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Jamieg285

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Choosing a graphics card
« on: October 10, 2012, 08:21:55 am »
My PC has died and I need to get all new hardware.  Chosen the mobo+processor+memory, but I'm struggling when it comes to the graphics card.

There appear to be hundreds out there, and I'm not sure how to choose.  Will not be used as a gaming machine (for now, I will upgrade later if I need to)

My budget is up to £60, I'd prefer a silent one (PC lives behind the TV and will be used to stream videos to the TV, so want as little background noise as possible)

Needs to have HDMI and D-sub, DVI is a bonus.  Mobo has 2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slots and 1 @ x4 speed.

Is it worth trying to match the brand to the mobo?
Nvidia? Radeon? GeForce?

Any advice you can give will be appreciated.



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Choosing a graphics card
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2012, 11:31:12 am »
http://www.quietpc.com/vga-cards

This site has some Fanless Gfx Cards.

I have bought stuff from this company before, but not for a few years, didn't have any issues.
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