The Worlds First Single Slot Low Profile ARC A380 GPU! Small Foot Print Power

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In this video we put together the worlds First Single Slot Low Profile ARC A380 Graphics Card! This is perfect for small form factor gaming PC builds and fits right into the Minisforum MS01 mini PC! With 6GB of vRam the ARC A380 is an awesome option for low Cost 1080P Gaming on a budget.

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[richardduba]

Refreshing to see a video about actual SFF components within the avalanche of content about handhelds every once in a while.

[halfey]

The "I'll do it myself" moment.

[David]

Sparkle needs to pay you for this one.

[geneepak]

If you're thinking about doing this, read this first.

I have an ultra SFF PC that can only fit a short, single-slot low-profile GPU. I initially installed an RX 6400, but I decided to try the A310 and A380 GPUs for their extra display port (I’m running an i5-12400F, which has no iGPU) and AV1 capabilities. I performed the cooler swap without issues.

However, the A310 cooler fan is extremely loud. You'll need to create custom fan presets for each game, balancing between preventing overheating and avoiding deafening noise. My RX 6400 performs marginally better and is silent, so I ended up returning both the A310 and A380.

If you don't mind tinkering with fan curves for every game, this could be a viable option. However, be aware of how loud it is—ETA uses a noise gate in their video to reduce the sound, but you can still hear it if you listen carefully. It's very loud.

The best use case for these cards might be in an SFF server that you can place in the basement or attic.

[Swarailiaball]

I was expecting some fire extinguishers to be used here, but the temps are actually decent for what cooler the a380 mod now has. great work!

[PhotoJohn]

Anyone that is testing Helldivers should NOT do solos on Trivial Difficulty. This game gets hammered by the CPU as you play with others and higher difficulties. You should at the very least test it on HARD and in a squad. The more enemies and effects go on with higher difficulties. Someone that makes this build to play Helldivers 2 will be caught off guard to why they are getting much lower performance when they use your video as a reference.

[firworks]

This thing is like the homelabber's dream card. Come on Sparkle, make it happen.

[DigitalJedi]

Sparkle, please, make this official. That little chip with just a 50W TDP is perfectly fine in a single slot like this.

[goblinphreak]

I have to admit, the sparkle card designs are very good looking. Sparkle should get into making motherboards with the same aesthetic. Because yes please lmao.

[SteVoUniT]

Great video! Nice to see modifications on this channel, I've been looking to add a card to my SFF build

[wiedapp]

I wonder if Sparkle would consider making such a version of the A380 from the factory. Doesn't look too complicated to realise in the manufacturing process.

[chromerims]

Makes sense 👍 swapping A380 and A310 coolers.
Kindest regards, friends and neighbours.

[hundehausen]

I would love to see a video with all possible variants of a GPU in that Minisforum MS-01.

[ubernugget]

I would like to see how the A380 performs in an emulation build. Especially considering Intel arc doesn't have native support or great performance for anything older than DirectX 12. Could the RX 6400 be better in that case?

[BrunodeSouzaLino]

I still have reservations about the thermal cooling on those cards, as they're designed to dump all their heat inside the case instead of exhausting it through the bracket like larger cards do.

[FlexibleToast]

With Intel releasing drivers allowing you to carve up their GPUs as vGPUs on virtualization, this is a practical no-brainer for homelabs. The MS01 was already an absolute beast, now you can carve up a GPU for things like Plex...

[vdfritzz]

these tiny toy gpus are achieving the performance of my 1660 super, i guess it's finally time to upgrade :( it's been some good years

[eg]

Very nice video ❤🎉👍 and what a ultra clean build

[greenprotag]

Ah the 'ol cooler swap. It's always fun to check the cooling contacts and bolt points. I have done this with LP gtx cards, quadros, and I have seen people swap enterprise passive heatsinks out for consumer dual fan units. If it works, it works.

[OTechnology]

You need to put the VRM heatsink onto the mosfet not the chokes which don't need cooling. You're making the mosfets hotter by blocking airflow to it now.