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Is R7 250E (Low Profile) worth it?

Longbottom45
Lunar
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I'm kinda broke.
But I kinda need something to run my stuff too. And this one (http://bit.ly/2e1mb9C), and R7 250E looks pretty decent. And cheap. The price looks ok, some youtube videos show it handling good very well. Oh yeah, and is cheap. But all this *low profile* is scarying me. Is this really that bad?

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pakthedude
Lunar

I advice not to get Low Profile cards. Unless you have a PC casing that is small factor and can only use half height expansion cards.

Most of these PC don't have PCI-E 6pin power cable from the PSU.

Which most of the time is a secondary PC, which needs it for HDMI to connect to a HDTV in a HTPC setup.

If you have a PC casing that can support full height GFX card with PCI-E 6pin connector. Try to look for budget full height cards like nVidia GeForce 950 or AMD RX 460 or look for preowned cards in your local forum garage sale section.

This link below feature up to date range of Low Profile cards.

https://techreport.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=94408

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