Novatech GeForce 210 1024MB GDDR3 for £24.98 @ Novatech

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  A-n-d-y1 year, 2 months ago #1Show comment toolsReply

  Is this better then my ATI Radeon HD 3600 SERIES i got in my pc now? not really up on graphics card so not sure which is better then i have now
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  AddictWeb1 year, 2 months ago #2Show comment toolsReply

  Low profile and passive, great for a HTPC or HP Microserver.
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  dxx1 year, 2 months ago2 Likes #3Show comment toolsReply

  Far slower. And voting cold on the deal, since the 220 is available elsewhere for £18.
  
  

  A-n-d-y

  Is this better then my ATI Radeon HD 3600 SERIES i got in my pc now? not really up on graphics card so not sure which is better then i have now
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  davey_cole1 year, 2 months ago #4Show comment toolsReply

  Where is it £18 then?
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  pete_l1 year, 2 months ago1 Like #5Show comment toolsReply

  davey_cole

  Where is it £18 then?

  
  Maybe ddx is referring to eBay, where used 220s occasionally get sold for as low as £18?
  Most "proper" retailers have the board as out of stock or discontinued, these days,
  

  
  Edited By: pete_l on Mar 02, 2012 11:28
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  andymagic1 year, 2 months ago #6Show comment toolsReply

  Heat added, I paid a little more than this a few weeks ago for the same card.
  
  While it might not be the fastest on earth for games, it is perfect for XBMC live and just works out of the box, it also seems to output Dolby DTS to my AV amp quite happily.
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  eldaras1 year, 2 months ago #7Show comment toolsReply

  Yesterday I order a Gainward GT210 1GB from dabs for £21.99 + £3.99 delivery (just one pound more).
  
  Why the hell would I want this card? Some of the motherboards provide a vga output, but they don't have an onboard video card, and only work if the actual CPU has an embedded gpu (for example the Intel G6950 one), but not all CPUs have an embedded gpu (such as the i7 950).
  
  So some people want one of these just to be able to plug the computer to a screen and nothing more.
  
  And also, like some people mentioned, these cards use very little power, ~ 28W at ""full speed"": http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=264
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  twe1 year, 2 months ago #8Show comment toolsReply

  Bought the amd 6450 for £30 which is also passively cooled (free delivery from ebuyer since over £50 order), but it is a newer card etc....
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  eldaras1 year, 2 months ago #9Show comment toolsReply

  @twe, the HD6540 card is PCIe 2.1 while the GT210 is PCI 2.0. Unfortunately not all motherboards will play well with PCIe 2.1 cards :(.
  
  If you have a mobo/bios that supports PCIe 2.1, then the HD6450 is the card to go for. It also uses very little power.
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  twe1 year, 2 months ago #10Show comment toolsReply

  eldaras

  @twe, the HD6540 card is PCIe 2.1 while the GT210 is PCI 2.0. Unfortunately not all motherboards will play well with PCIe 2.1 cards :(.
  
  If you have a mobo/bios that supports PCIe 2.1, then the HD6450 is the card to go for. It also uses very little power.

  
  
  Cool, good to know.... Works well in my HP Poliant N40l server :)

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