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Vio1

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• Feb 11, 2009

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Hi,
I have a HP slimline s3330f computer and i recently got GTA4 and i love the game, but my computer is not capable of playing this at any real nice settings.

The card i have in there is a 8500gt low profile (as nothing else will fit).

Anyone have any experience with low profile cards?
Ive seen a 9400 gt for sale... is this considerably better? it has double the ram.
What about the 9600gt low profile? Its considerably more, but would it be worth it?

Any other options (besides getting a new computer)?

 

mr.max-amd

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my 9400gt ocd to 635 core and 450 ram and ran crysis on med so.....much so

 

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• Feb 11, 2009

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9400gt might be your best bet. Add a fan and the core will easily overclock to 700mhz

 

mr.max-amd

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• Feb 12, 2009

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Rick James said:

9400gt might be your best bet. Add a fan and the core will easily overclock to 700mhz

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mine has a fan and idles at 63c at 635mhz
so.....
my 9800gt is only at 650 mhz and idles at 45c
and loads at 67c
and ram at 950

 

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are those the low profiles? or regular 9400 gt? any difference between the two?

 

Badbonji

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• Feb 12, 2009

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Get a 8800/9800gt low profile, much stronger than the 9400gt in games.

 

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• Feb 12, 2009

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Vio1 said:

The card i have in there is a 8500gt low profile (as nothing else will fit).

Anyone have any experience with low profile cards?
Ive seen a 9400 gt for sale... is this considerably better? it has double the ram.
What about the 9600gt low profile? Its considerably more, but would it be worth it?

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The current 9600 GT requires additional power (6 pin PCIe plug). 9400 GT would not be an upgrade.

Perhaps wait for the next iteration of the 9600 GT. Just Google "9600 gt green" to read about it. It draws less power and does not need the additional power plug.

 

jason4207

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• Feb 12, 2009

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GTA4 loves quads. What kind of CPU do you have in that PC?

 

mr.max-amd

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• Feb 14, 2009

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heres a low profile 9800gt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187061
and a low profile 4550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121281
i reccomend the 9800gt... iv got a non low pro evga ad can run crysis on maxed out setting smoothly
no aa but still looks great

 

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• Feb 18, 2009

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Out of curiosity, can one underclock the 9600 GT and run it without the PCI-E power plug? I remember some older cards can do this.

I have a 9600 GT... but not really in the mood of trying it out.

 

Vengance_01

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• Feb 18, 2009

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no if it needs the plug, there is no way around this.

 

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cyberfish

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• Feb 18, 2009

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Okay thanks.

 

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• Feb 19, 2009

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how does the low profile 9800 gt compare to the non low profile version?

 

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• Feb 19, 2009

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BackBreaker said:

how does the low profile 9800 gt compare to the non low profile version?

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as long as the clocks and ram are the same its gonna have the same performance.

 

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• Feb 19, 2009

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hey thanks for making this thread, im trying to find a low profile card for my old PC, and i can find any good ones, il see how this goes