GT 1030 Silent Graphics Card

Gigabyte GT 1030 2GB passively cooled graphics card unboxed, fitted, and tested with PassMark9 and DaVinci Resolve 14.
The Gigabyte GT 1030 is on Amazon in the US at:
amzn.to/2hJWkWj
The Gigabyte GT 1030 is on Amazon in the UK at: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B071HPN262/ref=nosim?tag=explainin-21
The PassMark benchmarking software is available from:
www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm
You can download DaVinci Resolve from: www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
You can also learn more about DaVinci Resolve 14 in my video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIvLgZp-pZiHoac
More videos on computing-related topics can be found at: kzbin.info
You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: kzbin.info

[@happilicious]

"Don't you just hate computers..." - explainingcomputers 2017

[@ExplainingComputers]

Oh dear -- sorry about that! :O

[@beanshady]

No I actually laughed when you said that as we've all said that many many times when asking why something doesn't make sense 😁

[@antoniuskelvinkurniawan]

The irony 😂

[@cicalinarrot]

No worries, we all have that love/hate relationship with computers.

[@markvd1008]

Wait, where did he say that exactly? I forgot.

[@treyquattro]

five years later and the thought of getting an NVidia graphics card for $70 is unimaginable. I checked a local retailer earlier and 45 out of 50 cards were sold out! The rest were in the $1000+ range.

[@ExplainingComputers]

The world has gone crazy.

[@adelphus515]

AMD is the other chip manufacturer on the market, not Radeon... Radeon is a product line like GeForce for Nvidia.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Good point -- I stand corrected.

[@ingog.8424]

Actually he's totally right without even knowing. www.pcworld.com/article/2981813/components-graphics/amd-creates-graphics-focused-radeon-technologies-group-taps-raja-koduri-for-gpu-czar.html radeon.com/

[@adelphus515]

This just means that Radeon is now a distinct unit within the AMD brand, with their own staff and budget... Radeon is still an AMD product line and AMD is still the manufacturer behind all this...

[@ingog.8424]

@Против Глобал That's 100% wrong. AMD did buy ATI, Radeon originally was a trademark of ATI.

[@ulriksonne5697]

I wouldn't fault you for saying radeon because AMD bought ATI 11 years ago and is now the radeon technologies group and is a separate subdivision of AMD, so saying the gpu chips are made by radeon is technicaly correct, although probably misinformed.

[@bobuk5722]

Hi Christopher, I'd like to join with all the other viewers complaining about this totally unecessary personal data collection. It's self defeating at any rate, if we can't avoid it - and thanks for showing me how to in this case - we'll just set up an unmonitored address and give them, err, poo for the personal details. Bob.

[@jacobsilverthorn717]

It just seems like another attempt to mine data. I get sick of it. I ended up getting a RX 580 over black friday and just sold my 1050TI SC edition.

[@DragonGrafx-16]

Hmm, the similar updater for Radeon cards doesn't ask for any personal information at all...

[@anusheeltiwari]

5:53 "get in you swine" I died laughing 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 One of the main reasons why i watch your videos when I'm sad, happy, curious. Thank you very much sir 👍

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this! I will try to keep you entertained in future videos too! :)

[@dirk4926]

Thumbs up for Mr Screwdriver!

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@SONOFAZOMBIE2025]

Love his vids, but saying "mr screwdriver" is kind of cringy.

[@SproutyPottedPlant]

Your cringe gland is too big :(

[@kevinroosa1315]

Mr. Screwdriver needs a little clown horn as the handle.

[@dirk4926]

Two great channels, I'm always learning something new and interesting from both. Cheer's mate👍

[@KowboyUSA]

One of the saddest developments across the Internet, by far, is the near universal "requirement" for users to surrender their personal information to do practically anything.

