[Carbon]

X1650 Pro is the most powerful thing you're gonna be able to get in that size. Beats the 8400GS by quite a bit.

[Jayster]

Originally Posted by Carbon

X1650 Pro is the most powerful thing you're gonna be able to get in that size. Beats the 8400GS by quite a bit.

But it isn't low-profile, is it? I've searched around for it and it wasn't low profile.

Could provide a picture, or an eBay auction with a good description about the item?

[Jayster]

I've also found this, I thought this'll be a big improvement to what I have now. I have a 125mb ATI at the moment, and it works fine on all Steam games with everything on high, for example, Day of Defeat:Source, Half Life 2, Counter Strike: Source, etc.

GeForce 8400GS Graphics Card:

Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support ensures compatibility and performance for all Microsoft DirectX 10 applications, including gaming titles using Shader Model 4.0; also supports and optimizes Microsoft OpenGL 2.0 applications

[Carbon]

You won't be able to run DX10 on a 8400 anyway so that's a non-issue.

The X1650 Pro is natively full-size but it comes with a bracket for low-profile.

[Jayster]

Okay, well I bought the 8400GS card, I'll test it out in a few minutes.

[Jayster]

Oh my god, I wasn't expecting this!

The card works great, played COD4 with all settings on high, worked great! Also tried a few source games like Half Life, Counter Strike, and DOD with all settings on high, worked like a charm. I also bought another gig of ram, I now have two gigs installed.

Thanks guys!