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PCI Express Card that will work with 220W PSU

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  • 11-06-2008 1:18pm
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    monomaniac
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    Hi all - I have this Shuttle PC:
    http://eu.shuttle.com/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-546/169_read-11520/

    It currently has an unused PCI Express x16 slot and I was thinking of upgrading from the onboard gfx - the PC is not used for games - media center only.
    I've been messing around trying to get the x360 HD-DVD player working on the PC through Power DVD but I figure the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (GMA900) chipset isn't powerful enough.

    My concern is with the external PSU - will 220W be enough to power a new entry level PCI Express GFX Card? If so any recommendations? As I say - just looking for an entry level card.
    The Shuttle system is 2 years old now - maybe I should be looking at older GFX cards that don't consume so much power.

    Here is a link to a an old review with some info about this:
    http://www.silentpcreview.com/article274-page8.html

    Many thanks.

    Oh and forget to mention - went for this Shuttle PC as it is whisper silent so looking for a quiet GFX Card. Hope someone can gve me some hints. Thanks.


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    #2
    TerrorFirmer
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    Shuttle PSU's are very well made, I've seen some high end 8800 cards run on 250w shuttle PSU's. That review itself shows an 6800GT in the system, which was quite a power hungry card - if that works, then an 8600GT class card would work flawlessly. As well as being the cheapest one on Komplett, it is also passively cooled, meaning no noise - but also more heat, which might be a concern in that case. There's an active one here for a few extra euro.

    Of course, if all you want to do is watch HD content, then something like this is perfect. Again, passively cooled, but unless you're gaming, either card - 3450 or 8600gt - shouldn't get very hot at all. On that note, if you are gaming, the 8600gt would be 3x faster.

    The GMA900 can handle HD content though...once you have a good CPU.


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    #3
    monomaniac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 396 ✭✭monomaniac


    Everything I wanted to know...and within 10 mins of posting!

    Thanks for the advice TerrorFirmer - much appreciated.


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