Low Profile HD 7750 ?

It took 7 months for the 6670 low profile card to come out even though there was one shown at luanch. We haven't even seen a picture of a low profile 7750 yet, so I wouldn't hold my breath.
 
Any word on availability? I'm still waiting for retail stock to show up on the Sapphire. I wonder which will be quieter- the Sapphire or the PowerColor? Hopefully reviews will pop up with some measurements. On that same note, any chance for a single slot, low profile, passive 7750?? It's only 50W TDP...
 
Passively cooling a card requires a MUCH larger heatsink, so low profile AND single slot AND passive cooling is... super unlikely. But I totally understand the appeal!

I know, the link is a 680 with way higher TDP, but you get the idea.
 
rwpritchett said:
Any word on availability? I'm still waiting for retail stock to show up on the Sapphire. I wonder which will be quieter- the Sapphire or the PowerColor? Hopefully reviews will pop up with some measurements. On that same note, any chance for a single slot, low profile, passive 7750?? It's only 50W TDP...
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According to this user, the Sapphire is unlikely to be available in the US.
 
It looks like there is a low profile 7750 selling in the UK right now made by VTX3D. Looks identical to the PowerColor. I wonder how much shipping across the pond would cost...
 
There's also this rather surprising puppy:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0395633

Thinnest HD7xxx I've seen to date - it also is entirely bus-powered.

Motherboards.org has a video unboxing of it as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYPos4C5EY&list=UUcx2OUQ9OGdL4FTexi0h35Q&index=3&feature=plcp

Shock and Awe: OOTB Eyefinity support, energy sipper (NO auxiliary power), thinner than some older fanless single-slot cards (in fact, I think my current Visiontek HD5450, with half the RAM and no fan, is thicker)

Aw Shux: Some price overlap with older dual-slot cards
 
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PGHammer said:
That's more of a slot-plus design - the cooler sticks out past the bracket. (Most fanless designs, including that of my HD5450, commit the same *sin*.)

Also, XFX has a better post-registration warranty than PowerColor, along with greater non-online availability
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It's a single slot. I have the same card and it only takes up one slot.
 
If you're persistent about emailing [email protected] you might be able to pick up an AFOX 7850 LP. It took me about a month to hear back from AFOX with this contact information and a referral. Not sure if this helps or not. This is the fastest double-slot LP card I know of personally though.
 
PGHammer said:
There's also this rather surprising puppy:

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0395633

Thinnest HD7xxx I've seen to date - it also is entirely bus-powered.

Motherboards.org has a video unboxing of it as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYPos4C5EY&list=UUcx2OUQ9OGdL4FTexi0h35Q&index=3&feature=plcp

Shock and Awe: OOTB Eyefinity support, energy sipper (NO auxiliary power), thinner than some older fanless single-slot cards (in fact, I think my current Visiontek HD5450, with half the RAM and no fan, is thicker)

Aw Shux: Some price overlap with older dual-slot cards
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OP asked for Low Profile card, not single slot. LP cards are half-height and can be multiple slots also. They are designed for thin desktop PC's.

The card's mentioned below are Low Profile cards:
Raudulfr said:
The best (easily available) is the HD 6670
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102958

The very best (good luck finding it) is the AFOX HD 6850
http://www.afox-corp.com/en/products_details.asp?proid=109
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crABtoad said:
If you're persistent about emailing [email protected] you might be able to pick up an AFOX 7850 LP. It took me about a month to hear back from AFOX with this contact information and a referral. Not sure if this helps or not. This is the fastest double-slot LP card I know of personally though.
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Were you able to get one of these through the referral? I'd be interested in trying to get one of these cards myself.
 
krakerman said:
Were you able to get one of these through the referral? I'd be interested in trying to get one of these cards myself.
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I haven't ordered one of these because I'm probably going to go with a GTX 670 and mod my case to fit a 3rd expansion slot.

I have since received an additional email from someone in their sales department indicating that she was away for vacation, doesn't have a local distributor, but would sell me one and ship it directly using their DHL.

So, it definitely seems possible to order directly from AFOX and have it shipped to Canada, I assume US wouldn't be an issue either.

It did take me about a month to hear from them, and I can't guarantee your experience will be the same. It seems like a real deal though.

Edit:// Just so we're clear, the card I was offered in sale was the AFOX Radeon HD 7850 Single-Slot. They have a LP 7850 on their site that appears to be in production for their market. It should be an equal request to make of them.
 
crABtoad said:
I haven't ordered one of these because I'm probably going to go with a GTX 670 and mod my case to fit a 3rd expansion slot.

I have since received an additional email from someone in their sales department indicating that she was away for vacation, doesn't have a local distributor, but would sell me one and ship it directly using their DHL.

So, it definitely seems possible to order directly from AFOX and have it shipped to Canada, I assume US wouldn't be an issue either.

It did take me about a month to hear from them, and I can't guarantee your experience will be the same. It seems like a real deal though.

Edit:// Just so we're clear, the card I was offered in sale was the AFOX Radeon HD 7850 Single-Slot. They have a LP 7850 on their site that appears to be in production for their market. It should be an equal request to make of them.
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Awesome, thanks for the info! I'm leaving for vacation soon but will try contacting them some after that.
 
Yeah, saw that one. Too bad it's marked up 20% making it the most expensive 7750 on the egg. Looks like there's not much else for US customers. I've got a couple months to wait for either prices to come down or for another LP model to come out.
 
The low profile 7750 Sapphire version is now appearing on a few European online retailers. It also has a first listing on eBay for $200+ US.

Unfortunately there is no nVidia competition for this video card at the moment. I don't think vendors will make a low profile GeForce GT 640 DDR5 version, so expect to see that 20% markup stay.

I've been waiting 8 months already for an upgrade to my AMD Radeon HD 4290 IGP :eek:.
 
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