Question 1

Does the EVGA GT 1030 send audio over the HDMI 2.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes, indeed it does.  Mine is hooked up to my television for a HTPC setup.  It's an outstanding graphics card for that purpose.  The EVGA specs exceed those in its comparative field.  Be mindful, the thickness of the card may exceed the limitations of your case.

Question 2

Is it possible to run two of these cards at the same time for double power?

Accepted Answer

I googled "can you use more than 1 graphics card" and Lifehacker looked like it had a decent article pertaining to your question.  See if it helps.    I would link you right to it, but the site doesn't allow me to.

Question 3

I have a Wireless PCI-e x1 card right next to the slot (x16) I want to put this but, will this GT1030 block the other card's slot? I'm quite concerned looking by the shell and I can't use another slot.

Accepted Answer

i think that this is considered a "Dual-Slot" card, but I just looked at my machine and I think I could safely say that there is plenty of room to use the PCI-e x1 slot next to it. at least on my motherboard.

Question 4

Not into gaming, but can I install this to my older i5 quad-core Windows 7 desktop simply to add an HDMI port - and play 5.1 movies to my big TV via my HD audio receiver?  Will it handle H265 or X265 high efficiency codec??

Accepted Answer

So I added this card into my Windows 7 desktop to test its stability and came to the conclusion that this card doesn't support Windows 7. There were no drivers at the time for this card to work with 7 games and apps did not launch properly and had a blank screen. However I tested that maybe a year ago so there may be drivers for Windows 7 for this card now but I am not certain.

Question 5

does this come with anything like wires or something to install with .....?(im doing this because my friend want's to know )(also excuse my grammer)

Accepted Answer

No wires are necessary to install. The card plugs into the circuit board through a PCIe slot. If you don't have a DVI or HDMI cable to connect to a monitor, you will need one of those.

Question 6

would this be a good card to play basic games like league of legends.........?

Accepted Answer

Yes, for basic games.  However, my use of the card is for 4K video play, which the card performs nicely.

Question 7

What should the avg idle temp be running around? I only ask because I have this card and it runs around 35c to 40c idle.

Accepted Answer

Depends on your case and air flow. Mine idles around 30. But 35-40 isn't bad either. I would worry once it starts to get above 70 under load.

Question 8

Does the card come with a low profile bracket?  I see it is a low profile board, but one of the reviews said it only came with a standard bracket.

Accepted Answer

It does come with a low profile bracket as that's also the configuration I am using now.

Question 9

When I put this card in my pci-e x16 slot on my Dell Optiplex 980 it is hitting the heat sink fins of the CPU. Card seems to work in the other pci-e 16x slot that is wired for 4x. Will performance of the card be compromised in this slot that is wired for 4x?

Accepted Answer

Yes because an x4 slot only has 4 data lanes and this card, well most cards take advantage of 16 lanes. I am not an expert in this regard but I am pretty sure you will not be able to take full advantage of the card in that slot.

Question 10

Will this card support a 4k monitor? I want just want to upgrade over the integrated graphics on a base level PC to output to a 4k monitor via HDMI. The resolution of 3840 x 2160 would seem to indicate it can, I would just like to confirm. Thanks.

Accepted Answer

Yeah but it wouldent be proficient enough 2 game

Questions & Answers