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- Jun 19, 2014
- Messages
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3
- CPU
- i5-6600
- Graphics
- GTX 950
- Mac
- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Hi all
I am using a very satisfying custo Mac see: Success: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 + Intel Skylake Core i5-6600 in a Corsair Carbide 200R case.
After six months of perfect bliss, one morning after restart the screen remained black: GPU stopped working. It was an MSI GTX 950.
The model is discontinued so I am getting a refund. The same type by Gygabyte is more than €30 more expensive (a little more in dollars).
The issue is that I have absolutely no use for a GPU besides its DP port. None of my softs use it (I don't play games and I don't do videos). All the photo apps I own use the CPU only.
The only purpose is the DP port that's missing on my MoBo (a mistake I made).
So for a new GPU I have only one spec: a DP port. And as silent and low consuming as possible of course. Period.
My options seem to be:
TIA
Nick
I am using a very satisfying custo Mac see: Success: Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 + Intel Skylake Core i5-6600 in a Corsair Carbide 200R case.
After six months of perfect bliss, one morning after restart the screen remained black: GPU stopped working. It was an MSI GTX 950.
The model is discontinued so I am getting a refund. The same type by Gygabyte is more than €30 more expensive (a little more in dollars).
The issue is that I have absolutely no use for a GPU besides its DP port. None of my softs use it (I don't play games and I don't do videos). All the photo apps I own use the CPU only.
The only purpose is the DP port that's missing on my MoBo (a mistake I made).
So for a new GPU I have only one spec: a DP port. And as silent and low consuming as possible of course. Period.
My options seem to be:
- Get a GTX 750 for a little less money. EVGA makes one with a DP port.
- Get a GTX 950 for some more money.
- Replace the MoBo but I am lost with the different specs. I don't plan to overclock. I just need to have a DP port. This would be a more complicated operation than plugging and playing a new GPU. Yet it may be a good plan in terms of consumption and noise. And it may be cheaper, right?
- There are good offers for GTX 1050 but it's still not supported by OS X, right?
- In the buyer's guide only nVidia cards are listed. What about AMD ones?
TIA
Nick