[GeoMoon5]

Hello Ladies and Gents,

If one has two video cards that are identicle (two evga GeForce 6200 cards), and one is a low profile card while the other is regular form factor in size, is there the potential for a performance hit when buying the low profile card?

I read an article a while back about Steve Jobs when Apple was just starting out, and he was demanding that the motherboard be aesthetically pleasing and that the traces on the motherboard be redesigned so they looked more clean. The engineers said that would cause a performance hit and advised against that. Jobs said to at least try the two versions out. Sure enough, the more clean looking board didn't perform as well, and the company went with the better performing board instead.

Is it possible that a low profile video card has to cram traces where engineers would prefer not to cram them, in order to achieve a low profile form factor? Would a low profile form factor possibly cause the card to not perform as well as its identical counterpart manufactured on a normal sized circuit board?

I have the option of buying a low profile video card for a little cheaper then its regular sized version, but it's low profile form factor. This concerns me for the above mentioned reason. Are my concerns justified?


Thank you for any help,
Cheers!

 

[shotgn]

i would believe it would be a factor, never having compared them side by side, you do make a valid point. In your situation if I didn't have to get the low profile i wouldn't. Lets see what other techs have to say on this, I am interested

 

[GeoMoon5]

Well, it has been a while, and it looks like no one has new info to offer. I will go with my intuition and what Shotgn had to say, and just get the more expensive standard form factor video card.

Thanks for your advice, Shotgn!

Cheers!

 

[dai]

i have never compared them if the specs of them are the same i would think the only difference would be the shorter fixing bracket

the specs would be the key