I need a SAPPHIRE HD 4550 512MB silent pci-e

i57dwun4yb1pt8

need one for a special top secret project

note it has to be this exact card only .

ive tried online and no luck.

If any one has one they wish to move on - please PM me

Monotype

Is it crossfire that you have in mind?

i57dwun4yb1pt8

no , i just need this exact card for a media pc .

GreenWolfe

Is this what you're looking for?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAPPHIRE-11141-05-20R-VIDEO-CARD-HD4550-512MB/dp/9792336273/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1323124562&sr=8-3

Serephucus

If you're just looking for silent cards...

http://www.quietpc.com/ie-en-eur/products/vga-cards

marco_polo

No chance you'll tell us why a passive 35 quid HD6450 or something like that wouldn't do

the_syco

512MB 5450 €33 + €8 shipping - http://www.elara.ie/productdetail.aspx?productcode=ECE1944250

1GB 5450 €45 http://komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/10_GRPCARD/10_ATI/productdetails/20079383/ASUS_GeForce_EAH5450_SILENT_DI_1GD3_1GB_PCI_E/90_C1CP2U_L0UANAYZ/default.aspx

Why does it have to be the 4550?

i57dwun4yb1pt8

ah , i thought the techies would be able to figure this out

any thing above a 4550 needs a 400 watt psu , mine is only 300 in this yoke.

aN.Droid

DaDumTish wrote: »

ah , i thought the techies would be able to figure this out

any thing above a 4550 needs a 400 watt psu , mine is only 300 in this yoke.

Not exactly, that's a recommendation, If you list what parts you have in your pc right now and your current PSU we can tell what exactly you have room to upgrade with. Chances are you can get something better.

marco_polo

DaDumTish wrote: »

ah , i thought the techies would be able to figure this out

any thing above a 4550 needs a 400 watt psu , mine is only 300 in this yoke.

Or maybe it couldn't be figured out because being a low powered HTPC card is not an exclusive property of the HD4550. There is a negligible difference in power consumption between a HD6450 and a HD4550, neither would even touching 30W under full load.

Have a look at the full system load power consumption numbers for a HD6450 here.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4263/amds-radeon-hd-6450-uvd3-meets-htpc/13

Tea_Bag

a 6450 pulls 27W at Max load, and 9W at idle. if its a HTPC it will never hit that 27W.

if you've a half decent 300W PSU it should work.

what's the rest of your specs? what specific PSU do you have? and why are you so cryptic? if you don't want help why make this thread?

you could try undervolting components to ensure you're not stressing anything.

a cheap good 400W PSU can be bought for €45.

EDIT : ninja'd :pac:

Solitaire

Hell, a HD5650 rarely hits 30W when gaming and that has a LOT more silicon under the bonnet than a HD4550/5450/6450!! :P

EoghanConway

Thought the 5570 was the card of choice for HTPC's with a sideline of gaming?

i57dwun4yb1pt8

ok, ive been soundly taught a lesson ;-)

i will go with a 5450 instead

thanks alot

the_syco

DaDumTish wrote: »

ah , i thought the techies would be able to figure this out

any thing above a 4550 needs a 400 watt psu , mine is only 300 in this yoke.

The 5450 which I linked to above, according to an Amazon review that I read, can run off a crappy Dell 250W PSU.

Tea_Bag

The 6450 is the same price as tthe 5450 but uses less power, and can run 3D.