[@spartacuspro88]

Just use Linux

[@SolidSnake2017]

IOBIT seems pretty skeevy itself and I have no doubt it collects data about your hardware profile for someones use

[@adelaideinvigilation5230]

I so agree

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

I think the influx of the masses who have no business around computers or speaking in public is the worst part lol. Now computer hardware is a scam game designed to scam idiots

[@drwarner]

You don't. That is just for 'Geforce Experience' - this is not required and is optional when installing the drivers. If you do want to use it, creating an NVidia account only requires an email address, so just create a 'burner' email if you're feeling that paranoid

[@dytallixx1268]

Thank you for reviewing and recommending this card. I purchased one because of this video and i couldnt be happier with it. I can run 90% last gen games at max settings now at 1080p 60 fps. Been a long time since i upgraded my gfx card and missed out on alot of games from last gen.

[@silverhawk7324]

Why is it when a British person speaks everything sounds so much better? Subbed btw your voice is awesome.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for the sub -- welcome aboard! :)

[@ecner1179]

They don't talk as fast as most Americans.

[@Mr_Dia-Tribe]

Mr scissors and Mr screwdriver always a good thing when those guys turn up, new hardware unboxing and install, great video chris thank you for taking the time to make these you are awesome and i hope Mrs explaining computers has got a nice sunday roast for you to tuck into after a hard days tinkering

[@Alexrocks1253]

Very nice to see graphics cards on the channel!

[@Shane-Singleton]

Mr. Scissors and Mr. Screwdriver! Sidekick Tools!!! :)

[@georgemaragos2378]

Stanley The Knife must feel left out this time

[@tremorist]

Completely agree with your objection towards the online bs. Still an interesting product.

[@reggiep75]

Another great piece of Sunday night viewing and on something that isn't seen that often, passive cooled GFX cards, even tho I ordered one quite a few years back in error - an Nvidia 6600 GS instead of a 6600 GT. I had always wondered what the thermals of passive cards were like when being pushed or tested. Looking forward to the free video editors comparison vid as I'm looking to see what I can use for free even tho I have an old copy of Sony Vegas.

[@Volvodennis]

Looking forward to the shoot-out video. Keep up the good work :-)

[@dankerine]

I do enjoy occasionally coming back to you channel, i've been watching for God knows how many years. On a serious note, the channel inspired my love for computers. And now i'm on my third year have engineering, we are a test group for Minecraft edu, and in spare class time, we are slowly making a map with command blocks, tho I left the project for the most part, my advise and knowledge on how commands works are called upon frequently, and it came from this channel inspiring me for the most part! Thank you! (Edit: I am also involved with the creation of a ROM hack for smash melee called "Origins" as well!)

[@delta-game]

Totally agree 8:10 absolutely BONKERS!

[@stanpatterson5033]

Off-camera, I'm fairly certain that he may have used slightly different terminology when describing the concern he felt for the situation :) Seriously, though... that is a pretty dirty little "trick" to be pulling. Not going to put their products up terribly high on my list of favorites.

[@richardrichard9567]

timmahtown Same here. I have stopped using it. Nvidia wtf?

[@delta-game]

plus they are actively trying to trick you into installing things you neither want or need... 7:05 welcome to Google++ rubbish... didn't they used to have a mantra "don't be evil" maybe they have simplified that to just "be evil"

[@thecaptain2281]

Agreed, completely bonkers and total rubbish. To be fair though, the Google apps are not the evil they get the bad rep for. Microsoft's nonsense is far more insidious.

[@ANF_94]

Why is it? It's not like your giving them any sensitive info also your information is already on the internet so what are y'all so scared of

[@tenshi7angel]

I don't use geforce experience. I just grab the drivers from the site, and then install without the bloatware.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

Excellent report!

[@JeffsTagtripp]

Going to give this graphics card a try. I have been looking around for a new graphics card for some time now. Thanks for good video!

[@southsideswag1692]

Jeff T don’t get this card. Either get a 750ti or 1050ti for around the same price

[@JeffsTagtripp]

Not around the same price here in Sweden 1030 cost 100 usd and 1050 237 usd. 750ti not available at the store where i live. But on Amazon it cost 215 usd. So none of them are worth its price for me.

[@robotube7361]

Take the 1030. It is a new card supporting new features. no overheating, always optimal performance.

[@richtaylor6039]

I put that card in my system back in 2017 and it was pretty darn good, it even managed FSX on max settings. Not a bad little card at all.

[@michaelaranda5220]

Mr.Scissors always makes a special appearance and always out shinning the host.

