- Graphics Engine:ATI Radeon HD 5450
- Core Clock:650 MHz
- Features:ATI Stream technology, integrated 7.1 channel HD Audio controller, fanless heatsink, Avivo HD Technology, AMD HD3D Technology, AMD Catalyst technology , HDCP
- Interfaces:DVI-I (dual link) ¦ HDMI ¦ VGA
- Max Resolution Details:DVI: 2560 x 1600 / HDMI: 1900 x 1200 / VGA: 2048 x 1536
Product Description
Club3D Radeon HD 5450 512MB DDR2 64-Bit Graphics Card - Technology: DDR2 SDRAM, Size: 512 MB, Effective Clock Speed: 666 MHz Bus Width 64-bit Software Included: Drivers & Utilities, Height: 5.7 cm, Depth: 16.7 cm Power Consumption Operational: 20 Watt, weight : 2 low-profile brackets, Width: 1.8 cm System Requirements: Windows XP/Vista/7 - 1 GB RAM, Devices Peripheral / Interface: 168g Accessories included CD-ROM, OS Required: Microsoft Windows Vista (32/64 bits) , Microsoft Windows 7 (32/64 bit), Microsoft Windows XP (32/64 bit) Recommended power: 350 W... See more product details
Customer Reviews: Club3D Radeon HD 5450 512MB DDR2 64-Bit Graphics Card
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I was given an old P4 PC, and ordered this card so my Son could play minecraft. Works pretty well considering it's on a PCI bus. I have a score of 9000 3D Marks on 3dMark 2001 (with a bit of tweaking on the Catalyst Control Centre.) and minecraft runs pretty well.
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This rarity, a fast PCI graphics card that is not PCI-express, works beautifully in my old Dell Dimension 3100 desk-top computer with its PCI 2.3 slots. Best of all it has HDMI (with embedded audio), VGA and DVI display connections, and can even be fitted in a half-height chassis. The supplied CD and software all works as advertised. And with no fan it is quiet. However I found some difficulty in simply following the instructions! So this is how I ended up getting it to work.
I kept the old motherboard graphics alive and talking to a monitor, and borrowed a second monitor to plug in to the new Radeon HD5450. This was because although the BIOS message and initial Windows prompt appeared on the new card outputs, thereafter it was black, clearly there was a Windows issue. Using both monitors enabled me to discover that it was essential to use the PCI slot near the edge of the motherboard, the one furthest from the VGA, the one already occupied by a dial-up modem. It now doesn't contain a redundant dial-up modem card.
The card does not get hot, in fact with the side of the case open and no air flow from the main fan it is still only running slightly warm even when playing a film on full HD 1920x1080p, so maybe five watts. Its maximum output on the HDMI 1.4a is 4096x3112, and that being six times the pixel clock speed might well use a lot of power, but such an exotic display is very rare! So I'm not worried about needing a massive PSU to be able to use it; this Dell has a 230 Watt supply and only peaks at 130Watts from the mains in intensive use.
The card states that the slot requirement is PCI 2.2 or up to PCI 3.0. It gets all of its power from the slot, with no additional connector needed. It needs at least 1GB of RAM with 2GB recommended.
I have set the HD5450 as the Primary display, and allowed the old graphics to be enabled as Secondary if connected to a screen. Windows now lets me use both screens, to share images and control across between them, the mouse simply slides across. Wonderful to have two 24" screens! Alas one screen has to go back to the other machine. A speed test showed a big improvement.
The Catalyst configuration software works well in my system, and is a welcome improvement on the basic Windows tool. Catalyst makes the colour mapping with sRGB profiles easier, either with an automated scan device or just set manually.
Why add a new card if the old graphics could handle 1920x1080 HD? Because I am upgrading this solid and reliable machine to W7 and the motherboard's graphics chip is not compatible, whereas the HD5450 is fine.
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value for money, having an older system this PCI card runs ok.Screen running better on windows 7 with the new card.
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I have an old SFF Dell Optiplex GX 270 , Pentium iV based , running at 2.8 GHz. The system has one AGP and one PCI slot available. I was on a search for a card (primarily on AGP slot) to transform this system on a HTPC with no success. The only products available were asome HD3450 AGP low profile with power requirements which exceed this SFF PS , and old GPU design. I was ready to purchase a traditional GS 8400 PCI version when i first saw that Club3d had a HD5450 version available as a PCI edition.
I bought it from Amazon, with a small delay regarding the delivery due to Post, i finally got it and put it on work. Until now i am impressed of the result. I have installed a compact version of Windows XP, mediaportal, streamedmp skin, a wireless mouse with more than 8 metres range and here it is: A wonderful HTPC that can play EVERYTHING with CPU utilization between 3 and 35%. I can play anything, the system is responsive immediately and quiet because the low utilization which keeps Pentium iv thermal throttle down...
I totally recommend this card for anyone who has a similar situation like mine.
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