FREE: RADEON hd5450 GRAPHICS CARD

Will this card hook up to a Dell 570 comp.

i just checked to see what a Dell 570 Motherboard looks like, and from the way it looks, it will hook up into the PCI Express slot.

SPECS:
Series: Radeon HD 5k
Model: Radeon HD 5450
GPU: Cedar
Release Date: 2010-02-04
Interface: PCI-E 2.1 x16
Core Clock: 650 MHz
Shader Clock: 650 MHz
Memory Clock: 800 MHz (1600 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth: 12.8 GB/sec**
FLOPS: 104 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate: 2600 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate: 5200 MTexels/sec
Max Power Draw: 20 W
Noise Level: Quiet
Framebuffer: 512,1024,2048 MB***
Memory Type: GDDR3
Memory Bus Type: 32x2 (64 bit)
DirectX Compliance: 11.0
OpenGL Compliance: 3.2
PS/VS Version: 5.0/5.0
Process: 40 nm
Shader Processors: 80
Pipeline Layout: VLIW5
Texture Units: 8
Raster Operators 4

will you do free shipping if it reaches a certain credit line

Also note that the lower end 400 Series GeForce card - the 430 - is ALSO slower than this HD5450. (The only real difference from the 200 Series being that it is DirectX 11 instead of DirectX 10.) Both the GeForce 210 and the GeForce 430 sport less than 10GBs of memory bandwidth. You would need to get into at least the 440/450 range of GeForce cards ($80-$130 retail) to get any actual memory bandwidth advantage - and even then the numbers are not high enough to justify the expense. I paid around $40 for my 8800 Ultra - used, of course - and it sports a 384-bit memory bus and over 100GBs of memory bandwidth. Even a new GTX 460 is not as fast, but costs about 4 times what I purchased the used one for. The main trade-off is the 8800 is DirectX 10, whereas the newer cards are DirectX 11.

The HD5450 in this listing is actually about 25% faster than the GeForce 210 referenced above. The GeForce 210 is a 64-bit DirectX 10 card that has very scant specifications (comparable to on-board video, if using a newer motherboard.)

Adam321 - this card would be a minor but noticeable upgrade over your HD4350. The HD4350 has older DDR2 RAM running @ 1000MHz and only 8GBs of memory bandwidth, while this card runs DDR3 RAM running @ 1600MHz and 12.8GBs of memory bandwidth. Overall, your HD5350 requires 25% more power to run than the HD5450, and the HD5450 is TECHNICALLY around 35-40% faster.

Sorry last link failed.

http://www.evga.com/products/moreinfo.asp?pn=01G-P3-1312-LR&pwindow=features&family=GeForce%20200%20Series%20Family&sw=

if you want somthing more hefty look in the 400 series cards on that site, and if you want the best then you would be looking in the 600 series. but as you go up the power requirements increase.

Okay you would want
NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better

I am not very fimilar with ATI but i have always been a GeForce fan anyways. The NVIDIA GeForce 200 Series Would be perfect for you it only runs around $30 and has Great Performance. Take a look.
http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?family=All%20Graphics

im not really looking for a top line gamer card, jst something to run like diablo 3 nicely

i would recommend saving up $130 and going straight for an nvidia 550 TI if you are looking for a good gaming card.

So I'm curious Mojo or whoever can answer this question. IN Comparison, how does this card compare to the ATI Radeon HD 4350? I'm not VERY versed in video cards but currently the 4350 is what I'm using but looking at investing in a new vid card this one caught my eye. But don't wanta find myself accidently downgrading...

haha i love how it just says to glue a ram stick to your video card

NOTE: This card will work in any existing full PCI-E slot. As far as I know, these cards DO NOT require a 6-pin PCI-E power line from the power supply as they require very little power to run. My Mother's 1GB HD5450 did not, and I am reasonably sure this one will be the same.

Pros:

Requires very little power: 20 watts means it will easily work with nearly all existing power supplies. (Compare to the 175 watts and two PCI-E power lines required by my old 8800 card!)

Modern Compliance: DirectX 11, PS 5, 40nm - all good things.

Good HTPC performance: Optimized for streaming and DVD playback.

Lots of RAM. (Makes the card appear BEEFY!)

Plug and Play compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7 (x32 and x64)

Nice card for day to day computing.

Cons:

64 bit memory bus. (Most always means low memory bandwidth capabilities.)