[@peytonprods892]

This is the first video of yours that I've watched, and I definitely appreciate how well you break things down! Will subscribe now :-)

[@energyideas]

Thanks. Purchased this as an open box price and is working per your video.

[@TechBizmo]

ExplainingComputers I love your content! :)

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks! :)

[@kupertjerobin]

Can you also adress using the card in Mint/Linux in the next episode? I would love to see it!

[@nocturnalnights27]

TechBizmo Amen brother

[@BernardoHenriquez]

Yes a Linux episode would be awesome

[@sbrazenor2]

kupertjerobin Linux Mint works with Nvidia cards. You can add a repository for drivers from Nvidia and install any of the recent options you'd like. I have a 1070 and it works perfectly in Mint 18.2.

[@bigbadspikey]

"Very strange of me talking to me"...LMAO! This is why I love this channel.

[@iyfranco151]

I love this guys videos all info. and no nonsense.

[@bennyantonsson6452]

Amazing stuff! Bought one right after I saw your video. Works perfectly in my old HP. Thanks

[@ExplainingComputers]

Great news! Thanks for sharing here. I do like this graphics card.

[@sequri]

Thankfully, Mr Screwdriver isn't all Torx and no action.

[@mclaine33]

Yes the Nvidia login is a total disaster and really angered a large potion of the PC crowd. Really there is no reason why you have to connect to the internet to use that software.

[@petermc7098]

A decent video, which is very informative, keep it up! :) Cheers Peter

[@viktorkunov3969]

The way he’s saying “two point ZERO” not “two point oh....”priceless

[@DogsBAwesome]

Scan have a OC fanned version of this card on black Friday offer for £50 ATM if anyone is interested. Don't think of using a DVI to VGA adapter to run an old monitor the DVI port doesn't have the analogue pins

[@DogsBAwesome]

I mean the simple ones that just convert the output to vga without any active components.

[@erikheijden9828]

Sick gaming setup! I want two of these badboys in sli once i have the money.

[@caseythimm5522]

Erik Heijden these cards don't support sli. Only the 1070 and above support it. And might I recommend buying the single best card your budget allows seeing as sli doesn't (yet) boost performance as much as just buying a better card would

[@pc-broke8348]

Erik Heijden the gt 1030 doesnt "feature" sli...

[@carlzimmerman8700]

Make sure you liquid cool it and put color changing LEDs in.

[@ice010]

Carl Zimmerman it seems very few get the joke.

[@charlespoirier8527]

I was taken back slightly by the mere title of this video as it sounded like you were fixing an older vid card . Although as usual this video holds very valuable info . So thank you .

[@-ragingpotato-937]

The editing of this is like something i would see on an old documentary, but im not complaining, its pretty good, it just took me off guard seeing such an editing style with a new piece of hardware.

[@thecaptain2281]

+ExplainingComputers The GT1030 is actually one of the best base model GPU's that has ever been released. It can competently do everything needed. While it's can't do 4k gaming, at can do 4k video playback without any problems. Additionally, I fully agree with you about the "Geforce Experience". Users can avoid installing it by selecting "Custom Install" during setup and deselecting it.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for this. It is interesting to see the different views on the GT 1030 here. I agree with you, as do some others here, that it provides a competent solution in a great many situations for a decent price -- and this version is also silent! :)

[@shaggyboombastic1058]

Nope mate, thats the rx 550

[@itsGeorgeAgain]

Shouldn't even go to device manager as sometimes it won't actually download the right driver. Simply go to nvidia.com, download the latest driver pack and run the installer, WITHOUT selecting GeForce Experience.

[@johnadam1271]

You are the best in tech keep up the good work

[@NavyBlueGames]

So glad to see this channel grow

[@ExplainingComputers]

Me too . . . !

[@RetroBerner]

I would recommend you grab the driver installer from the Nvidia site and then select do a custom install and avoid everything but the video, audio and physx drivers. I don't think the Windows updates drivers include the physx drivers. Cheers mate!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Agreed.

[@gregorysmith9706]

I love your content! Very informative with little fluff, and easy to understand. 😊

[@encycl07pedia-]

Wat?

