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MSI offers MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GT LP Low-profile Graphics Card
MSI has expanded their GTX 15050 Ti line-up with a Low-profile graphics card which might be handy in a small form factor HTPC. The card remains dual-slot as it does need a bit of cooling and has two 50mm spinners.
The card itself feeds completely from the motherboard, so there is no need for an external power connector. The MSI GTX 1050 Ti 4GT clocks in at a 1290 MHz core, 1392 MHz GPU Boost, and 7.00 GHz (GDDR5-effective) memory. It has been fitted with 4 GB of VRAM. You will spot a DVI, HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort connector (1.4). Pricing has not been shared, but expect it to sit in the 159 USD / 150 Euro range.
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#5361263 Posted on: 11/21/2016 05:07 PM
Ah I thought LowProfile also means single slot, would be great if it had 1 slot too.
Ah I thought LowProfile also means single slot, would be great if it had 1 slot too.
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#5361310 Posted on: 11/21/2016 06:46 PM
Very good to see this, however why duel slot? still good to see how much performance you can cramp into you living room HTPC.
Very good to see this, however why duel slot? still good to see how much performance you can cramp into you living room HTPC.
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#5361315 Posted on: 11/21/2016 07:11 PM
Would be a great card for my low profile HTPC that is also capable of 4K.
Would be a great card for my low profile HTPC that is also capable of 4K.
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#5361346 Posted on: 11/21/2016 08:14 PM
Yep, low profile, single slot GPUs are so rare...and OLD.
The brand new AMD Radeon Pro WX series could be interesting for HPTC users, specially those using ITX (or min-ITX) cases.
WX 4100 is a low profile GPU AND single slot:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/wx4100
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10521/amd-announces-radeon-pro-wx-series-wx-4100-wx-5100-wx-7100-bring-polaris-to-pros
This GPU is obviously not for gamers (2.4 TFLOPS) but it has 4GB VRAM, it's low power usage and the Polaris 11 specs are interesting:
http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/the-new-super-efficient-amd-radeon-pro-wx-7100-wx-5100-wx-4100-gpus-all-you-need-to-know/
It's avalaible right now for 400 US$/Euros.
Ah I thought LowProfile also means single slot, would be great if it had 1 slot too.
Yep, low profile, single slot GPUs are so rare...and OLD.
The brand new AMD Radeon Pro WX series could be interesting for HPTC users, specially those using ITX (or min-ITX) cases.
WX 4100 is a low profile GPU AND single slot:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/wx4100
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10521/amd-announces-radeon-pro-wx-series-wx-4100-wx-5100-wx-7100-bring-polaris-to-pros
This GPU is obviously not for gamers (2.4 TFLOPS) but it has 4GB VRAM, it's low power usage and the Polaris 11 specs are interesting:
http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/the-new-super-efficient-amd-radeon-pro-wx-7100-wx-5100-wx-4100-gpus-all-you-need-to-know/
It's avalaible right now for 400 US$/Euros.
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#5361347 Posted on: 11/21/2016 08:18 PM
From the look of this, if you were super desperate you could just cut it off, just a ribbon cable.
Ah I thought LowProfile also means single slot, would be great if it had 1 slot too.
From the look of this, if you were super desperate you could just cut it off, just a ribbon cable.
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#5361381 Posted on: 11/21/2016 09:19 PM
There isnt a ribbon cable on this one.
If it had no DVI, this would be single slot.
Crappy design IMHO.
From the look of this, if you were super desperate you could just cut it off, just a ribbon cable.
There isnt a ribbon cable on this one.
If it had no DVI, this would be single slot.
Crappy design IMHO.
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#5361395 Posted on: 11/21/2016 10:03 PM
There isnt a ribbon cable on this one.
If it had no DVI, this would be single slot.
Crappy design IMHO.
Underneath the metal triangle shroud looks mightily like a ribbon cable to me.
There isnt a ribbon cable on this one.
If it had no DVI, this would be single slot.
Crappy design IMHO.
Underneath the metal triangle shroud looks mightily like a ribbon cable to me.
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#5361417 Posted on: 11/21/2016 11:37 PM
I would so butcher this baby up into a single slot card, or even less than that with a metal grinder. Just to cram it up into the smallest space possible
I would so butcher this baby up into a single slot card, or even less than that with a metal grinder. Just to cram it up into the smallest space possible
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#5361460 Posted on: 11/22/2016 01:25 AM
The only thing I'm suspicious about are those two small fans: if they are crappy sleave bearing type exect them to start rattling after a year or so, maybe even earlier due to high rpm. But if they are ball bearing ones (highly doubt that) they coud run for years in silence.
The only thing I'm suspicious about are those two small fans: if they are crappy sleave bearing type exect them to start rattling after a year or so, maybe even earlier due to high rpm. But if they are ball bearing ones (highly doubt that) they coud run for years in silence.
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#5361464 Posted on: 11/22/2016 01:46 AM
Yep, low profile, single slot GPUs are so rare...and OLD.
