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Best Single Slot Low Profile GPU for a Kaby Lake Sierra build?

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Hey guys,

anyone had sucess using the Quadro P2000?
 
So card arrived this morning, and I've already gotten it installed. As previously stated, I had updated my Nvidia Web Drivers to the latest (378.05.05.05f02 at the time of this post), so today I just powered down, removed the GTX 745, put in the p400, and powered on and it was just working without issue.

Just from normal use (i.e., stuff like YouTube), it seems great. Very smooth, seems issue free. Cinebench R15 scores are pretty identical to the GTX 745 (OpenGL at 63.98 fps, CPU at 876 cb), so I'm not sure if I can say for certain if it's an upgrade over the 745, but definitely on par. I'm going to use this for a few days while I wait on a P1000 to be delivered, and then I'll send the P400 back. I imagine the P1000 will be an upgrade over the GTX 745, and should be the best GPU I could possibly get for my build (based on my power and space requirements). I also like that this P400 has mDP 1.4 instead of HDMI/DVI-D (P400 has 3, P600 and P1000 have 4), and they come with mDP to DP adapters, though I will just use mDP to DP cables for my 2 monitors. All in all, very happy!

I probably won't do power draw tests with the P400, but will once I get the P1000.

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GTX 745 on top, Quadro P400 on the bottom.
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Quadro P400 installed.
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Hi, tycoonbob
Have you tested whether the P400 card supports 2 or more 4K monitors with 60Hz?
thanks.
 
Hi, tycoonbob
Have you tested whether the P400 card supports 2 or more 4K monitors with 60Hz?
thanks.

Hey chevalier, I have not. I ended up getting the P1000 and returning the P400, and I've been using the P1000 with dual 1440p@60Hz displays for the past year and half on High Sierra. Doesn't appear this card is supported on Mojave, so I've been considering a switch to an AMD card (such as the Radeon Pro WX 4100).

But from what I recall, the P400 should support up to 3 4K displays @ 60Hz, or 1 5K display @ 60Hz. Whether or not that's supported in OSX, I really am not sure.

Frankly, I'd be looking at an AMD card if I were you, assuming you want to run Mojave.

Hope that helps!
 
I've got a Radeon WX Pro 4100 coming tomorrow. Eventually I'd like to rebuild my Hack using this card back into the Streacom F7C case, as soon as I find another good Mini ITX motherboard . . .
 
Hello friends! Did this low profile card work for you in saw 10.12.6? I'm talking about the GTX 745.
Thank you
 
The GTX 745 is Maxwell based so it's a dead end at High Sierra. Mojave or Catalina won't work.
You can read the following post to find the Nvidia cards that will work with Mojave or Catalina.

 
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