$150 Blower Style GPU??

[Guest]

Im looking for a small blower style GPU to put inside a Xbox 360 case build for under $150. Any suggestions? I can be a little flexible on the price, but dont go too much over $175

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, NovaMan01 said:

Xbox 360 case build for under $150

you can try to find a used gtx 970 mini 

[iRileyx]

Used 960 or possibly 970 if you can find one for that price.

[Aelita Sophie]

If really on the cheap but new, a GTX1050 might be an option. But I'm not sure if there are any blower-style versions of them. GTX 960 and 970 definitely have blowerstyle versions, but those will definitely not fit an Xbox case. They are simply just to long, unless you would put it in the length of your case, but that might work against with the motherboard placement. For the money, a 970 would be pushing it. You must be lucky to find one for that price (or atleast in my country that is). GTX 750ti would also be on the cheap, even used. Those are in a sort-off blower style cooling, but some are even passively cooled. That way, if you just make sure to have sufficient airflow in the case, that would work 2.

[iRileyx]

1 minute ago, Aelita Sophie said:

If really on the cheap but new, a GTX1050 might be an option. But I'm not sure if there are any blower-style versions of them. GTX 960 and 970 definitely have blowerstyle versions, but those will definitely not fit an Xbox case. They are simply just to long, unless you would put it in the length of your case, but that might work against with the motherboard placement. For the money, a 970 would be pushing it. You must be lucky to find one for that price (or atleast in my country that is). GTX 750ti would also be on the cheap, even used. Those are in a sort-off blower style cooling, but some are even passively cooled. That way, if you just make sure to have sufficient airflow in the case, that would work 2.

You're correct in thinking there's no FE 1050's, no FE 1050ti's either.

[Guest]

11 minutes ago, Aelita Sophie said:

If really on the cheap but new, a GTX1050 might be an option. But I'm not sure if there are any blower-style versions of them. GTX 960 and 970 definitely have blowerstyle versions, but those will definitely not fit an Xbox case. They are simply just to long, unless you would put it in the length of your case, but that might work against with the motherboard placement. For the money, a 970 would be pushing it. You must be lucky to find one for that price (or atleast in my country that is). GTX 750ti would also be on the cheap, even used. Those are in a sort-off blower style cooling, but some are even passively cooled. That way, if you just make sure to have sufficient airflow in the case, that would work 2.

Are there any AMD GPUs with blower style fans?

[Aelita Sophie]

3 minutes ago, NovaMan01 said:

Are there any AMD GPUs with blower style fans?

Most of the mid end cards of AMD have them. But I wouldn't consider them for this build, due the lack of space. AMD Cards are known for creating a lot more heat then a Nvidia card, especially older then the RX400 series. They also draw more power in comparison to Nvidia for roughly the same gaming results. (Not fanboying here, I love AMD cards )

Also keep in mind that cryptocurrency is booming right now, so even used AMD cards are priced way to high. For best price/performance ratio on the used marked, stick with Nvidia for now.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Aelita Sophie said:

Most of the mid end cards of AMD have them. But I wouldn't consider them for this build, due the lack of space. AMD Cards are known for creating a lot more heat then a Nvidia card, especially older then the RX400 series. They also draw more power in comparison to Nvidia for roughly the same gaming results. (Not fanboying here, I love AMD cards )

Also keep in mind that cryptocurrency is booming right now, so even used AMD cards are priced way to high. For best price/performance ratio on the used marked, stick with Nvidia for now.

Alright ill look around. Is there a way to mod on a blower style cooler onto a mini 1050Ti?

[Aelita Sophie]

1 minute ago, NovaMan01 said:

Alright ill look around. Is there a way to mod on a blower style cooler onto a mini 1050Ti?

There is always a way. You could simply block the sides, as long the PCI bracked (where for example the HDMI cable goes) is ventilated. It will effect the cooling performance, but its worth a shot. Just tape it closed for a bit to try it out should do the trick.

Run a synthetic GPU benchmark like furmark and monitor the temperatures to see if it stays within reasonable levels.

[Guest]

Just now, Aelita Sophie said:

There is always a way. You could simply block the sides, as long the PCI bracked (where for example the HDMI cable goes) is ventilated. It will effect the cooling performance, but its worth a shot. Just tape it closed for a bit to try it out should do the trick.

