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.Reply
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.Reply
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?Reply
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)Reply
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.Reply
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.Reply
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?Reply
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ganeshts - Friday, June 08, 2012 - link
For a HTPC card, dual slot is a no-no, and gamers are going to go for non-GK 107 Keplers anyway.. ReplyRyan Smith - Friday, June 08, 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. ReplyImSpartacus - Saturday, June 09, 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. Reply
Taft12 - Friday, June 08, 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? Reply
Oxford Guy - Saturday, June 09, 2012 - link
quiet trumps size ReplyCeriseCogburn - 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) Reply
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. Reply
cdube - Friday, June 08, 2012 - link
Awwwwwwwww cute Replythemossie - Friday, June 08, 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. Reply
mobutu - Friday, June 08, 2012 - link
This SHOULD have been passive cooled.it screams for it.
what a shame. Reply
Mr Perfect - Friday, June 08, 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? Replyjuancferrer - Friday, June 08, 2012 - link
It's DP ReplyMr Perfect - Saturday, June 09, 2012 - link
Ah, ok. That's not so bad then, assuming it lets you daisychain a couple DP 1.2 screens off of it. ReplyCeriseCogburn - Monday, June 11, 2012 - link
You know anyone in the entire world that daisy chains dp monitors ?What a joke Reply