EVGA 512-P3-N973-TR Geforce 9800 GT, (512 MB) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail Reviews

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Pros: Running in SLI with another 9800GT that EVGA gave me to replace a dead 8800GT. I run Crysis in full mode and its fantastic. from Newegg.com Pros: One of the better video cards I have ever used, I have a heavily ventilated case, but it runs at 41c idle (35% fan speed) 53c under full load (100% fan speed using folding@home). I have yet to find much that this card cant handle. from Newegg.com Pros: Was cheap when I got it a year ago, less than it is now. Worked great for about 8 months Cons: Like every other EVGA video card I've had, this would be at least my 3rd card and last, this one has failed after nearly a year of use. from Newegg.com Pros: The video card operates. However, Cons: See below Other Thoughts: Good luck if you are randomly hit with the Vista Driver Error: "Display Driver NVLDDMKM stopped responding and has successfully restored." because there seems to be at this time no solution to the problem. from Newegg.com Pros: Quiet, good performance, stays cool. Cons: None. Other Thoughts: Yes it is pretty big but not too big. from Newegg.com Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GT is really just a rebadged GeForce 8800 GT, which makes it the only card in our roundup based on a previous-generation GPU architecture: Nvidia's 65nm G92. Despite its age, however, the G92 helped EVGA's GeForce 9800 GT best PowerColor's Radeon HD 4830--at least in terms of gaming performance. from Amazon.com Pros: Runs quiet (compared to my 7600GT), not too huge Cons: Gets a bit toasty Other Thoughts: In my CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case, the edge of the PCIe cable hits one of my hard drives. So yes, the card is large, but there are much larger ones. from Newegg.com This graphics card runs all my games EXTREMELY Smoothly. Setup was easy, I just had to plug it in my PCI slot and turn on my Computer. Bam Uber graphics :). from Amazon.com Pros: 512MB DDR3, price, performance. Cons: EVGA almost never returns your MIR, so dont consider it. from Newegg.com Pros: The card generally works as advertised, but see below. Cons: I bought this card in response to the fact that a newly released game I bought my kids wouldn't run on an older ATI 1950x card. It fixed that problem and, unfortunately for me, I thought I'd made a good decision. from Newegg.com

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This NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT graphic card offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest Microsoft DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch the latest Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD movies with brilliant clarity, powered by the revolutionary PureVideo HD engine. It has GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA Lumenex and Quantum Effects technology for a more realistic gaming experience. Incorporating the latest in 9-series graphics technology, the 9800GT video cards bring the best performance to price ratio available today.

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Released	10 months ago
Installed Memory	512 MB
Graphic Processor	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
Display Interface	VGA - 15 pin D-Sub x 1 DVI x 2
Card Interface	PCI Express
GPU Clock Speed	600 MHz
Installed Memory / Technology	512 MB (GDDR3 SDRAM)
MPN	512-P3-N973-TR
Max. Screen Resolution	2560 x 1600
Memory Data Width	256-bit
Memory Tech	DDR3 SDRAM
Operating System	Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Microsoft Windows Vista
Output Interface	S-Video TV Out HDTV Out
RAMDAC Speed	400 MHz
Refresh Rate at Max Res	60 Hz @ 2560 x 1600
UPC	843368007799

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EVGA 512-P3-N973-TR Geforce 9800 GT, (512 MB) GDDR3 PCI Express x16 (2.0v) Video Card Retail Reviews

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