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Please recommend a passively-cooled Nvidia graphics card for a Shuttle XPC SZ87R6

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July 16, 2014 11:53:02 PM

Hi,

I'm building a desktop system based around a Shuttle XPC SZ87R6:

http://www.shuttle.eu/fileadmin/resources/download/docs...

In terms of the physical space available for the graphics card, it's maximum 267mm x 98mm x 34.6mm and the space available from the under side of the PCB is just 5mm:

http://imgur.com/sxQOzlx

I would like it to be quiet, so want a passively-cooled card if possible. It needs to have two DVI outputs. Beyond that I don't know anything about graphics cards and don't intend to play any particularly taxing games, so anything with performance better than the CPU's integrated graphics will probably be acceptable.

So, could anyone suggest a suitable card that will actually fit?

This is quite tricky, because if you take something like a Zotac GeForce GT 610 then its specs say

Height: 68.91mm
Width: 144.78mm

(http://www.zotac.com/fileadmin/Redakteure/Products/Pdf/...)

which sounds fine until you realise that the heatsink curves up over the top of the card to the under side thus will not fit in the 5mm gap between the bottom of the PCB and the rear fan unit.

Thanks!

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July 16, 2014 11:55:20 PM

what is the graphic card for?
gt 610 helps nothing

just use integrated GPU from cpu
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July 17, 2014 12:17:42 AM

AMD Radeon said:
what is the graphic card for?
gt 610 helps nothing

just use integrated GPU from cpu


Well, that card was just an example of one you'd think would fit, but doesn't. I happened to have access to one.

The purpose of it would be to provide more of a useful lifespan to the system. For example, if I wished to play a moderately taxing game 2 years from now then it would be nice if it could manage it. I can't give any concrete game examples because I don't play any games right now except the occasional bit of Minecraft which is old enough that I'd expect an integrated GPU of today to cope.

Logically it seems to me that with a PCIe x16 slot I should be able to buy a card that is going to give more lifespan than the integrated GPU without costing a fortune.

Or am I underestimating how good the integrated GPU in, say, an Intel i5-4570 is these days?

So I suppose the brief is a sub-£100 dual DVI passively-cooled card that outperforms Intel HD Graphics 4600.
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July 17, 2014 12:20:38 AM

Or am I underestimating how good the integrated GPU in, say, an Intel i5-4570 is these days?
definitely yes. intel HD 4600 (from i5 4570) is way better than gt 610

if you want a real GPU, at least gt 750/750 ti
something like this
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/palit-gtx-750-ti-kalmx...
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July 17, 2014 12:34:34 AM

AMD Radeon said:
if you want a real GPU, at least gt 750/750 ti
something like this
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/palit-gtx-750-ti-kalmx...

Thanks for the suggestion. It doesn't look like I can buy those anywhere at the moment. Are there any GTX 750 passively-cooled cards that I can buy?

If Intel HD 4600 is better than anything I can buy today that's below £100 and passively-cooled then perhaps I should just go with that and only consider a separate GPU at a later date if I need it?

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July 17, 2014 2:25:47 AM

yes, use intel HD from i5 and wait for gtx 750 ti silent/pasive. anything below it not worth buying
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