Looking for the shortest low profile gtx 1050 ti

ondrejch10

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As the title says, I'm looking for a low profile gtx 1050 ti that would fit in my current ideacentre case. The problem is that so far all 1050 ti's (msi, gygabyte, zotac) are too long. The maximum length would preferably be about 150 mm ( 5.906 in.)
Thanks for any help.
 
Solution
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These cases are made small and leave little room for upgrades on purpose.
If its plastic shrouding or wires obstructing the placement of a bigger card then you might be able to work out around that.

Other than that the last option would be to get the 1030 you say that would fit. There will definitely be an improvement there for gaming.


Thanks for the reply, but I need a low profile card so it would fit in the case... I think I might actually go for one of the 1030's, couldn't find a small 1050...
 


Missed that part sorry. Can you give the ideacentre model?
 


It's a 510s-08IKL 90GB Type. Currently there is a gt 730 installed and I'm starting to fear that even after a 1030 upgrade the difference wouldn't be as significant.
 
These cases are made small and leave little room for upgrades on purpose.
If its plastic shrouding or wires obstructing the placement of a bigger card then you might be able to work out around that.

Other than that the last option would be to get the 1030 you say that would fit. There will definitely be an improvement there for gaming.
 
Solution
A very good improvement. Most of the benchmarks and tests I've seen are coming close to 2x the performance (FPS) every time.
 
Your unit comes with a 180W PSU, so even if you had more space, I wouldn't go with a 1050 card as it is 75W TDP.
The only recommended card is the Gigabyte GT 1030 which is 149+mm long and low profile:
https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N1030D5-2GL#kf

It is 40W TDP, which is just a bit more than the 35W TDP on your stock 730 card.
The 1030 is a much better card.
Read my posts here (I am the OP, doclucas), for more information:
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkCentre-A-E-M-S-Series/M710s-M910s-SFF-successfully-installed-GT-1030-HTPC-4K-8K/m-p/3805045