The brand new AMD Radeon Pro WX series could be interesting for HPTC users, specially those using ITX (or min-ITX) cases.
WX 4100 is a low profile GPU AND single slot:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/wx4100
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10521/amd-announces-radeon-pro-wx-series-wx-4100-wx-5100-wx-7100-bring-polaris-to-pros
This GPU is obviously not for gamers (2.4 TFLOPS) but it has 4GB VRAM, it's low power usage and the Polaris 11 specs are interesting:
http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/the-new-super-efficient-amd-radeon-pro-wx-7100-wx-5100-wx-4100-gpus-all-you-need-to-know/
It's avalaible right now for 400 US$/Euros.
Yes its hard to find, well I was thinking about this or normal 1050 for physx (killing floor2, etc), single slot would be ideal for extra space between SoudBlaster and this gpu in last 3rd pcie 16x slot.
Guess this is my best choice if I can find one and still be somewhat capable,
http://geizhals.eu/gainward-geforce-gtx-750-single-slot-3132-a1122408.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu
EDIT: just noticed these NV GTX 1050 are on 14nm
Yep, low profile, single slot GPUs are so rare...and OLD.
The brand new AMD Radeon Pro WX series could be interesting for HPTC users, specially those using ITX (or min-ITX) cases.
WX 4100 is a low profile GPU AND single slot:
http://www.amd.com/en-us/products/graphics/workstation/firepro-3d/wx4100
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10521/amd-announces-radeon-pro-wx-series-wx-4100-wx-5100-wx-7100-bring-polaris-to-pros
This GPU is obviously not for gamers (2.4 TFLOPS) but it has 4GB VRAM, it's low power usage and the Polaris 11 specs are interesting:
http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/the-new-super-efficient-amd-radeon-pro-wx-7100-wx-5100-wx-4100-gpus-all-you-need-to-know/
It's avalaible right now for 400 US$/Euros.
Yes its hard to find, well I was thinking about this or normal 1050 for physx (killing floor2, etc), single slot would be ideal for extra space between SoudBlaster and this gpu in last 3rd pcie 16x slot.
Guess this is my best choice if I can find one and still be somewhat capable,
http://geizhals.eu/gainward-geforce-gtx-750-single-slot-3132-a1122408.html?hloc=at&hloc=de&hloc=pl&hloc=uk&hloc=eu
EDIT: just noticed these NV GTX 1050 are on 14nm
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#5361585 Posted on: 11/22/2016 11:06 AM
Calls it Low Profile... mounts a Dual Slot Cooler... that's a real bad joke right there.
Calls it Low Profile... mounts a Dual Slot Cooler... that's a real bad joke right there.
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#5361603 Posted on: 11/22/2016 12:22 PM
This thread GPU IS low profile.
It's not short in length or single slot in width, it's simply low profile in height.
A low profile AND single slot GPU is a Rara Avis some HTPC users/geeks would like to see on their tiny (mini) ITX builds i.e. to use the next expansion slot normally "invaded" by the GPU heatskin/fans.
I would like to use that slot expansion in my mATX HTPC, a PCI riser is not a solution in my case.
Calls it Low Profile... mounts a Dual Slot Cooler... that's a real bad joke right there.
This thread GPU IS low profile.
It's not short in length or single slot in width, it's simply low profile in height.
A low profile AND single slot GPU is a Rara Avis some HTPC users/geeks would like to see on their tiny (mini) ITX builds i.e. to use the next expansion slot normally "invaded" by the GPU heatskin/fans.
I would like to use that slot expansion in my mATX HTPC, a PCI riser is not a solution in my case.
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#5391136 Posted on: 02/10/2017 07:45 PM
So the reference design of a 1050 (www-dot-nvidia-dot-com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1050/) says its HDMI 2.0b. The MSI site says their card is 2.0 (not a or b). Gigabyte and GALAX both list there 1050 ti low profile as 2.0b.
So I contacted MSI support, twice through email and once over the phone. All three times they said their card was HDMI 2.0 only, not a or b. I asked how that's possible if the reference design is 2.0b and they said that's what their card was. So either it really is 2.0 or they are incompetent.
I've been wanting to upgrade my HTPC to 4k @ 60 and I have a UHD TV with HDR but it looks like I have to wait for the Gigabyte version to hit the US stores.
So the reference design of a 1050 (www-dot-nvidia-dot-com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1050/) says its HDMI 2.0b. The MSI site says their card is 2.0 (not a or b). Gigabyte and GALAX both list there 1050 ti low profile as 2.0b.
So I contacted MSI support, twice through email and once over the phone. All three times they said their card was HDMI 2.0 only, not a or b. I asked how that's possible if the reference design is 2.0b and they said that's what their card was. So either it really is 2.0 or they are incompetent.
I've been wanting to upgrade my HTPC to 4k @ 60 and I have a UHD TV with HDR but it looks like I have to wait for the Gigabyte version to hit the US stores.
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