[@gregorysmith9706]

Ha! I think I was half asleep in bed when I typed that comment. :-)

[@saxonlight]

Thank God for Mr. Scissors and Mr. Screwdriver. A silent computer would be most welcome.... it would take us back to the early days of computing. Silence is golden.

[@AbdelkaderBenRhouma]

Looking forward to your next video. Thank you.

[@bobjohn4597]

I agree it's complete extortion to demand personal information in exchange for a few drivers ={ but apparently this what the world has come to

[@alittlebitintellectual7361]

bob john George Orwell would be proud of us.

[@MrKrunkles]

Kinda funny I went to download Divinci Resolve and had to register with my details before I could use it as well.

[@kjjustinXD]

You dont Need GeForce Experience. Just Download the Drivers from Nvidias Website.

[@ArtisChronicles]

bob john I don't think this is a thing with AMD yet. I don't remember ever having to do it with them. I even have an rx 480.

[@nameremoved4010]

AMD farmed out the driver for my APU A10-6700 to some company that didn't do a good job such that it crashed the computer. I go to this company's site and while I tried to download the "improved" driver, these fools tried to load on to my computer some sort of massive program that functioned as crashware. I got so mad, I returned to Linux. I had planned to do that in time but I had reasons for desiring Windows. Away Linux and its drivers both open and not-open have been smooth sailing for me.

[@jamescollins6085]

I suppose it's technically not "silent" due to coil whine. But it's considerably quieter than its fan cooled counterperts, at the expense of performance and longevity. It would however, be advantageous in a home theatre computer where low power consuption, low heat generation and low noise are favourable.

[@I86282]

Hey that was a great video. Applicable to a wide array of people. Crushed it.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks. :)_

[@galihpa]

4:26 that is so clean, I instantly fell in love with your pc

[@nocturnalnights27]

Just got a 1030 for a low profile rig, damn good card

[@pc-broke8348]

Why did you use the 9500gt instead of the integrated graphics of amd a8 ? Since the a8 is an apu it has a decent gpu inside ...

[@ExplainingComputers]

Because my test rig is used for recording, and there is no HDMI output for the integrated graphics on the motherboard - hence I needed a card with HDMI to link to my recorder.

[@pc-broke8348]

ExplainingComputers oh ok then . And btw thanks for the quick response

[@thomasgraf1986]

Cool, this came with my pre built PC. Nice to see what it looks like as I haven't gotten into the case yet. I've been very happy with it though and it is very quiet!

[@Pidot31415]

Love how you use the FM1 Socket, I have much respect to that socket and the a8 3870k cpu.

[@photon_4422]

I agree that you shouldn't need to put in your details to install drivers, but can't you also get them from the webpage

[@louistournas120]

I always download the drivers from nvidia.com. It doesn't ask for my information but the driver installer is huge. More than 350 MB! Win 95 OSR2 was itself 65 MB.

[@photon_4422]

louis tournas oh jesus. Windows usually just installs it for me so I've never had a problem with any of this

[@louistournas120]

+65 Diamond: I guess it depends if you are a gamer or not. As a gamer, I do need the latest drivers. The other reason is OpenGL. If you need OpenGL, Microsoft doesn't include the OpenGL driver that comes from nVidia, AMD, or whatever for some reason. They just delete it. I have never seen an official explanation from Microsoft for this. Probably the reason is that they don't like OpenGL. They prefer the market Direct3D.

[@vyns5896]

You should never rely on Windows to offer the latest drivers. Go to Nvidia website;-www.nvidia.com/download/driverResults.aspx/126903/en-us and get the latest version 388.31 dated 15.11.2017. Also, you should really run guru3d's 'Display Driver Uninstaller', especially when changing from a 900 series to a 1000 series card.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Last time I did a video of a graphics card update I did an uninstallation first -- and got a lot of flack for doing so. Which means I cannot win! :)

[@Judas1911WR1]

i dont know if i want install software to uninstall a driver... just do it manualy and to use the windows update for GPU driver is totaly ok cause the source is Nvidia anyways... i guess if you clean the temp-folder so the old installers dont pile up there is no different

[@vyns5896]

I don't think the software actually installs. It just runs and allows you to cleanly remove all traces of the old driver so a fresh clean install can occur. Not usually needed if you are just updating a driver on the same Video Card, but 'almost' essential if you are changing from one generation of cards to another. And I would say, vital if you were to change from and AMD to an Nvidia or other way around.

