The support for low profile GFX cards is not great but with alot more people building under the TV PCs that run newer games upto 2011 the support is getting better.
so im compiling a list of recent low prof cards so people can reference rather than scouring the sites for recent cards.
heres my case and build for people to reference, the case Height is 99 mm (3.9")
case: compucase-hec.co.uk/pccase_desktop_7k
PC specs:
OS Windows 7 ultimate
CPU Q8200 with stock Q9550 heatsink + fan
Mobo P5G41-M
size 9.6 inch x 7.8 inch ( 24.4 cm x 19.8 cm )
PSU. 450w micro ATX shuttle
RAM 3gb 800mhz DDR2
HDD 640gb
GFX 9500GS
heres a list of recent half decent cards with low-prof editions ive come up with, think ive got them in order of performance bottom the best
ZOTAC GeForce GT 520 Synergy Edition Graphics adapter - 1 GB - DDR3 SDRAM
Nvidia GT 430 1GB DDR3 capable of latest games 720p at least 30fps performance
Nvidia GT 430 2GB DDR3
ATI HD 5570 1GB DDR3
SAPPHIRE 100323L Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3
ATI Radeon 6570 1GB DDR3
ATI HD 5670 512MB GDDR5 should be able to play most games in 1080p 30+fps with a little tinkering except for GPU heavy games
really for a balance in Wattage and performance im looking at the 5670 512mb gddr5
Anymore suggestions for the list?