[NVIDIA] GT 520 htpc cards (1 Viewer)

[SiLenTYL]

Whoo!

Nvidia have announced the Nvidia 520 series graphics card..aimed directly at the HTPC market!

The only fanless card ive seen so far is from Asus..prolly more later.

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

look really great!

EDIT: oops there seems to be 3D support after all..nice one..this is the full package

there is a 530 card coming out later this year and id imagine the speeds might be a little more and some more features but the 520 seems to be all one would need

 

[Epedemic]

This might be what i have been looking for

Full 3D HDMI 1.4 support on a Nvidia card with passive cooling

Seems it does DTS-MA & TrueHD bitstreaming as well

 

[Jelmo]

AW: GT 520 htpc cards

If you compare the stats to a also passiv GT430 you will find the difference.
So GT430 has also 3D if needed. Hopefully GT520 will acaptable for 1080i material.

 

[wonkyd]

Just bought one so will let you know how I get on. Sick of hearing the fan on my GT220 whirring up!

 

[gingertom]

Just bought one so will let you know how I get on. Sick of hearing the fan on my GT220 whirring up!

Looking forward to what you think, as I'm about to update my htpc, and i'm looking to make it as quiet as possible.

 

[wonkyd]

Just bought one so will let you know how I get on. Sick of hearing the fan on my GT220 whirring up!

Looking forward to what you think, as I'm about to update my htpc, and i'm looking to make it as quiet as possible.

Amazon have put a 4 week lead time on the order

Might be a while before I get back to you all!

 

[Spragleknas]

Acutally in stock in Norway and Sweden: ASUS GEFORCE GT 520 1GB PCI-E VGA/DVI/HDMI LP SILENT - Spesifikasjoner
Any head-to-head test w/ATI 6450 out there?

 

[wonkyd]

Any head-to-head test w/ATI 6450 out there?

I found this, ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 1 GB Review - Page 1/27 | techPowerUp not exactly a head to head but there is a comparison.

From what I've read they perform very similarly. I chose the nVidia card over the 6450 as I still can't quite bring myself to buy an AMD graphics card. Too many bad memories from the ATI days with the drivers, which by the sound of things still live on in the HTPC world. That's not to say I've never had problems with nVidia's drivers, I have, but only on very, very few occasions.

 

[wonkyd]

Well the GT520 seems to be coping well with 1080i here no probs. Using DXVA on Windows 7 with latest drivers and Microsoft DTV DXVA decoder. Had to go with the passive Gainward version too as the Asus was unavailable, which may have been a blessing in disguise!