[mythtvnz] Asus EN7200GS/HTD/256M

[Jeremy Lamb]

Just in case anyone cares...

I got a hold of one of these cards and it did indeed come with a low-profile
bracket. The component output works fantastic, and the card certainly
represents brilliant bang for the buck if you need such a feature.

My only complaint is that the heatsink is a behemoth and certainly overkill;
thanks to this it doesn't quite fit into my low profile case and it seems
odd that Asus bothered including the bracket (the PCB itself is low
profile). It also obscures the retaining clip on the PCIe slot. Fortunately
it is easily replaced to that's the next step.

Thanks to those who did offer suggestions.

--
Jeremy


On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Jeremy Lamb <nzlamb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Howdy folks,
>
> Does anyone here have experience with the Asus EN7200GS/HTD/256M video
> card? They seem to be insanely cheap via the likes of Ascent and such at the
> moment.
>
> The need comes about as I'd like a passive-cooled, low-profile card for my
> Myth box that features component output. Can anyone here confirm that it is
> actually low-profile? I can't seem to find any concrete information about
> it.
>
> The other option, provided the rumours about Gallium3D bringing in
> hardware-accelerated decoding are true, is to get something based around the
> 8500GT. They are a bit pricier at the moment, is this perhaps a waste of
> time this early in the piece?
>
> Cheers,
> Jeremy
>
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