Low profile low wattage Graphics card

saltford · Sep 12, 2015

Hey all,

Been trying to find a low profile graphics card for my new Dell optiplex 9020.

My goals is to play il-2 sturmovik cliffs of dover on it.

It has a Intel Core i5-4590 running at 3.30 GHZ and 8 GB of ram.

Main issue i'm having is finding a graphics card that is:

A: Low profile
B Will be supported by my 250W PSU

As you all seem really good at helping those in need i was hoping someone would shed some light on what is currently the best/affordable low profile low wattage Graphics cards.

Thanks a bunch

RektSkrubz · Sep 12, 2015

AMD Fury Nano is what I think of first. Otherwise, some Nvidia Ti brand cards are small.

Martell1977 · Sep 12, 2015

What version of the Dell do you have? Micro, Small Form Factor or Mini Tower?

After looking at GPU's, I don't see anything I think would run on a 250W PSU, even a GTX 750 requires a 300W.

saltford · Sep 12, 2015

@ RektSkrubzI had a look for the AMD fury nano and could only find cards that appear to be £800 plus. am i looking at the right thing?

@ Martell1977I have an optiplex 9020, its small form factor.

I couldn't find a PSU that i could fit in order to beef it up. So really need whatever is the "best" card for a 250w low profile card.

Thanks

Guest · Sep 12, 2015

Yes the nano is incredibly strong and expensive but small and power hungry 250w is not enough for it
You might need to change psu anyway
Take a look at the gtx 750 ti and the gtx 960/950 thoes are not power hungry and dont heat up much

alenalbert · Sep 12, 2015

don't worry, your 250W PSU is sufficient for low power video card like HD 6450 especially DDR5 version (18 Watts max TDP) and GT 610 (29 Watts max TDP)..

however if you want to upgrade to at least 350w PSU, i recommend the GTX 750 ti

you can read the review of HD 6450 and GT 610 here: http://mygamingidea.blogspot.com/2014/06/good-graphics-card-under-50-dollars-for.html

saltford · Sep 12, 2015

Went for aa 6450 thanks for all the replies

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/r.html?C=11P1MGQVK7Z7I&K=AC9AID901O3PI&R=2PJVHN13IETCP&T=C&U=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fdp%2FB004WYV8Z6%2Fref%3Dpe_385721_37986871_TE_item&A=GKYCOOYFHAEKYMSZUD2DLUVUIM0A&H=75A67BAQQ7JLG1YAN4QJ64EVAE8A&ref_=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item

Kisianik · Sep 12, 2015

Too bad I am late, you could place GT 740 in your PC, oh well....

saltford · Sep 12, 2015

I noticed the GT740 uses 75 watts and the 6540 was 23 watts. as my psu was 250 watts and i have no way of testing what my usage is i'm not sure i would go for that.... i dunno

Kisianik · Sep 12, 2015

saltford :

The only issue in your situation is available space, you can fit only single bracket, single slot video card, preferably with fan to avoid overheat.
Otherwise you power supply can and will support GTX 750TI, but I can not find good picture of you motherboard inside the case. Here is my proof http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=gtx_750-_-14-127-836-_-Product

Go to page 2 reviews and read slow, it was reported to be supported by non Dell 200 watt PSU and Dell 234 watt PSU, you have 250 watt, what is your question....

If you can make a picture of you PC with side panel open and without any video card, I would say for sure what can fit there! I don't care about Best Answer choice, just trying to help. It is sad to see so good processor wasted on you junk choice of video card. :??:

Kisianik · Sep 12, 2015

Without any picture provided, this one will fit for sure

EVGA GeForce GT 740

Or in UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-Nvidia-GeForce-Graphics-Card/dp/B00NW76LBU/ref=sr_1_6?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1442084379&sr=1-6&keywords=EVGA+GeForce+GT+740

Most likely this is the strongest one to fit and work!

Look at this comparison, is it worth to upgrade to GT 740 after reading it?

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-6450-vs-EVGA-GeForce-GT-740

saltford · Sep 12, 2015

According to newegg those require a 400W, mine is a 250w and i'm not sure what the current draw on the system is

William Henrickson · Sep 12, 2015

If you have a slot, you can put any card in it. It is assumed to be using 75w. That means of course a 750ti would work. Also there are R7 250 low profile cards for really cheap on ebay and such, they were pulled by the thousands out of Dell workstations from businesses. As low as $42 like new.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR8.TRC2.A0.H0.Xr7+250.TRS0&_nkw=r7+250&_sacat=0

sora · Sep 12, 2015

Look at the NVIDIA GTX 750Ti.

Kisianik · Sep 12, 2015

saltford :

Forget about 400 watt, read newegg reviews!, Your System is stronger than some of page 2 reviews!

sora said:
Look at the NVIDIA GTX 750Ti.

This card most likely would not physically fit.

William Henrickson said:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR8.TRC2.A0.H0.Xr7+250.TRS0&_nkw=r7+250&_sacat=0

OP located in Europe, not in USA - OP uses Amazon UK for card search.

This is eBay UK, more appropriate
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/EVGA-02G-P4-3740-KR-GEFORCE-GT-740-PCIE-2GB-GDDR5-/252056840983?hash=item3aafc22b17

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-Club3d-R7-250-1Gb-Gddr5-Low-Profile-Graphics-Card-/261961659549?hash=item3cfe21b49d

Need low profile very skinny card, prices are about the same.

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