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Yeah get a simple but recent AMD card, older cards, especially nVidia are a nightmare. I had an old 980 TI which as a really good card still, but I couldn't use it anymore because everything kept breaking. So I got me a recent AMD card and it has been running perfectly.
So I ended up ordering a ASUS GeForce GT 1030 silent anyway, because I couldn't find any AMD GPUs that are less than or equal to 40 mm thick. I'm picking it up tomorrow and I'll test it immediately. If it doesn't work, I'll return it.
Oof, that's a terrible card. The GP108 chip is a rebatched mobile card Geforce MX 150, it's a pretty ancient chip at this point. There are no drivers for it, so you'll need to use older drivers or limited open source drivers. Unless you got it very very cheap that's not going to work very well for you. It's newer than a GT 220, but not by much.
Aaah fuck me. π I haven't paid yet, so maybe I'll just leave it there then. Aaah how hard can this shit be π€£
Edit: thanks for the heads up!!!
Look for second hand stuff and something like a 6000 series from AMD. Don't buy cheap videocards new, they always suck.
How about an Intel? This one would even just fit geometrically.
I had an old laptop with GeForce 8600M GT card, but it would only work with Linux Kernel versions up to 5.4.
Nice! :D Mind sharing the model number? :D
Yeah I have a RX 7600. It wasn't brand new, but lightly used, bought it off a friend who upgraded. Paid around $200 for it, so I think a pretty good deal with current pricing.
Oooh! That is a nice deal! It wouldn't fit in this rig though, maximum thickness is 40 mm because the two capture cards "surround" it... π
I think the one I have is 41mm, so that would be a tight fit. Can't you rearrange the cards a bit to make some room? With only 40mm that would be hard to fit in any modern card.
The MOBO's expansion card sockets are placed in such a way, that I'd have to get an ATX chassi to be absolutely sure. π« Anyway, I'm trying out an ASUS GeForce GT 1030 silent tomorrow to start with.