Eh, it depends on the size of the HTPC. For an HTPC with the clearance for 2 slots it could make sense if the card is significantly quieter than single-slot competitors. The dual slot GTS 450 was incredibly quiet, and GT 640 is significantly lower powered.
Nah, but seriously though. I think dual slot HTPC cards have a home in HTPCs where quietness is valued more than size. Like everything, there's always a trade off.
384 CUDA cores compared to 96 in the GT 440 in this form factor?! Hang on while I count the number of PCI-E x16 slots in my motherboard and I'll tell you how many I'm ordering!
If you can hear all the viewing company in the room breathing, passing gas, snorting, smacking their gums, sucking their teeth, and rustling their feet over the "silence" of the room with no fan sound then you've got a problem.
Of course who could deny the two seconds in the lifetime of the clearly insane self admiring no sound fan freak who tilts his noggin up against the case trying to hear a whisper, smiles and turns blue holding their breath in the effort. (that must be what caused the brain damage to begin with)
Forget double wide, by the talk of those here over the last ten years half height or forget it.
Then don't forget they all have the most sensitive girly eardrums, as perfectionists always do, so after the fan sound is scrutinized like it's a baby crying, they crank the surround sound on their videos to the moon or jam on noise cancelling headsets where you couldn't hear a mack truck crashing through the wall into the room.
This really reminds me of the old removable drive bays laptops used to have... Wouldn't it be nice to have a swappable GPU bay? Not on the ultra-thins, of course.
Two DVI ports? Is this card targeted at people with old displays? Where are all the modern connections? I see one port on the end from this decade, can anyone tell if it's HDMI or DP?
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ganeshts - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
For a HTPC card, dual slot is a no-no, and gamers are going to go for non-GK 107 Keplers anyway..Ryan Smith - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
Eh, it depends on the size of the HTPC. For an HTPC with the clearance for 2 slots it could make sense if the card is significantly quieter than single-slot competitors. The dual slot GTS 450 was incredibly quiet, and GT 640 is significantly lower powered.ImSpartacus - Saturday, June 9, 2012 - link
Writer fight?Writer fight! Writer fight! Writer fight!
Nah, but seriously though. I think dual slot HTPC cards have a home in HTPCs where quietness is valued more than size. Like everything, there's always a trade off.
Taft12 - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
EVGA's got you covered there!http://www.evga.com/articles/00686/#Single
384 CUDA cores compared to 96 in the GT 440 in this form factor?! Hang on while I count the number of PCI-E x16 slots in my motherboard and I'll tell you how many I'm ordering!
Now who'll be the first OEM with a DDR5 version?
Oxford Guy - Saturday, June 9, 2012 - link
quiet trumps sizeCeriseCogburn - Monday, June 11, 2012 - link
If you can hear all the viewing company in the room breathing, passing gas, snorting, smacking their gums, sucking their teeth, and rustling their feet over the "silence" of the room with no fan sound then you've got a problem.Of course who could deny the two seconds in the lifetime of the clearly insane self admiring no sound fan freak who tilts his noggin up against the case trying to hear a whisper, smiles and turns blue holding their breath in the effort. (that must be what caused the brain damage to begin with)
CeriseCogburn - Monday, June 11, 2012 - link
Forget double wide, by the talk of those here over the last ten years half height or forget it.Then don't forget they all have the most sensitive girly eardrums, as perfectionists always do, so after the fan sound is scrutinized like it's a baby crying, they crank the surround sound on their videos to the moon or jam on noise cancelling headsets where you couldn't hear a mack truck crashing through the wall into the room.
cdube - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
Awwwwwwwww cutethemossie - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
This really reminds me of the old removable drive bays laptops used to have...Wouldn't it be nice to have a swappable GPU bay? Not on the ultra-thins, of course.
mobutu - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
This SHOULD have been passive cooled.it screams for it.
what a shame.
Mr Perfect - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
Two DVI ports? Is this card targeted at people with old displays? Where are all the modern connections? I see one port on the end from this decade, can anyone tell if it's HDMI or DP?juancferrer - Friday, June 8, 2012 - link
It's DPMr Perfect - Saturday, June 9, 2012 - link
Ah, ok. That's not so bad then, assuming it lets you daisychain a couple DP 1.2 screens off of it.CeriseCogburn - Monday, June 11, 2012 - link
You know anyone in the entire world that daisy chains dp monitors ?What a joke
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