looking for low profile video card advice on a Dell optiplex 390 smallish case

[bradyapba]

I have a Dell optiplex 390.. i am re purposing it for an 11 year old.

Its and i3, 8 gigs of ram, 500 gig HD, and a 240w psu.

It has a pcie x16 slot I can use, according to dell 2.0 x 16 compatible.

not a lot of room, about 7 inches in lengh, and 3.5 inches high. So a low profile card is needed...

I assume most that dont require an extra power adapter, and just get the power from the pcie slot, will be ok with the 240w PSU.

Any one have any good luck with some?

He will be doing medium gaming, plus all the regular stuff you do with a pc, surfing, you tube, etc.

hoping to keep it in the 50-100 range..

those 730s look decent, as well as maybe the 240s?

 

[Eggz]

The 750 ti is the best card out there fitting your description, but it is slightly above your budget. The 730 is so slow that it's almost a waste of money.

The 750 ti is small and requires no power cable, but it performs quite well - especially for a little card.

NewEgg has a "Superclocked" version from EVGA - quite a good version of the card, perhaps the best - for only $114 after rebate:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487024&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

NCIX has the same card for $129 after rebate:

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=94334&vpn=02G-P4-3753-KR&manufacture=eVGA&promoid=1353

 

[bradyapba]

that card is too big, 4.3 inches it too tall. Also its 3.0, Dell told me my slot is only 2.0 compatabile... can i even use 3.0 cards?

 

[Eggz]

All PCI-e x16 cards work in any PCI-e x16 slot, regardless of generation. PCI-e backward compatible, so 3.0 cards work in 2.0 slots just fine with no performance bottleneck from the generation of the slot.

 

[bradyapba]

thanks eggz! I see what your saying about the 750, I did find a couple low profile. What would you consider the 2nd best low profile card then?

 

[Eggz]

If you're going to definitely stick with that case, this low profile GTX 750 (non-ti) for $200 is the next best thing I can find:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA5751ZT1529

Here's smaller 750 ti for less, and it comes with a 500 watt PSU, but I can't tell the measurements:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814132025&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Desktop+Graphics+Cards-_-N82E16814132025&gclid=Cj0KEQiAp4yjBRCE_enjmpug944BEiQATCpLvR5H1081L4OYEMXbEoIHR6vjcQUW6himtLf7A2aE684aAr-q8P8HAQ

BUT, if you can find one of these to get your hands on, it would be PERFECT:

http://www.galaxytechus.com/__US__/Product6/ProductDetail?proID=146&isStop=0