Small form factor graphics card

sadiquek

sadiquek

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I'm using a Dell Optiplex 780 small form factor as a HTPC. It's working nicely, except that I need an HD graphics card. Currently using VGA to connect to tv. Does anyone know where I can get a small form factor graphics card, preferably locally? Budget is R1500.
 
You can probably pick up an Nvidia GT210/520/610 at a reasonable price - No more than R700 or so.

Otherwise let me know, I have a GT610 and an AMD 5420 or something laying around too, both with low profile brackets.
 
If you're not going to be gaming all you really need is an entry level GPU.

Unless you're going all 4k on us.
 
bullzeye.za said:
You can probably pick up an Nvidia GT210/520/610 at a reasonable price - No more than R700 or so.

Otherwise let me know, I have a GT610 and an AMD 5420 or something laying around too, both with low profile brackets.
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Thanks for the offer, I'm going to get the one from Wootware.
 
If you are using any form of linux for your htpc I would suggest going nvidia instead of amd.
 
may i hijack...
I also have a small form desktop kinda like a dell optiplex..
its a mecer something.. has a p4 in it YOO HOO!

anyways, can i turn it into a htpc? sure i can use an entry level GPU, but does it have the oomph to play 1080p hd etc? plex will run fine etc etc?
talk to me gurus!
 
pboy said:
may i hijack...
I also have a small form desktop kinda like a dell optiplex..
its a mecer something.. has a p4 in it YOO HOO!

anyways, can i turn it into a htpc? sure i can use an entry level GPU, but does it have the oomph to play 1080p hd etc? plex will run fine etc etc?
talk to me gurus!
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To get more juice from this hardware you might want to consider 'linuxing' it. Plex has a linux version of its Media Server
 
linux it i will then!
its just sitting at home.. collecting dust..
anyone feel like a small project? I'll throw another grand into it for a small gpu and some RAM... but thats it uh..
 
sadiquek said:
Thanks! This is exactly what I'm looking for. And the price is excellent as well :D
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I think i'm getting me one of these too , also using vga to my TV and wouldn't mind a R400 HDMI upgrade !:)
 
kianm said:
To get more juice from this hardware you might want to consider 'linuxing' it. Plex has a linux version of its Media Server
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More juice for what? Its to watch movies for crying out loud.


All you need is a HDMI output device.
 
pboy said:
can anyone else confirm that?
or am i going to be wringing this p4's neck trying to get it to play all the media hd content etc?
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It probably would struggle unless you could offload the decoding to a gpu.
 
Ya thinking of adding the card mentioned here at 399
 
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