Recommend a Video Card for X1?

Anyone using this card? Is it truly silent?

GIGABYTE HD 5750 SILENT Graphics Card

http://www.acousticpc.com/gigabyte_hd5750_silent_graphics_card.html
 
On second look this doesn't support 2 monitors, at least I don't think it does.

while were on the subject..i just noticed some real lag lately in my video card..seems lately when i have a vst open..my screen freezes for about 3-4 seconds then responds..is this a graphics prob.?...sorry a-1..not stealing the thread bro..just curios

I run a NVS450 by Nividia.
Silent and powers 4 monitors

tomixornot

I was actually interested at the Radeon 5450 (which supports directx 11, if it matters).. but the store ran out of that card and recommend me 210 instead.

Both cards are fan less.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-5450-review/11

I have the 5450. It only supports 1 DVI. It has 1 DVI and 1 HDMI port and they don't work well together. You can do it, but it's a pain to make the monitors work the way you want. Plus, when you plug in your HDMI monitor to the HDMI port on the 5450, Windows 7 sees it as an audio device and tries to install drivers. Then Sonar adds it to the list of available audio devices. You also have to customize your monitors screen settings when using the HDMI port for a 2nd monitor every time you turn on your monitor. It's a real pita.

Nvidia drivers are 1,000 times better also. Just go to ATI and Nvidia's web site and try to download the latest drivers. You'll see exactly what I'm talking about.

Nvidia: 1 file
ATI: 4 or 5 options that have no explanation. It's assumed you know what their terminology is.

Just get an nvidia with two dedicated DVI ports and a fan. You won't regret it.

Bub

tomixornot

I was actually interested at the Radeon 5450 (which supports directx 11, if it matters).. but the store ran out of that card and recommend me 210 instead.

Both cards are fan less.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-5450-review/11

I have the 5450. It only supports 1 DVI. It has 1 DVI and 1 HDMI port and they don't work well together. You can do it, but it's a pain to make the monitors work the way you want. Plus, when you plug in your HDMI monitor to the HDMI port on the 5450, Windows 7 sees it as an audio device and tries to install drivers. Then Sonar adds it to the list of available audio devices. You also have to customize your monitors screen settings when using the HDMI port for a 2nd monitor every time you turn on your monitor. It's a real pita.

Nvidia drivers are 1,000 times better also. Just go to ATI and Nvidia's web site and try to download the latest drivers. You'll see exactly what I'm talking about.

Nvidia: 1 file
ATI: 4 or 5 options that have no explanation. It's assumed you know what their terminology is.

Just get an nvidia with two dedicated DVI ports and a fan. You won't regret it.

Bub, thanks for the info. I never get to test the Radeon 5450. Read about the Eyefinity software feature, and I though that should handle multi monitor setup.


Agreed, Nvidia driver is easy to download.

A1MixMan


What's up!
 
I'm about to upgrade my video card and was wondering what everyone here recommends.
 
I need a dual output card with 2 DVI outs and at least 1 gig of ram. Also it needs to be fanless.
 
Rock solid 64bit drivers a must.
 
I was looking at the Nvidia cards but can't seem to find one without a fan. I need it to be silent.
 
Any suggestions?
 
Also, is there any reason to go with a 2 gig card? I only use this computer to run X1.
 
Thanks!
 
 

ASUS "NEW" NVIDIA GTX 460 1GB RAM V2.....you need at least 1GB RAM on the card in the near future...
There are no new cards in NO FAN heatpipe...just forget that idea about total silent VIDEO card...460 should be almost close to silent though VERY low fan noise if you check any review out there.. 
 
ATI?...don't even go there... It's like comparing BMW with Fiat Uno.. Check any GAME FORUM if you don't believe me...
The NVIDIA driver work perfect and phys engine work perfect...phys engine that doesn't even excist in ATI cards,, LOL 
 
SONAR Use NVIDA GPU too Pro Channel...ATI...na...SONAR X1 with ATI...its a joke with my friends setup you don't even wanna go there... He use latest ATI highend card...If you change any parameter in prochannels eq you get ASIO audio dropout with ATI... great graphic driver...not
   
With SONAR X1 INTEL CPU + NVIDIA card good choice
AMD + ATI bad choice...
 
The choice is yours....
 
 
Review of the old V1 card
http://www.anandtech.com/show/3810/nvidias-geforce-gtx-460-part-2-the-vendor-cards
 

ASUS 9600 GT are in heatsink too... but I would buy a better card....

Jim Roseberry

 
For DAW purposes, you don't need the 5750    
 

Jim,
 
What do you mean by that? I don't care if it's overkill if that's what you mean. I REALLY want a fanless 1GB Dual Monitor card with rock solid drivers. The cost is not really a factor (within reason).
Well, after searching around the net I'm beginning to think that such a card doesn't exist.

Thanks.

My main goal was to have it silent as I'm trying to build a totally silent DAW.

With a fanless power supply, SSD drives, and liquid cooling.

I guess I need to learn more about what's possible and what's not.
 
This card seems to be perfect, but I can't find it for sale anywhere. Maybe that's a sign...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187129
Thanks again.

I'm using XFX GT240 512MB DDR5 with Accelero S1 Rev.2 on Windows 7 64bit since 10 months. It is dead cold and completely silent. The card was not fanless however. And you should not worry about changing the heatsink. It is easy and you get much better quality heatsink that way than a fanless card will ever have.
Your best bet currently should be GT440 with DDR5 (avoid DDR3 at any cost) since GT540 is not available yet.

plamengv


I'm using XFX GT240 512MB DDR5 with Accelero S1 Rev.2 on Windows 7 64bit since 10 months. It is dead cold and completely silent. The card was not fanless however. And you should not worry about changing the heatsink. It is easy and you get much better quality heatsink that way than a fanless card will ever have.
Your best bet currently should be GT440 with DDR5 (avoid DDR3 at any cost) since GT540 is not available yet.

I need a dual monitor DVI card.

Taken from here:
HDMI is backward-compatible with single-link Digital Visual Interface digital video (DVI-D or DVI-I, but not DVI-A). No signal conversion is required when an adapter or asymmetric cable is used, and consequently no loss in video quality occurs.
So as long as you connect monitors with up to 1920 x 1200 resolution you should be safe to use HDMI to DVI cable or adapter.

Jim Roseberry

The 5450 works just fine... and the heatsink is nice and small.
Otherwise, a 9500GT or 210 would also be just fine (about the same performance - larger heatsink).
 
Regarding the 5450, you can configure a dual-monitor setup without problems.
I've done it many times...
 
Regarding heat:
The 5450 actually runs fairly cool (thus the smaller heatsink).
You want an example of hot???  Try a passive cooled 9800GT  

We've had very different experiences with the 5450. :) What would happen is, I would have to manually go in to setup mode on my monitor and change it from DVI to HDMI every time I would boot up my PC even though I didn't turn my monitor off. Then once I did Windows would see the HDMI port and it would show up as an audio port. Plus I would have to manually tweak the resolution settings otherwise it would be blurry every reboot.

I still have my old Nvidia G9500. Great card! I should try it out and see if it works ok, it only has 512MB.

Funny you should ask...  I just finished my build of a new studio system and my choice of card was an Asus 210 Silent.  It is powered by Nvidia and has 1GB DDR3 mem, which is plenty for what we do - no gaming. 

Check it out here - Asus 210.  Oh yeah, the rebate is 15 bucks now too...

Good luck.