[@vyns5896]

I know what you mean Chris, can't please everyone, or sometimes anyone...lol

[@Zany4God]

The CUDA function on this card is very inviting. Thank you for reviewing a low cost video card. I'm still gathering info before I make a decision on which way to go.

[@ExplainingComputers]

I have been impressed with video editor performance with this card -- 384 CUDA is pretty good for this, especially at this price and silent! :)

[@gavranpero]

I love passive graphic cards and i can't stand the noise from the fan. You have great Arctic cooler on CPU, too. Awesome review.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Many thanks. :)

[@COGKevin333]

You should upgrade to a ryzen cpu! (Especially with them all on sale recently)

[@leonardomatheus1888]

COGKevin333 The ram prices tho..

[@shaggyboombastic1058]

The itx mobo prices fr

[@FailsafeFPV]

MR SCREWDRIVER IS BACKKKK!!!

[@ExplainingComputers]

He always returns . . .

[@FailsafeFPV]

lol

[@wwubwtndyoutube6027]

I recently got this graphics processor, and I too am very pleased with it. It has certainly accelerated a lot of the graphical tasks I do with my pc.

[@perrymcclusky4695]

Cool card! Can’t wait to see Mr. Hammer put to work on one of your projects.

[@ExplainingComputers]

:)

[@officer_baitlyn]

maybe not the point of the video but id stay away from sub XX50 nvidia cards since they are worse value than the more mid range ones the 1030 for example has *alot* less perfomance while having a similar price to a 1050

[@ExplainingComputers]

I take your point, and it really depends on what you need to do with the card, but the 1050 models are about double the price of the 1030s, and non are passively cooled.

[@ukcroupier]

In UK the 1050 is considerably more expensive than a 1030 (1030 can be had for £60, the 1050 lowest I've seen is £108) plus, if you've seen any of his other rigs, he's a big believer in having stuff that does the job he needs it to do, not paying for power that's wasted.

[@officer_baitlyn]

yeah noise wise the passive 1030 definetly outdoes any active 1050 just wanted to mention that if someone is looking for value, the 1030 isnt the best option available. since alot of people tend to assosiate a lower price with better value

[@ListenToPumpkinMusic]

Hello If you want value, buy a used 970.

[@FixUntilBroken]

It's not always about the performance. For the price, is there anything else that's passively cooled?

[@danmorgan3685]

Does this have Linux drivers? I'm looking into transitioning over the Linux for all my desktop computing.

[@ExplainingComputers]

There are no Linux drivers on the supplied disk, but I managed to get this working with Linux Mint. There is some useful comment on this here: www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=GT-1030-Linux-Drivers

[@danmorgan3685]

Thank you very much both for the speed of your response and the information.

[@Bwyan]

I would strongly recommend AMD hardware in conjunction with Linux. You can use the open source driver (which performs exceptionally well these days) and you won't have to worry about driver compatibility down the line (which tends to be problem in the long run with nvidia on Linux). Generally speaking, nvidia has historically been very uncooperative with the Linux community, so while you CAN get proprietary drivers working right now, don't expect them to work with newer versions of the Linux kernel several years from now.

[@weirdscix]

I've used plenty of Nvidia hardware with various Linux distributions, sometimes you have to mess about but a lot of distributions have Nvidia drivers available

[@xellar2343]

Dan Morgan yes there are official Nvidia Drivers for this Card. You can install them under Additional Drivers on Ubuntu.

[@s.o.s.exploration2412]

This card will be a good middle end upgrade option to save the pockets n keep me in the gaming world on my recent purchase of the upgraded hp8100 elite with win10 n 1tb 7500 sata hd n 8gigs of ram. Thanks u saved my xmas

[@SeminarChauffeur]

Almost 2022, bought an asus passively cooled one a month ago after my 1050ti went kaput and overclocked it by more than 200 MHz on core and 530+ MHz on memory. To keep temps down, I strapped a 60mm case fan onto the large heatsink with zip ties and have it run full whack off a molex end of the psu and it maintains a good high 50s-low 60s celsius at full load while gaming.

