Fastest Single Slot GPU

First questions to poster here.

mhtsgr9 said:
go for a GTX 650 ti..
or a GTX 660 ...
Best GPU and also doesnt require too high end PSU...
500 watt is enough...
and if u dont hav a GOOD PSU..
like a 450 or a 400 watt psu.
go for a HD 7770 ghz edition...
Good luck

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HM, 660 and 660 TI single slot? That is the requirement, so?
7770 only.

Next.

crisan_tiberiu said:
But, there are single slot radeon 7850's... if you can get your hand on one of those, you will be happy even if your CPU will be a little bottleneck for that card

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Which ones you are talking about - AFOX 7850? It is too long to fit here. Or I am missing another model?

Back to the original question.
It is seems that you have Mini Tower, but to be sure look at those pictures below, if indeed you have Mini Tower, than next little guide is applicable to you




THIS POST APPLICABLE TO MT (MINI TOWER) FORM FACTOR ONLY.

Unfortunately no card that is more than 7.5 inches long or 2 slots wide will PHYSICALLY FIT inside the case - it was found that only single bracket video card can fit due to BTX MOBO, where card internals facing upward towards PC internals, not ATX, where dual card design is blocking another PCI slot by facing downward.
If you prefer the card with beefier fan, then the length of the card must not exceed 7.5 inches, otherwise only "skinny" single bracket, single slot cards can physically fit.

Pictures below will prove my point.

View shows no room for dual bracket



Single bracket only, or you have to cut dual bracket in half



This is the other way to show my point



Here you can clearly see only single place for the bracket



Visual explanation



7.5 inches explained, also shown "obstacles"



This is the picture of actual "skinny" single slot video card (not sure which model)- perfect, "glove" fit.



Next, many low profile cards like Sapphire 7750 low profile will fit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202002

Next I will talk about Full height cards only.


So, I found 2 GDDR5 7750 cards and one DDR3 4GB (GDDR5 is better than GDDR3, even if GDD3 offers 2 GB RAM or more), which confirmed in reviews to fit Optiplex gx620, 745 and 755 cases (the difference between those models are different processors).

Skinny, flimsier in terms of construction, completely single slot XFX 7750 http://www.amazon.com/XFX-DisplayPort-PCI-Express-FX775AZNP4-FX-775A-ZNP4/dp/B007Z3T5JC

A bit beefier cooler, not as skinny, more durable in construction PowerColor AX7750 http://www.amazon.com/PowerColor-AX7750-1GBD5-DH-Video-Graphics/dp/B00775OC28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362783129&sr=8-1&keywords=AX7750+1GBD5-DH

If you need Video card for working with high resolutions, BUT NOT FOR GAMING, PowerColor AX7750 4GBK3-H Radeon HD 7750 4GB is DDR3 card with huge 4GB memory, but is is not as fast as DDR5 and loosing in games http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131486&Tpk=7750&IsVirtualParent=1
Here is review of this card http://news.softpedia.com/news/PowerColor-Launches-Single-Slot-Radeon-HD-7750-4-GB-Video-Card-292712.shtml so this one is not for gamers!

I cannot say which one of those 2 DDR5 is better, both are good and got less bad reviews related to structural build.


Next will follow maximum possible upgrade, 7750 is weaker...

So far I found only 2 7770 video cards which will fit inside - PowerColor AX7770 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131477

HIS H777FN1G Radeon HD 7770 very tight fit, almost touching heatsink http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161433


7750 cards do not require power supply upgrade, 7770 are.

There are so many options available here so I would just recommend one of the good one CORSAIR CX500M (modular), which has just enough power http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139050 Also, with modular you can get rid of extra cables, believe me there are a lot of them.
You need 500 watt at least, stronger is better depending on your money.

This is about it.

Anything else I can help you with?

Fastest single slot card is the AFOX AF7850-2048D5S1: http://www.afox-corp.com/en/products_details.asp?proid=208

Good luck finding one, however...