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drpeppercan

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    Need advise on a small size graphics card
    « on: April 22, 2018, 09:41:06 PM »
    Hi all,

    The problem I have is that I bought this micro ATX motherboard: MSI 760GMA-P34, I never had a motherboard this small, so I had not foresaw the problem with fitting a regular size graphics card.
    So now my challenge is to find a graphics card that is powerful enough to run games like Left 4 Dead 2, and Astroneer, yet small enough that it'll fit on this motherboard.

    For Astroneer, ideally it has to have a GPU with 2 GB VRAM.

    Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated :)


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      Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
      « Reply #1 on: April 22, 2018, 11:22:59 PM »
      It seems to me a card like this one would do the trick:
      GeForce 730

      Scott_Smith9524



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        Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
        « Reply #2 on: April 23, 2018, 06:15:04 AM »
        You can opt for GeForce GTX 950.

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          Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
          « Reply #3 on: April 23, 2018, 08:51:09 AM »
          The problem with that card is that it's PCiE, where as my motherboard only has PCI 2 x16.
          Regardless of its much higher price, this incompatibility should be more than just a bump in the road, but more like a large solid wall :(

          Thanks anyway

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          Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
          « Reply #4 on: April 23, 2018, 09:12:32 AM »
          You want to narrow your search to what's called "low profile graphics cards"...
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          Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
          « Reply #5 on: April 23, 2018, 02:09:13 PM »
          That motherboard has a PCIE 2.0 16x slot (Blue), a PCIE 2.0 1x Slot (small black one), and a standard PCI Slot (Bigger black one).

          You should be able to install effectively any PCIE card into the 16x slot; PCIE Versions are forward and backward compatible. Limiting factors would be whether it fits in the case and whether the power supply is adequate.
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            Re: Need advise on a small size graphics card
            « Reply #6 on: April 25, 2018, 07:51:53 AM »
            This is great to know!
            Thank you so much for both your inputs  :)

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