best single slot graphics card for sn25p?

dozer · 19 Jul 2006 at 13:40

im looking around the 7900gt/x1900xt pricerange but need something that will only take up a single slot, any suggestions as to what would be the best card to put in this with an overclocked 146?

Polarbear · 20 Jul 2006 at 18:31

I think all the x1900xt's are dual slot (certainly all the ones I've seen) so if you want a single slot graphics card it would have to be the 7900gt.

FrankJH · 20 Jul 2006 at 18:42

TBH I would go for an X1800 GTO only because there seem to be major problems with the 7900 series cards at the moment unless you wait for a replacement card from nvidia to be released or wait for slim X1900's to come out (if they ever do)

Polarbear · 20 Jul 2006 at 20:05

I was very aware of the issue's surrounding the 7900s when I got mine and certainly more are going wrong then is usual for a graphics card release however even the worst case figures seem to put it at 10% (with most of those being heavily overclocked at the factory varients). That's rather a lot but still means that the vast majority are fine. Speaking from personal experience my own card seems stable enough. My only real problem with it was the noise of the stock fan, very quiet at idle but far too loud under load. A VF900 soon solved that but if you're wanting a single slot solution that wouldn't be an option for you unfortunatly.