Need a low profile DVI self powered Gfx card

[shotgunshand]

Alright folks?

I'm looking for a cheap low profile DVI Selfpowered Gfx card with a DVI output.

I looked on overclockers and found a XFX ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB for £30 that seems to be fine for me but I noticed a similar one with a gig of memory.

I'm torn between that and the Asus GeForce 8400GS 512MB.

What do you learned scholars suggest?

 

[azazin]

Alright folks?

I'm looking for a cheap low profile DVI Selfpowered Gfx card with a DVI output.

I looked on overclockers and found a XFX ATI Radeon HD 5450 SILENT 512MB for £30 that seems to be fine for me but I noticed a similar one with a gig of memory.

I'm torn between that and the Asus GeForce 8400GS 512MB.

What do you learned scholars suggest?

Would go for the 5450, based on some quick searching, it appears to have better specs and GDDR3 instead of DDR2 on the 8400GS.
Plus the 5450 supports DirectX 11 (even though I don't think you will be able to game much on it)

The 1GB vs 512MB wont make much of a difference and because the 8400GS is DDR2, it's most likely going to be even slower than the 512 GDDR3.

I am not 100% sure if my advice is correct, just trying to help .

 

[Cleeecooo]

Would go for the 5450, based on some quick searching, it appears to have better specs and GDDR3 instead of DDR2 on the 8400GS.
Plus the 5450 supports DirectX 11 (even though I don't think you will be able to game much on it)

The 1GB vs 512MB wont make much of a difference and because the 8400GS is DDR2, it's most likely going to be even slower than the 512 GDDR3.

I am not 100% sure if my advice is correct, just trying to help .

That sums it up really. I think the 1gb 5450 u r talking about is the HIS?
go for it as i think the HIS one is ddr5 memory

 

[kristmace]

+1 for going for DDR5.

 

[shotgunshand]

I ended up just going for the XFX 5450. It was a fair bit more expensive for minimal benefit.

Thanks for your advice lads.