radeor video acceleration

[lbcoder]

If I was going to spend ~$50 and get an ATI card with a tiny, whiny, 40mm fan, I would move up to the RV730 class: RadeonHD 4650 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102829

Personally, I opted for an RV710/4550 with passive cooling because I'm a neurotic lover of silent computing (and not much of a gamer).

hmm... more money, impossible-to-fit shape, only one DVI.... why would you want that junk?

[bridgman]

Not sure whether you're referring to the 4650 or 4550, but I'm looking at the dual-DVI Sapphire 4350 :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102828&cm_re=sapphire_hd4350-_-14-102-828-_-Product

[Pitabred]

hmm... more money, impossible-to-fit shape, only one DVI.... why would you want that junk?

The main purpose for that card you're commenting on is low-profile cases for things like media centers. Sometimes you're limited by form factor. I'll bet you could even get an HDMI->DVI adapter (they're electrically identical) and use both outputs.