ASUS GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) DirectX 11 ENGT430 DC SL/DI/1GD3 1GB 128-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Pros: Takes up only a single PCIe slot width. Fanless, totally silent. Fits inside Antec Fusion case with headroom to spare. 96 Stream processors == full VDPAU support in Linux / MythTV. Very low power consumption when idle.

Cons: Not low-profile. Long heatsink.

Overall Review: Difficult to know from the photos, but this really does take up only a single PCIe slot width. So another card can go into the slot right next to it, which is not normally the case with fanless cards. The card is tall, but still fits inside the Antec Fusion HTPC case, with height to spare. The clock speeds drop really, really low (from 1400MHz down to 100MHz) when idle, saving power and helping keep the planet green. Even when running at full clock speed, the card doesn't get very hot (55C here). "96 Stream Processors" means it can handle all of the fancy VDPAU video playback options without issue -- MythTV "Advanced/2X" deinterlacing, 1080p, high-quality scaling, IVTC, etc. The best card available for Linux/MythTV today.

Pros: wow for a fanless video card this thing will run all day and night without overheating and stream 1080 hd like a champ for 70 bucks its the perfect upgrade for an old pc that is mainly being used to stream video to the 40" led tv my gf has

Cons: its probably not going to play the high end games, but purchasing hardware is all about spending the minimum for maximizing what your needs are especially in this economy

Overall Review: my girlfriend does nothing but stream videos of korean dramas and her old video card was junk, tiny little pci-e card with rinky dink heatsink and fan in the middle the fan got old and plagued with dust and made noises and she didn't want to spend more than 100 bux for a video card so this was an awesome deal for what she got

Pros: Good bang for the buck

Cons: none really for the price

Overall Review: Has helped extend life of my older system AMD socket 2 CPU 64X2 dual processor 6000+. Not really used to play games but cured lag on YouTube videos and generally sped up system. Runs relatively cool even with passive cooling

Pros: Works well for mythtv: Use the highest vdpau deinterlacers with no problem. Fanless. Temperature has not been a problem.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: Works well for what I bought it for. My case has a few large, slow fans which are more than adequate to keep this card cool.

Pros: I am utilizing the Asus GeForce GT430 graphics card in a home theater PC (HTPC) build. The motherboard I utilized does not have a HDMI out port. Also, I wanted a GPU capable of running MadVR, which was not possible with the Intel i3-2120. This graphics card has the HDMI out I needed and the processing power to handle MadVR. In addition, the card is passively cooled, which means that it does not contribute any noise to my HTPC build, a very important consideration for a computer sitting in one's living room. I have been very impressed by the video quality of both over the air TV, Netflix and Hulu video, and MKV rips of my DVDs and Blu-Rays. I was able to create custom refresh rates in the Nvidia Control Panel in order to dial in as close as possible to 23.976 Hz and 29.97 Hz for smooth playback of my MKVs. Given all of this impressive performance and the passive cooling, I have been impressed at how cool the card runs.

Cons: None

Pros: Not the fastest graphics card, but that is not the point with a fanless design. Great choice for a HTPC, audio channel stays active in win7 when the television (samsung) is turned off. Have it coupled with TV tuner for free over the air digital TV

Cons: remember this is for HTPC, not gaming

Overall Review: Initially I was using the sandybridge 3000 video port and it seemed to work ok. Because the PC is on 24/7 for backup jobs and video survailence, there were random resets after one or two days. Disabling the Intel video interface and using the standalone graphics has solved the random resets.

Pros: Easy set up with Ubuntu 12.04 and Mint. A little complicated with Debian. No problem with XP sp3. Quiet and solid. Usually runs about 32 celsius, but I don't push it at all (not a gamer).

Cons: None

Pros: SILENT; I haven't ran anything to test out the graphics, but my monitor supports full 1080p and watched a youtube video and some other videos on Hulu, and it has never looked any better.

Cons: While trying to get the video card into the motherboard, the VGA component got in the way and so we had to take out the motherboard and insert the video card then and then put back the motherboard, a little extra work, but well worth it.

Overall Review: I don't know what my video card was before, but I know it was from EVGA and was DDR2 (that should tell you how outdated my video card was), and it was pretty loud, I could hear it from outside of my room. I install this and boot up the computer... wait did the computer boot? Oh... woah I didn't even hear it! Maybe it is due to the lack of a fan, but seriously, I have never heard my computer run so quietly before.