Good Video Card???

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 9:48 pm

I am looking for a good video card. PCIe that must be a single slot to go into my shuttle. This is my main computer I use for video and some minor gaming. Any suggestions? I am finding it hard to find a single bay card.

Shadow250 · Post by **Shadow250** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:34 pm

nvidia gforce 8800gt. single slot decent graphics

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:06 pm

What shadow said.. I love the one I have and it's a couple of years old but is still really good.

eGo

NubyCanuby_OFC · Post by **NubyCanuby_OFC** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:52 am

The 5750 would also be a good bet.

Err · Post by **Err** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:45 am

NubyCanuby_OFC wrote:The 5750 would also be a good bet.

If you go with a single bay 5750, watch your fan height. Although some models only take 1 bay, the fan sticks out a bit.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:01 pm

Yeah, Nvidia 8800 series is probably plenty fine for you. After that, things got pretty big pretty quick.

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:27 pm

cant find any 8800gt at newegg.... What about this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814130435

9800gt

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:29 pm

IIRC, the 9800GT is just a rebadged 8800GT? Somebody may correct me..

Found this on eBay :

http://cgi.ebay.com/ASUS-EN8800GT-GeFor ... 35a979d9c3

eGo

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:58 pm

Yeah, 9800 = 8800.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Jun 18, 2010 2:01 pm

I would go with a 9800GT if available. It's essentially the same as an 8800GT, and benchmarks about the same, but the chip die size is smaller because it's a 55nm fabricated chip instead of 65nm. For that reason it might run slightly cooler: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_9_ ... ce_9800_GT

BE AWARE that even though it's not a REALLY long card, the EGA 9800GT is still pretty long. The specs say it's 9 inches but I'm not sure if that includes the 6 pin power connector which IS on the end. I suspect the card is 8 inches plus 1 inch for the connector. Make sure you have the clearance. I'm pretty sure that it's the same length as an 8800GT.

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:05 am

Just installed the 9800GT... Working like a champ.

Thanks for the information