Specification Rundown
Provided by Sapphire here.
Model: AMD Radeon HD 6500 series
Technology: 40nm
Memory: 512mb GDDR5
GPU Clock: 650 MHz
Memory Clock: 1000 MHz
Interface: PCI-e x16
Length: 16cm
Width: 2 slots (8cm fan and heat sink)
Output: 1x VGA, 1x HDMI, 1x DVI
HDCP: Yes
Max Resolution: 1920×1080
DirectX: DirectX11
Recommended PSU: 400 watts
Test Machine
CPU: i5 2500K @ 3.3 GHz
RAM: 4 gigs Kingston @ 2133
OS: Windows 7 Enterprise Edition
Motherboard: Fatality P67 Pro by ASRock
Case: Thermaltake Wing RS
HDD: 1 TB Seagate @ 7200 rpm
All tests were run under Windows 7 Professional 64bit with SP1. we used the latest AMD Radeon 11.3 drivers during all tests.
Does the large cooling system on this video card mean that I will be unable to use the PCI-E x1 slot that’s next to the PCI-E x16 that I was planning on installing a video card in?
Thanks
That is correct. This card does take up 2 PCI slots (as do 99% of Video Cards these days). Do know that if you have a PCI x1 card that you’re looking to use, that card can be used in a x8 or x16 slot also.
Thanks for the info. I did know that you can install a x1 in a x4,x8, or x16 PCI E slot, it’s just that the board I was thinking about using only has 3 slots, a PCI E 2.0 x16, a PCI E 2.0 x1, and a legacy PCI, and I was planning to use the x1 to add either an addition USB 3.0 header and some extra external USB 3 ports or a wireless network card, a video card in dual graphics in the x16, and a TV Tuner in the PCI. I guess it’s back to the drawing board
If you’re looking to add a tuner – I highly recommend the HDHomerun tuners over PCI based ones. I currently have the HDHR Prime (3x tuners) and love it
Thanks for the tip. I’ll look in to it