Cheap Compatible ATI Card

[tjated]

Goal: Computer for daughter that will be a Hackintosh, so I can rest easier without having to worry about viruses, etc., and she gets Photobooth and other software features.

I am Kaboshing a bunch of parts together to make it:

The good is i have,
GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2L LGA 775 Intel G41 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 65W
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
4GB RAM (2x Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
400G Sata Hard Drive
Retail Snow Leopard DVD

The bad is I have to stick it into a Dell 530s case with a 250 watt PSU.

The ugly is, for now, I need a cheap low profile video card that can be Hackintoshable.

????

 

[minhi]

why does it need to be ATI? your best bet is an nvidia 8400gs, you can get them from anywhere as low as $5 (after rebate) to about $40, and you can get them in fan-less and low-profile versions.

 

[DoctorWho]

I agree with minhi. Also your going to need a higher PSU. 250W is way too weak, I wouldn't go with anything less than 450W (500W ideally). I would highly recommend a Corsair PSU; also stay away from the new Corsair CX line. Additionally you may want to consider a modular PSU to reduce the clutter.

 

[tjated]

Thanks for the info. The nvidia 8400gs does look like a great card for the price, but the 250 watt psu won't do it. I wish I could have the Integrated video to work with a Hackintosh set up, but that's not an option. The only reason I mentioned Ati was because I got a 3650 for cheap and has, well, worked extremely well for blu-ray and htpc stuff on an older computer. Rated at 23 watts under load. Know of any other decent cards for low wattage?