I want to upgrade from my integrated graphics, but....

[rokclimb15]

Rick,

I think that one you have above is the best performing choice out of the low profile cards I browsed.

[Rick74]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmjn5GgFj7A

Hopefully it fits... This is my case and my card is wider than this one :-(

[rokclimb15]

Can you post mfr specs for your case?

[Rick74]

Here's the case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811108396

So the Radeon 7750 fits, but a few people had said that

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125468

would perform better for Dolphin... Nvidia is better for Dolphin...

So I'm confused... On paper, the 7750 looks better, but in real world performance if Nvidia is better for Dolphin, then I want to switch

Does it even make a difference with these low end cards?

[rokclimb15]

According to Newegg's specs, your case is 3.9" tall and that card is 4.72" wide, so on paper I'd say it's a no-go.

I don't think that anyone can assert that Nvidia is better for Dolphin. Currently AMD has some cards out that perform very well with Dolphin. There used to be some Nvidia specific hacks to improve performance that have been removed. I will say in general that Nvidia writes better quality drivers, has fewer bugs, and addresses bugs in their releases. In my opinion Nvidia makes a superior product, but I've owned both brands of GPUs in the past.

[Rick74]

(02-28-2014, 02:30 PM)rokclimb15 Wrote: Rick,

I think that one you have above is the best performing choice out of the low profile cards I browsed.

(03-01-2014, 01:19 PM)rokclimb15 Wrote: According to Newegg's specs, your case is 3.9" tall and that card is 4.72" wide, so on paper I'd say it's a no-go.

I don't think that anyone can assert that Nvidia is better for Dolphin. Currently AMD has some cards out that perform very well with Dolphin. There used to be some Nvidia specific hacks to improve performance that have been removed. I will say in general that Nvidia writes better quality drivers, has fewer bugs, and addresses bugs in their releases. In my opinion Nvidia makes a superior product, but I've owned both brands of GPUs in the past.

The Diamond Radeon 7750 fits... I'll keep it... My power supply is still on its way though... No way am I turning this thing on with the included PSU...

[kinkinkijkin]

Woah, is that right up against an external vent? I'm hoping it is, or you're going to know what I felt when I put my most powerful fan doing intake and the CPU fan doing passive exhaust, and I still had neg pressure.

[Rick74]

There's probably a quarter of an inch between the fan and the case... Unfortunately, there's no vent there. I was planning to see how bout out actually got, and then cut a 2 inch hole in the case right in front of the GPU fan and put a fan grill over it.

I was worried about this problem, but I was hoping that because the GPU is low tdw, that it would be OK... The top over the CPU is pretty well ventilated, so it's pretty open right about above the gpu

[kinkinkijkin]

Unfortunately for you, the GPU's cooler is designed to pull air from the bottom of the case, and push it out the back of the case using the case's ambient airflow and the shaping of the heatsink. It will not dissipate over the GPU, it will not pass through the card and go out that way, and I'd say that the grate at the bottom would be a safe investment.

-ish.

Since it IS a low-TDP card, though, as long as you actually have ambient airflow, the fan will still work some sort of magic.

[Rick74]

Thanks, I'm actually gonna cut an 80mm hole and put a thin fan grill over it... Hopefully that'll be enough..