
Originally Posted by
dbh
Hi guys
I made the mistake of buying a sata card that was PCIe x2 (poorly described as it as it said it was compatible with PCIe x1 slots when it isn't) so have ended up using my graphics card slot to accommodate it. Little bit annoyed by this as it's cost me £40 and it has to go in the slot I didn't want it to go into.... but nevermind!
So this has left me with the PCIe x1 slot that I intended to use free. As I planned on putting a graphics card in my little home server to give a better boost over the inbuilt graphics (i3 2100).
I'm after a PCIe x1 lane card now. Main use will be for Open CL to speed up Capture One Pro for when I'm editing my photos.
I had a look around and have found a R5 230 1GB GDDR3 card and seen a Zotac Passive GT 730. Apart from that I'm not sure what's best?
Anyone with experience with these low power cards recommend the best bang for buck in a PCIe x1 slot and with more recent tech please?
Thanks