Poor memory bandwidth. (12.8GBs is in no way conducive to gaming video performance.)

Lots of RAM. (The extra RAM is useless on this card because the card is simply not fast enough for it to be utilized...)

Can get extremely hot: Most cards in this model do not have a cooling fan attached, leaving it to the end user to ensure proper ventilation.

Will not work with Linux [though possible workarounds MAY exist.]

Conclusion:

An idea card for a budget HTPC, or anyone looking to upgrade from sluggish on-board video. I recently rebuilt my Mother's computer and installed a new Sapphire Radeon HD5450/1GB in the video slot. I chose this card over several cards that I had lying around which were WAY faster simply because doing so did not require upgrading the power supply, etc. Though not a gamer, she is quite pleased with its performance - and I am sure whoever scores this particular card will be also.

As far as an assessment of the card itself, this is indeed a relatively decent budget card that is capable of carrying out general day to day computing tasks fairly handily. But do not confuse it with anything even remotely approaching a gaming card. 12.8GBs of memory bandwidth is quite meager, at best, and there are not many games these days that can function properly under it.

And therein is where the video card dichotomy exists: this is an up-to-date card that has DirectX 11 Compliance - amongst other important gaming factors - but with 12.8GBs of memory bandwidth will be heavily challenged to run most modern DirectX 11 games (and will simply be out of the question in running many others - including all the "top" games - unless you compromise heavily on quality settings.) In comparison to older cards (that are DirectX 9 or 10 compliant, but available much cheaper than their modern counterparts), an old GeForce 6800 Ultra PCI-E card with 256MB of RAM has over 35GBs of memory bandwidth, an old GeForce 7900 GTX with 512MB of RAM has over 50GBs of memory bandwidth, and an old GeForce 8800 Ultra with 768MB of RAM [my current card] has over 100GBs of memory bandwidth. In comparison to newer cards (that are DirectX 11), a newer Radeon HD 5750 with 512MBs of RAM has over 70GBs of memory bandwidth (but, of course, is more expensive than the HD 5450.)

Where this card would shine is in a Home Theater PC, which it is most optimized for.

**Though there are many factors involved in choosing a good video card - THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NUMBER TO CONSIDER. It really all boils down to memory bandwidth. The more memory bandwidth, the faster the card is at processing video tasks.

***This is an entry level card and does not benefit from on-board RAM in access of 512MB. Manufacturers make these cards APPEAR more desirable by loading them up with cheap RAM, but it makes ZERO difference because they do not have the video processing memory bandwidth to actually UTILIZE it! Hence, you will notice no actual difference between the output of the 512MB card and the output of the 1GB card, nor the output of the 2GB card. It's a manufacturer sales hype thing, and you can obtain the same 'functional' satisfaction by taping or gluing a 2GB stick of RAM to your current video card. (Just stick it on - it doesn't need to be 'plugged in' or anything because it won't make any difference either way!)

is it used? and is it functioning?

what kind of adapter bus does it have? (what kind of connector is needed on the monitor to plug into the card? VGA, HDMI, etc?)

by the way you should put your screen name on a paper next to the picture so we know you have the item. just a friendly tip.

i don't use windows XP that much but as a computer technician, i would imagine there would be no problems installing the driver with the disc that is with the graphics card.

it has a small fan on it, it only takes up one PCI-e Slot. and i would assume it does need to be connected directly to the PSU. I'm still learning on computers so I may not have ALL the correct information. I just know what i have used it for and how it fits.

@IKE1952, agreed with Beebeenavy - looks like this will work with your Dell.

Also, have another couple questions.. been trying to look up this particular card and wanted to ask - what size is the card itself? Just wanted to know if it'll take up one or two slots.

Last question, does card need to be connected directly to the PSU?

will it work on windows XP ?

No Issues whatsoever. I got taxes back and i run my own small computer shop and i bought this to play games with but found a better one. this one is still brand new. i Used it for 2 weeks if that before i bought another one on ebay.
shipping costs $5.15 and should take about 3-4 days to receive the Graphics Card. It's an excellent card by the way. One of the best i've used.

shipping cost and how long to NY? Do you know?

Any issues with the card? F&W

no not free shipping. local post office said it would be 5.15

free shipping

i used it for 2 weeks. i paid 60 bucks on ebay for it.
it comes with the box, installation disk and all orginal items that came in the box.

can you post more pictures