[@anaon122]

HERE IN 2021

[@ExplainingComputers]

Fantastic!

[@flyofthefirefly]

Hey there, Mr Barnatt. I'm here to tell you that Your cpu cooler is looking in wrong derection. Air should be blown out towards exit cooler. Overheating psu with hot air from cpu sounds like a bad idea.

[@ExplainingComputers]

This is a very interesting point -- I must investigate the airflow direction in the case.

[@zonghui]

It looks as though it's mounted properly. The fan would blow upwards, not toward the video card.

[@electronicsworkbench]

In my 40 years experience with computers from the IMSAI to current, the biggest issue is too little exhaust fan draw. Yes the PS will get hotter if it's the only thing exchanging the air. One single chassis fan (80mm or larger) at the back of the case will draw enough air in the keep temps down. You don't need high speed or high volume flow fans where a 1 Pound note or Dollar bill will flutter straight out. The shape of the blades makes most of the noise and movement of air. Sawtoothed leading edge blades are quieter than straight or most curved blades. Gelid fan's are curved but in such a way as to reduce noise and offer good air flow. Remember we are not trying to vent coal mines here. A little research and common sense will do more than any marketing hype ever will.

[@Kai_Pirinja]

Excellent video! Very informative, use- and helpful! And your English is very understandable also for people who's mothertongue is not English! Great! Thank you very much for your effort!

[@igrewold]

Congrats Chris, and thanks for the review. Seems like some peeps are wanting to have/run this card on their Linux systems but needing some help. Maybe in some future episode you'd show us the way, the ups and downs, benchmarks, Steam, Video editing...etc. Regards.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Good ideas -- thanks. I have a swap-bay in the PC here, so often switch in a Linux OS (Mint).

[@ljsystems5694]

I like my GT1030 ;-)

[@ExplainingComputers]

It seems that several of us here have one. :)

[@michaeld1946]

I like my GTX 1060 3GB

[@xRaidzy]

i like my 2080ti founders edition

[@bootsconner9959]

@@xRaidzy Concluding you have a power supply >300w and your case is not SFF!! and you just play games.

[@A-Viking]

Yeah lame Forcing personal details for dricers, government body matbe ought to make it a requirement to put that as a warning on the box. WARNING! Being able to use this hardware product may/will require you to register Personal Information with its Seller.

[@Landrew0]

A Viking Make them pay.

[@SONOFAZOMBIE2025]

The gov might be entity that asked them to collect the details

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Lol govt is ran by these corporations. The old people in it don't even know how a pinball machine works yet alone a PC. I've begun rewriting much of the entire set of laws in America. However to get elected u need the corporations I'm attacking to advertise u

[@dorlaretz5901]

You do not need to do this

[@gyozakeynsianism]

Is this the nutter section of the comments?

[@DamianRangi]

You are the Bill Nighy of computing, love it.

[@shawnpepin7890]

1030 passives are solid cars.. i got a zotac passive 1030 over the holidays and installed in a qyad core i5 sff think center and man it is awesome for the price.. loade up witcher 3 and ran it a 1080 on medium with great outcomes

[@boomwithpeter623]

you would be better off with gigabyte gtx 1050 single fan its better value

[@ExplainingComputers]

But still double the price! :)

[@boomwithpeter623]

Well that's true but for video editing its much more power full. Still i understand you bought it to increase frame rates from 9500gt no driver support and just for testing purpose. PS:Awesome channel u deserve much more subscribers!

[@narwhal4304]

LinusTechTips did a video on how getting a high end video card doesn't necessarily increase performance by a significant amount. Yes, you could pay double for a GTX 1050, but that doesn't mean it'll provide double the performance.

[@ForViewingOnly]

8:06 I'm glad you pointed that out, Christopher. There's NO WAY I would trust a little app like this with my login information for Google or Facebook! When I pay good money for a device, I don't expect to have to give my personal data to a company as well as my money. Disgraceful. I hope that NVIDIA sees this video and takes note.

