GRaphics Card for HP Proliant MicroServer N36L

[aeonf242]

Hi
I wonder if anyone as turned a HP Proliant MicroServer N36L into a Home PC?
I'm thinking of doing so and would appreciate any advice on:
1) Low Profile Graphics Card
2) Low Profile Sound Card

Thanks

http://www.blogchampion.com/blog/201...er-review.html

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

An HD5450 or HD6450 DDR3. The HD5450 consumes slightly less power than an HD6450.

I would use a USB soundcard.

[aeonf242]

An HD5450 or HD6450 DDR3. The HD5450 consumes slightly less power than an HD6450.

I would use a USB soundcard.

http://www.ebuyer.com/278120-kfa2-gt...d-52ggs4hx9dtx

This was recommended aswell...thanks for your suggestions, I'll have a look.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The GT520 consumes significantly more power than an HD5450:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...assive/25.html

SPCR considers the HD5450 the most energy efficient graphics card they have tested:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1023-page6.html

With the 200W PSU in the HP Proliant MicroServer and the very limited cooling I would be looking at the HD5450. It will produce less heat than a GT520.

[aeonf242]

The GT520 consumes significantly more power than an HD5450:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/S...assive/25.html

SPCR considers the HD5450 the most energy efficient graphics card they have tested:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1023-page6.html

With 200W PSU in the HP Proliant MicroServer and the very limited cooling I would be looking at the HD5450. It will produce less heat than a GT520.

TVM as ever.....
At £120 (after cashback) for the box (I already have one to donate 1gb RAM and a 250gb HDD) it should be quite a cheap PC :-)

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

It seems a Sapphire HD5450 1GB will run fine:

http://www.edwardsd.co.uk/work/blog/...erver-as-htpc/

This is the card:

http://www.ebuyer.com/199429-sapphir...e-11166-01-20r

However,these cards seem to have quite flat coolers so might fit too:

http://www.ebuyer.com/276451-powerco...50-512mk3-shv4

http://www.ebuyer.com/201166-asus-hd...-di-512md2-lp-

[aeonf242]

It seems a Sapphire HD5450 1GB will run fine:

http://www.edwardsd.co.uk/work/blog/...erver-as-htpc/

This is the card:

http://www.ebuyer.com/199429-sapphir...e-11166-01-20r

Thanks, that's it 512mb cousin...but shoudl consume less power and will be fine....

Do you have any opinion on the benefits of running off a SSD from the main OS and boot? The price of 3.5" ones seems to be £100....

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks, that's it 512mb cousin...but shoudl consume less power and will be fine....

Do you have any opinion on the benefits of running off a SSD from the main OS and boot? The price of 3.5" ones seems to be £100....

An SSD consumes less power and produces less heat than a hard disk. It also much quicker in most cases and the computer tends to feel more responsive.

You can always get 2.5" to 3.5" adaptors for the SSDs.

[aeonf242]

This 16gb looks fast and cheapish....Read 230MB/s Write 75MB/s @ £48

But this one is slightly bigger 30gb and slightly slower :-) @ £60

And this 60gb @ £67

It's all a bit confusing :-)

[Antagram]

I saw on a different site someone using a 5450 with HDMI to get sound and graphics off the one card. But it depends if you have a HDMI input display.