Run a synthetic GPU benchmark like furmark and monitor the temperatures to see if it stays within reasonable levels.

Will this work if the GPU is on its side using a flexible PCI-E extenstion connector?

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

 

Just now, Aelita Sophie said:

There is always a way. You could simply block the sides, as long the PCI bracked (where for example the HDMI cable goes) is ventilated. It will effect the cooling performance, but its worth a shot. Just tape it closed for a bit to try it out should do the trick.

Run a synthetic GPU benchmark like furmark and monitor the temperatures to see if it stays within reasonable levels.

this wont work. like, this things performance will be abysmal. unless its like a sapphire card, the fins are going up and down the card, meaning the air will not be able to travel along the card

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

 

this wont work. like, this things performance will be abysmal. unless its like a sapphire card, the fins are going up and down the card, meaning the air will not be able to travel along the card

Then is there a Sapphire 1050Ti mini?

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, NovaMan01 said:

Then is there a Sapphire 1050Ti mini?

sadly there is not

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

 

this wont work. like, this things performance will be abysmal. unless its like a sapphire card, the fins are going up and down the card, meaning the air will not be able to travel along the card

Well i found a passively cooled 1050, buuuuuuuuut its $400 

[Aelita Sophie]

5 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

 

this wont work. like, this things performance will be abysmal. unless its like a sapphire card, the fins are going up and down the card, meaning the air will not be able to travel along the card

It depends on the card really. I've seen Club3D cards with those mods with acceptable results.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, NovaMan01 said:

Well i found a passively cooled 1050, buuuuuuuuut its $400 

LOL

 

if ya want you could google pictures of the cards and see which way their fins orient themselves. if theyre horizontal, youre good to go

[Aelita Sophie]

7 minutes ago, NovaMan01 said:

Will this work if the GPU is on its side using a flexible PCI-E extenstion connector?

I don't see any reason why not. As long the fan can grab air.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, Aelita Sophie said:

It depends on the card really. I've seen Club3D cards with those mods with acceptable results.

pics or it didnt happen

[Aelita Sophie]

Just now, Nickathom said:

pics or it didnt happen

Don't have pictures of the mod, but these are the cards that I've seen it working on. And yes I am aware in this case, that it's an AMD card.

Spoiler

 

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

1 minute ago, Aelita Sophie said:

Don't have pictures of the mod, but these are the cards that I've seen it working on. And yes I am aware in this case, that it's an AMD card.

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i didnt know about this company, but my point still stands for this one as it has horizontal fins

[Aelita Sophie]

Just now, Nickathom said:

i didnt know about this company, but my point still stands for this one as it has horizontal fins

I'm not surprised. They are founded in my country, and my country isn't known for creating PC components at all. I think Club3D mostly sells in the EU. And yes you are right with the horizontal fins. But most of the cards that have a similar design like this one, have horizontal fins.

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, Aelita Sophie said:

I'm not surprised. They are founded in my country, and my country isn't known for creating PC components at all. I think Club3D mostly sells in the EU. And yes you are right with the horizontal fins. But most of the cards that have a similar design like this one, have horizontal fins.

thats true however i dont know of many card with coolers like that. most that go with 1 fan have a circular heatsink similar to intel heatsinks

[Guest]

12 minutes ago, Nickathom said:

LOL

 

if ya want you could google pictures of the cards and see which way their fins orient themselves. if theyre horizontal, youre good to go

Horizontal based on what?

[Aelita Sophie]

A list of 750ti's where u can most likely do that "mod". Though if you can pick the one that is most closed already.

 

https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5526/9/15-amd-radeon-r7-260x265-and-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-cards-review-msi-n750-ti-2gd5oc-geforce-gtx-750-ti

https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5526/10/15-amd-radeon-r7-260x265-and-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-cards-review-msi-n750-ti-tf-2gd5oc-geforce-gtx-750-ti

https://uk.hardware.info/reviews/5526/11/15-amd-radeon-r7-260x265-and-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750-ti-cards-review-zotac-geforce-gtx-750-ti-oc-2gb

[NicholasNicholasNicholas]

Just now, NovaMan01 said:

Horizontal based on what?

based on the pcie slot. picture the pcie facing downwards and make sure the fins are horizontal