Thin GPU needed

[Yeren]

OK lads and lasses, the wife is in need of a GPU to run the sims yes the sims

Anyways i would shout and give her my HD5500 but she has a small thin case ie my HD5500 was about 2 inches OUT of the case when i fitted it in to try

Anyways here is a link to a similar unit http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/lenovo-h520s-31-desktop-pc-14134707-pdt.html

the GPU is still horizontal so we are looking at a GPU that is silly thin

any help is appreciated, and the cheaper the better TBH money goes on my rig not hers

 

[PapaSmurf6768]

I have a low profile single slot ATI card of some sort here... I think it's a 3400 or something. I just remember playing Call of Duty on it on fairly decent settings. Sims might be more demanding then CoD though, I don't know. Does that sound like the kind of thing you need or do you need more power?

 

[Yeren]

I will have a look at the spec requirements for the game when I get home in the morning unless my phone decides to start behaving itself And get back to you

 

[Yeren]

On further inspection, she is just going to have to go without for now. i would need a new PSU and new case just in order to get a GPU fit enough for the sim

Yes i see a project coming on after i finish my build, but until then she can use the HD2000 that came with her CPU

 

[Josh Weston]

I made a rig for someone who needed to play Sims, just using an A8-3870K - it looked like it would play it perfectly.
Came to under £300 without the OS and HDD.

 

[andrewmchugh]

You are looking for "Low profile" not a "Thin GPU"

Some of the Nvidia GT??? cards are low profile and can use a low profile bracket. (io is generally standardised on most cards.)

I am not sure how much the sims actually does on the shaders. So it would be worth checking.

Cards you can use.

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb-...-shader-1620mhz-96-cores-plus-free-torchlight
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-...lock-1800mhz-384-cores-d-sub-hdmi-dual-link-d

Bracket for the card http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/productdetails.asp?productid=7985&categoryid=478.