Decent price for a low-profile GTX 1650 for our favourite refurbished computer (Dell Optiplex).
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 OC Low Profile 4G Graphics Card $249 + Delivery ($0 C&C) @ Umart
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LMC003 on 10/02/2023 - 13:05 umart.com.au (303 clicks)
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I thoguth the A2000 would require a PSU upgrade and still wouldn't even fit in lengthways correct? The main thing here is PSU upgrade and length. You can fit many full size cards that aren't too long, but have to upgrade the PSU to power them.
It's the same size, and the same PSU requirements.
350w for 6400 and 500w for A2000
@onlinepred: Nonsense, the psu 'requirements' in this instance are garbage. They draw the exact same amount, limited to 75W from the pcie slot. I run it on a 150W pico perfectly.
No need to upgrade PSU, these are very efficient.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3HDpR7FZgAw&feature=sharesThough, if you're buying an optiplex, you're trying to save money, it makes no sense to cough up for an A2000. I believe that card is better suited for niche, high power SFFPC builds.
If you need more graphics horsepower, spend extra and get an A2000. It's expensive, but so worth it. It runs dead quiet, sips power and has so many more great features.
With the prices of RTX A2000 in Australia, you might as well build a proper computer.
Yup, only worth it in the US
Yes, it's not well suited for an optiplex, absolutely.
If you can it's worth spending the extra $100 for an Intel A750 or Radeon RX 6600 in this market. Vastly better value.
Yea it's benchmarked at roughly 100% better at most things. So there is that!
Is there a low profile variant of any of these cards, however?
That's the challenge, but not all SFF cases are so restrictive these days when it comes to GPU clearance.
There are definitely options, but I don't think they're specified as low profile any more, and obviously very few graphics cards still run off the 75W delivery from a PCIE slot. That might revert for this generation, just.
This is the highest percentage owned card on Steam right now, knocked off the 1060 into second spot. More than I'd pay for it, but in some niche cases, worth it, I guess?
Interesting that the most owned card actually got worse from a 1060 to a 1650. I'm guessing they count desktop and laptop 1650 as the same thing so maybe a lot of low end laptops boosted the 1650 to highest owned card
It was the 970 before the 1060, although the 1060 6GB was better in terms of performance. 3GB version was about the same.
I would say so, the 1650 is very popular in laptops.
This is the exact price I paid pre-pandemic.
GPU prices are still really messed up
Yes, and that was almost 3yrs ago, so this is old tech now, should be 1/2 this price.
This price is crap, but the fact retailers are still selling 1030s and 740s with DDR4 (not GDDR!) for ~$100 is completely insane. $100 for literal e-waste or $250 for an actual graphics card, albiet old and slow.
I have a low power (run off the pci-e port with no extra power connector) 1650 that I picked up on special many years ago. I think I only paid $150 for it at the time (pre-covid). It's a pretty decent card that served me quite well up until I way overpaid for a 3060 in 2020. Now the 1650 sits in my Plex machine and it seems quite happy there.
Got this card and very happy with it
NOTE this is only a 'cheap' if you are chasing a Low Profile gfx, that will run on sub 350/300 watts psu and fits into ssf case.
Otherwise there are better cards for far less.Damn $250 for something slower than a GTX 970
The card people who keep saying HODL eventually buy
bought a used rx6600xt on ebay for $217, finally I can put this crazy gpu bs behind me.
that's how ya hold…out
That's a great price! Must have purchased Q4 2022 as that's when there were better prices than now, which are closer to $300.
I'm waiting for RX 7600, which shouldn't be far off with the low inventory of 6600 in stores.
25th Jan 2023. I'm happy with it, I've waited long enough.
I mean, sure. If you need a low profile card.
It is arguably better than the RX6400, even though the RX6400 is newer and about $220, possibly better during a sale, that would do better in an Optiplex for basic gaming i'd think.
Though, i would argue they are both bad and terrible value. If you need some graphics horsepower in a low profile, go DGPUless with a 5600G. If you need more graphics horsepower, spend extra and get an A2000. It's expensive, but so worth it. It runs dead quiet, sips power and has so many more great features.