[NVIDIA] New silent card - Nvidia or ATI??? (3 Viewers)

[kiwijunglist]

ATI HD4670 seems to get recommended a lot, that will be my next htpc card.

 

[hoborg]

+1 to ATI HD4550 (passive)

 

[kiwijunglist]

i heard that 4550 has some issues with windows7 + deinterlacing, which is why some people have been saying go for 4670

 

[hoborg]

i heard that 4550 has some issues with windows7 + deinterlacing, which is why some people have been saying go for 4670

Newer heard about that.
If there is problem, is caused by software.

Win7 is beta, Win7 drivers are bata...

 

[kiwijunglist]

that is true. here in NZ cheapest 4550 is $90 and 4670 is $140 so 50% extra price.
if you compare performance it is about 100% better
altho of course that is not necessarily relevant to htpc
however i would personally spend the little bit extra

 

[hoborg]

that is true. here in NZ cheapest 4550 is $90 and 4670 is $140 so 50% extra price.
if you compare performance it is about 100% better
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altho of course that is not necessarily relevant to htpc
however i would personally spend the little bit extra

Extra price for extra noice

 

[kiwijunglist]

4670 is pretty low wattage as well, only 13 extra watts at peak performance
and less watts at idle Review and torture of the new HD 4550 value video card - Page 12 - Conclusion & Power Usage

 

[sbp]

Thanks for your discussion, this was exactly what I was hoping would happen - so I can learn from your opinions. I havent bought any card yet - so I might be tempted by a 4550 silent.

EDIT: or maybe a 4670 Silent like this? Elite Bastards

 

[Paranoid Delusion]

Make sure it fits in your case, normal atx case there would be no problem, but with the heatsink raising the height gives it limited htpc use.

 

[kiwijunglist]

since you state you have 'old computer' 4670 maybe overkill compared to your other components