[@gokiyono]

m8, you aren't giving NVIDIA your login information. That isn't how it works

[@bendirval3612]

I have this exact same board in the computer I'm using to type this. I really like it. I have a quiet PSU and you can't tell my computer is if you can't see the screen on. Performance is good enough that I can play starcraft 2 at all max settings. Haven't tried anything else as this is my "productivity" computer. It didn't ask me to give up any person info when installing the driver, though. Grabbed them straight from NVidia's site.

[@KTHKUHNKK]

EXCELLENT VIDEO AS ALWAYS CHRIS. KK MOTION PICTURES KEITH KUHN

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks Keith! :)

[@HighlanderRick]

Will it run Crysis ?

[@Machariel00]

Yes, yes it will. :x

[@alaskanhybridgaming]

Absolutely. Precisely double the Cuda Cores of my old gtx 550 Ti and 5 generations better Cuda Cores. Crysis is a 10 year old game that has been given time for the hardware to catch up.

[@ArtisChronicles]

alaskanhybrid it's still hard to run it in 4k tho

[@ArtisChronicles]

Против Глобал that's r7 graphics. better than most people give it credit for. I still own an r7 250. it's not bad if you do a lot of 720p gaming.

[@christopherdwyer7570]

gta5, fallout 4, and battlefield 1 all play fine :)

[@ltdees2362]

👍...consider re-naming your channel to "Mr Screwdriver"...😜...and as for personal info....never in the course of history has there been so much rubbish...and if there is ever an occasion when I must give DNA sample to logon, I give them a profile of a 97 year old Russian, Vladimir Penguin, who is a Proctologist at McMurdo Station Antarctica...🤣

[@ching-chenhuang8119]

Recently I bought a Gigabyte GT 1030 for my retro gaming PC, it was produced this January, and it didn't have a such big-ass heatsink installed, instead a moderate-size heatsink and a fan, easier to fit into a small form factor PC.

[@learrus]

Thanks for doing this review; my options right now are "find a good upgrade" for my video card, which is a 550 ti 1 gig card; or build a whole new PC... This is the card I am looking for! Hope it fits in my not full size case!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Good luck.

[@heckyes]

8:28 ABSOLUTELY DISGRACEFUL. Couldn't agree more. I will never buy another Nvidia product until they remove this forced sign-in or AMD does the same.

[@tschooptschoop]

enticed2zeitgeist if amd does too,you can stop buying new cards' only used, so they don't make any money. punish them! this shit has to stop.

[@christopherdwyer7570]

um, that piece of software isn't the driver........ i just got my gt 1030 driver from the NVidia web site........ angry

[@heckyes]

Read the comment about shadowplay and GFE

[@johncnorris]

I love the smell of videos rendering in the morning, it smells like.... victory!

[@ReverendNillerz]

This video was great. This is my first time setting one if you're videos, but when you saw that geforce experience nonsense you behaved exactly as I would. I'm subscribed now.

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thanks for the sub. :)

[@alanzhou6334]

So glad to know that both mr scissors and mr screwdriver's alive!

[@georgemaragos2378]

Hi Christopher. Nice video as always. For me the GT 1030 has 3 plus points 1) Low current draw max 30 watts of the bus , so no need for any extra power cables and a small capacity power supply as found in OEM machines handle this well. 2) While you briefly showed the smaller half height card, this is a strong selling point for small factor machines i have a HP 8200 and Lenovo , both have limited 200-240wat power supply and small factor cases, I have the same passive cooled in the Lenovo and the stock with small fan in the HP - they both perform identicall 3) Modern games love the 3D graphics, most games on the built in intel video chip ran 10 - 30 fps, more they run 50 - 180 fps , so overall each games sort of runs x3 to x5 times faster in fps The passive cooled unit does take up 2 slots, and it is about 1.5 inches longer than the standard fan cooled unit PS while i dont overclock any of my PC items, you can use as a utility tool and overclock software the MSI Afterburner program Regards George

[@arthurdent8091]

