I've got an HTPC with older repurposed parts from a gaming PC. It's using an HD 4850 which is HOT and the fan is noisy, two things that are bad for an HTPC, not to mention it barely fits into the HTPC case (power cable is jammed up against the power supply). I was wondering if there are cards that can run basic games well (minecraft, TF2, etc), that come with low power consumption, a quiet fan or fanless configuration, and smaller/shorter profile? Not looking to run Crysis here, we occasionally play some games on the big screen in the living room.
Looked around on newegg but it's hard to search and filter something so specific.
Edit: I should also mention that I do some video capturing to this box from my Xbox 360 using a Hauppauge HD PVR, but I believe that is more processor intensive than graphics card, correct me if I'm wrong?
Looked around on newegg but it's hard to search and filter something so specific.
Edit: I should also mention that I do some video capturing to this box from my Xbox 360 using a Hauppauge HD PVR, but I believe that is more processor intensive than graphics card, correct me if I'm wrong?