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ecrabb
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: Radeon 3450 decent? |
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I'm finally getting my rack dressed up and I was thinking about updating the HTPC a little to an HDMI-based card to clean up cabling and switching. Any opinion on this Asus Radeon 3450? It's $20 after rebate, fanless, and has on-board audio.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
Not expecting miracles. It would be replacing one of the very first PCIe video cards, not high-end... can't even remember what it is. Not planning on BD/HD any time soon. I use the HTPC mainly just for playing demo clips, streaming, farting around, etc.
Thanks!
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AnalogRocks
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Radeon 3450 decent? |
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| ecrabb wrote: | I'm finally getting my rack dressed up and I was thinking about updating the HTPC a little to an HDMI-based card to clean up cabling and switching. Any opinion on this Asus Radeon 3450? It's $20 after rebate, fanless, and has on-board audio.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
Not expecting miracles. It would be replacing one of the very first PCIe video cards, not high-end... can't even remember what it is. Not planning on BD/HD any time soon. I use the HTPC mainly just for playing demo clips, streaming, farting around, etc.
Thanks!
SC |
That's a cool card! They separated out the analog from the HDMI and give you a proper VGA output! Fantastic!
I paid $245 for my 3450 about 10 months ago, it's a bit fancier and has more memory but for $20 I'd say go for it!
EDIT: looked up my price and corrected it.
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Comes with free World of Warcraft!
Say goodbye to your spare time, heh.
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AnalogRocks
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| Satanier wrote: | Comes with free World of Warcraft!
Say goodbye to your spare time, heh. |
LOL games, If I spent as much time working as I did gaming in the last dozen years I'd be rich now. TOo bad I coulnd't get paid to game. That would have been cool.
Though I prefer driving games and FPS'ers
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Angus_rg
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: Radeon 3450 decent? |
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| ecrabb wrote: | I'm finally getting my rack dressed up and I was thinking about updating the HTPC a little to an HDMI-based card to clean up cabling and switching. Any opinion on this Asus Radeon 3450? It's $20 after rebate, fanless, and has on-board audio.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
Not expecting miracles. It would be replacing one of the very first PCIe video cards, not high-end... can't even remember what it is. Not planning on BD/HD any time soon. I use the HTPC mainly just for playing demo clips, streaming, farting around, etc.
Thanks!
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That's funny, I almost bought 2 of them from The egg as an Open box for $20 bucks. If I hadn't walked away and come back to insuficient quantities, I would have used the processing power to take over the world. Or just watch Iron Man on BR.
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AnalogRocks
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: Radeon 3450 decent? |
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| Angus_rg wrote: | | ecrabb wrote: | I'm finally getting my rack dressed up and I was thinking about updating the HTPC a little to an HDMI-based card to clean up cabling and switching. Any opinion on this Asus Radeon 3450? It's $20 after rebate, fanless, and has on-board audio.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121259
Not expecting miracles. It would be replacing one of the very first PCIe video cards, not high-end... can't even remember what it is. Not planning on BD/HD any time soon. I use the HTPC mainly just for playing demo clips, streaming, farting around, etc.
Thanks!
SC |
That's funny, I almost bought 2 of them from The egg as an Open box for $20 bucks. If I hadn't walked away and come back to insuficient quantities, I would have used the processing power to take over the world. Or just watch Iron Man on BR. |
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Angus_rg
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| Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:02 pm Post subject: Re: Radeon 3450 decent? |
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That's funny, but considering I had the same thing happen on 2 $30 AMD 45 watt X2s a day earlier, "lack of" may be an appropriate prefix.
An X2 with those video cards would make a perfect low power HTPC, I think.
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