Another great review. As a slight interest to you, I'm sure, I managed to get a little bit further on my AIY project, but for some reason I found that the final steps of the AIY process are greyed out and my e-mails to Google have gone unanswered. Damn. I was unable to "slide" the audio and the preceding switch to the on position. I was only able to get this far is because I put my laptop with your video next to my Pi and watch your video and proceed step-by-step being guided by your instructions. Your instructions are first rate, a little fast for myself; being 63 and having little luck with programming anything up to this point in my life. I can do anything with hardware, but don't ask me to program. I'm hoping to stay young ( ha ha ) by keeping my wetware "plastic" and learning new things like programming the Pi. Now if I can just get the Google people to refresh the "switches" for me I think I will be good to go. Cheers.

[@liudas5377]

Great job, thanks

[@marcusmckenzie9528]

"Get in you Swine", you Good Sir, are my Power Animal! :D love your vids!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Thank you kindly!

[@dj_paultuk7052]

Thank you, this was good to know. Its hard to find decent Graphics cards in a Low Profile format, and additionally cards that do not need additional power supply input. So this card is ideal for branded Business PC's that need some extra graphics processing power. Such as current range HP Prodesk 400 PC's and so on.

[@NUFCMVFC]

Thanks. I've been curious about getting one of these to replace the GTX 670 I have on a second computer. Strangely this video answers a nagging question I had about whether there were two brackets to cater for full height and reduced height SFF cases...just have to make sure it's the GDDR5 version!

[@WarrenGarabrandt]

I've been wanting to get into video editing so I can upload stuff to youtube better. I'm looking forward to your review of these!

[@ExplainingComputers]

Excellent! I will show you a lot of free options next week, and some are very good indeed.

[@MobileRecordingsRo]

Hello ! I have this exact GPU for more than a year now. I'm very happy with it, I also play lots of games including GTA V in very high detailes, Black Mesa (around 120 FPS) and much more games but I had overclocked it with the Aorus engine GPU Boost - 1667 and Memory Clock 7498, also I added a 5volt fan on it to keep the temperatures low while gaming. Up to 85C without the fan and up to 55C with the fan in the summer heat and demanding games.

[@doudou_gaming7615]

Bro can u tell me how much fps in fortnite in low 1600*900p

[@MobileRecordingsRo]

@@doudou_gaming7615 I don't play fortnite but make sure you chose the GDDR5 version instead of GDDR3

[@evilqtip7098]

Thank you LIKE 😀 great video excellent explanation well done.

[@mawoodmain]

You can get the drivers on the Nvidia website without logging in, the experience app is not primarily a driver manager and is completely optional. Using windows update to manage your graphics drivers you will be behind on updates.

[@1990chrism]

I purchased the non-silent version of this card to upgrade an ageing Dell Optiplex 980 and can confirm it's a very capable card, it's certainly helped breathe new life into my computer (even enabling me to play some newer games).

[@zeyogoat]

Great video as usual, I have just a few thoughts: First, it was neat to show the card in action, but I'm interested to see some collected data of its performance: its idle/load temperatures, idle/load gpu speeds, etc. Second, I too have a distaste for GeForce Experience, and it is insulting that they push the program for drivers. Clearly they're trying to collect user data. However it does seem more geared towards user profiles, system settings, overclock parameters, and game setting optimization--not that it's ever done a toss for me anyway. An account would then be useful for system recovery/reimaging, but I'll never have one.

[@SamWard_linux]

I run fanless discrete GPU's on my test rig also. Quiet and no fans to break. This card looks great.

[@bryantfloyd7471]

The MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Armor 8GB GDRR5 I use is very quiet. The dual fan's don't spin up at all unless the temperature hit's 60 Celsius or above.

[@y2ksw1]

This review was just what I was waiting for ... a decent graphics card with no fans :)

[@ExplainingComputers]

I was surprised how much difference this made to the noice generated by the PC. It still has two case fans, and the CPU fan, but it is often how fans combine that really generate noice, and the PC here is a lot quieter with no GPU fan.

[@420bobby69]

Cool video!! I'm still using my 1080 ti from 2017. Was going to get the passively-cooled model, but unfortunately the Eiffel Tower doesn't fit in my case. :P