Really small gpu card

[Alex R]

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

 

[Alex R]

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)

 

[Alex R]

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

 

[Alex R]

They need risers...