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Video card recommendations - Czranito - 2012-07-25 Hi guys, I am building my first HTPC. All the components are easy to pick, but I have already spent hours looking for a suitable video card. Could you please suggest me some based on my preferences ? I want to use the HTPC also for gaming, both PC and PS2 emulation. I chose Moncaso 312. I love it. No discussion about the case allowed Things that matter -It has to be a LP card, fitting into a 93mm/3.65 inch high case. No overlapping heatsinks and such, it needs to fit. -It must be able to run in Crossfire/SLI. The crossfire mode using AMD CPU + GPU is no good, if there are some cards supporting only this mode. -It's a HTPC. Passive cooling highly preferred, but I am pretty sure I will have to sacrifice this demand and get a good replacement fan. -Naturally, I need a card that is actually available for sale, not just announced/reviewed. Things that don't matter too much -AMD/nVidia, as long as it works as I need. -Single/Dual slot. Because of motherboard limitations, I can use only 2 cards anyway. The case has 4 LP positions, and I don't intend to use any other cards. -Money. Of course, no Quadro and FirePro cards, which are insanely expensive. -Power consumption. The case can accomodate a full size ATX PSU. So, my idea is the best low profile, passively cooled, crossfire supporting video card money can buy. Thanks for your ideas ! Z. |