SPARKLE Computer Sparkle GeForce 9400 GT Video Card -, (512 MB) DDR2, PCI Express 2.0, Dual Link DVI, HDCP Capable, HDTV Reviews

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Pros: I was looking for a fanless video card with decent specs that would allow me to do 2D work quietly and efficiently. This card fit the bill wonderfully. from Newegg.com Pros: Quiet and works well with Vista and Media Center. HDTV looked great. Worked out of the box with recently downloaded drivers. from Newegg.com This thing also ran Prey at full fps with all high settings. It's also of course silent. Cons: It runs a little on the hot side due to there not being a fan on the card (50C idle, 60C during gaming) but my PCI slot fan does a pretty good job of keeping it from burning up. Other Thoughts: This card is just holding me over until i get enough money for a better one but so far it is serving me great. from Newegg.com Pros: Quiet/fanlessNo compatibility issues in either XP or VistaNVidia ChipsetDual monitor Capable Cons: None. Other Thoughts: I have purchased 4 of these to go into Dell OptiPlex 330/360's. from Newegg.com (Not that I'm expecting 2 DVIs for $40!)Rather large. The corner of the heatsink hits one of the capacitors on the motherboard of my Dell Optiplex 960 mini-tower. Other Thoughts: Comes with a very cheap and rather short S-video cable, which I didn't use. from Newegg.com He needed it because he fried his onboard graphics and wanted to keep his old comp. For what he was using it for its great, definitely not for gaming. then again nothing less than dual gtx 285's in sli is to me... Cons: none really. from Newegg.com Pros: Inexpensive, quiet (no fan), worked "out of the box" using DVI in WinXP and Ubuntu 9.04 driving an LG 20" widescreen at 1600x900/60Hz. Card memory, GDDR2, is actually 1GB rather than the 512MB shown in the specs....at least for the card I have. Cons: None Other Thoughts: PCpitstop.com test scores for the card are: 70Mpixels/second in 2D and 1057 frames/second in 3D. from Newegg.com First of all if you are a serious game player this is not for you. This is a budget Graphics Card for those people who want to upgrade the crummy Video card that came with their HP or Dell or Gateway Computer. from Amazon.com Pros: High quality graphics for a budget video card. Definitely worth the purchase. from Newegg.com Pros: Installed for brother-in-law to help him with his video recording. He is extremely happy with it for what he needed it for. from Newegg.com

Specs

Released	12 months ago
Installed Memory	512 MB
Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT
Display Interface	DVI-I (dual link) x 1
Card Interface	PCI Express
Analog Video Standards	S-Video Composite
Compatibility	PC
Form Factor	Plug-in card
GPU Clock Speed	550 MHz
Installed Memory / Technology	512 MB (DDR2 SDRAM)
MPN	SFPX94GT512U2
Max. Screen Resolution	2560 x 1600
Memory Bandwidth	4 GB/sec
Memory Data Width	128-bit
Memory Tech	DDR2 SDRAM
Operating System	Microsoft Windows Vista
Output Interface	TV Out
Package Type	Retail
RAMDAC Speed	400 MHz
Refresh Rate at Max Res	85 Hz @ 2560 x 1600
Special Features	HDTV TV-out Support
UPC	4710710445188

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