not really designed for any real gfx card upgrades.

If your on board graphics has really poor 2D performance (eg intel

) and want to change then you'd need a PCIe riser to install the card flat, clicky.

You should also workout the space avalible to see what cards will squeeze in, judging by this pic it'll be a tight fit even for a thin 3450.
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Blackhawk47 · 3 Dec 2008 at 12:59

i think your best bet would be to find a low profile card

example: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...GS 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail

or if they still do it a riser card but i have never seen one specically for pcie or agp.

though obviously have to research the height etc of the low profile gpu.

Alex R · 3 Dec 2008 at 14:25

sarge78 said:
Hi,
This case is not really designed for any real gfx card upgrades.

If your on board graphics has really poor 2D performance (eg intel ) and want to change then you'd need a PCIe riser to install the card flat, clicky.

You should also workout the space avalible to see what cards will squeeze in, judging by this pic it'll be a tight fit even for a thin 3450.

Yes, I've seen the risers on the Hiper website. I'll have to google for specific references to GPUs in that case on some forum or the other I suppose.

Cheers

Guardsmon · 3 Dec 2008 at 23:45

how about a HD4550? Low power, low profile, admittedly its got a fan, but you're not really going to notice. That would be my bet if you can fit one in without using a riser (I don't know the Hiper cases specifically)

Alex R · 4 Dec 2008 at 12:10

They need risers...

benjo plz. · 5 Dec 2008 at 14:18

get a x16 flexi riser which will allow you to position the card more easily.

Stretch · 5 Dec 2008 at 14:20

Have you thought about looking a motherboard with better onboard graphics? Might be cheaper.

PwnDirect · 5 Dec 2008 at 17:18

Stretch said:
Have you thought about looking a motherboard with better onboard graphics? Might be cheaper.

+1

matt100 · 6 Dec 2008 at 12:17

as stated you can get a 16x pci-e ribbon cable so you can put a full size full spec gfx card on its side in the case or even externally if you felt the need.

I saw one in use in a water build where the person had used the ribbon cable to tilt the acrylic EK waterblock so it was visible out of the case, looked awesome.

Uriel · 6 Dec 2008 at 19:06

The Hiper case is a squeeze. It's a riser card with a small graphics card or nothing. I wouldn't go for a passive card as the hiper cases are notorious for getting a bit toasty. The PSU is only 200w as well, so you'll be limited by that.

A 780G motherboard would be a good bet. If you do go for a riser and card, the smaller the better.