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On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 3:49 AM, Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@gmail.com> wrote:
> Current machine is dying,
> so need a replacement asap.  Same or similar machine with a good
> framebuffer (>= 4K, Freesync) and UVD could be X terminal / HTPC.
> Minimal GPU, if any, needed.  But can't find a video card with a good
> framebuffer that doesn't also have some total overkill gpu that
> is expensive, lots of power&heat, uses up 2 slots and has a fan.
> Using up 2 slots is unacceptable when there are so few slots to start
> with.  I'm sure it will be easy to find a replacement for the oddball
> board specific fan when it dies.

nVidia GT 720 Silent. Single slot, no fan, 4k H264 decoding, enough GL
to do anything you might want to do on a desktop.

Cheers

Tom