ASUS GTX650-E-1GD5 GeForce GTX 650 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

Pros: fast,, newer video processor, quiet fan, low power usage, does not require an extra power plugin. Runs fine on my 250 watt power supply.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this for any older system. I upgraded from an nvidia 220 card. My windows 7 video score went from 4.2 to 7.3 so well worth the investment. I could not find any specs about the minimum power supply but the box says 400 watts is the minimum. I have a 250 watt stock HP power supply and so far runs fine playing DVDs. I primarily use my PC as and HTPC hooked up to my HDTV through HDMI and no issues. I also have the Ceton tv tuner card installed and still no power issues. It is a close fit between this card and the tv tuner card but it looks lower profile than similar cards. My biggest complaint for years has been the short life of the fans on all video cards so the claims that this one will last 25% longer remain to be seen

Pros: I have been happy with the performance of the card. Good smooth graphics. For the price it’s a great card. I use this mostly for my HTPC and don’t have any issues.

Cons: The game coin coupon that came with it I don’t think I will ever use it wish it came with something cooler.

Other Thoughts: I have not had any major issues with the cards

Pros: Cheap, powerful enough for most games, doesn't require additional power.

Cons: Could have 2 DVI outputs instead of 1 DVI and 1 vga.

Other Thoughts: Great card for the price. While it certainly isn't the most powerful card you can get, it does the job, and makes cable management really easy since it does not need to be powered by additional wires from the power supply. I hope Asus come up with more cards like that in the future !

Pros: Very simple to install and works right out of the box. The drivers installed automatically with no problems.

Cons: The card was larger than I thought it would be and I had some difficulty fitting it in past the cables in my desktop.

Other Thoughts: I purchased this card to upgrade a failing video card and I am very happy with how it is operating.

Pros: at first works great maxes out all game settiings which is nice

Cons: overheating seems to be a issue when live streaming videos or games im watching the temp exceed 150 f as i type this cause lockups which require a hard restart to move on

Manufacturer Response:

Dear enokilizer,

If your card is overheating, you may want to install software to set a fan profile. You can control the fan using ASUS GPU Tweak or other overclocking software. You may also want to improve the air flow in your computer case to keep your card cool.
If you have any questions, please contact me at cl-jeremy@asus.com.

Regards,
Jeremy
ASUS Customer Loyalty

Pros: Low power consumption - powers from PCIe edge connector.
Small size - fits nicely in my mini-itx
HDMI+DVI+VGA
CUDA

Cons: I suppose some people need a faster GPU card.

Other Thoughts: I did not buy this from Newegg because I am out of the country. I selected this card because it has all the latest technology in a small expensive package. Power consumption is low due to the 28nm process technology. The card does not have an auxiliary 6 pin power input. That is an advantage in a small mini-itx case. Also, the extra heat is not enough to increase fan noise at all.

Pros: I bought two of these 384-core CUDA cards to enhance the efficiency of my Einstein@Home contributions from my two, i5 computers. I couldn't be happier with their performance. Notice the shape of the cowling in the lower, right corner. Unlike the common, box-like cowling configuration of most higher-end video cards, this arrangement does not obscure the main SATA ports on my motherboard.

Physical installation took less than two minutes. The included software will get you up and running quickly; then a regular run of Win7 update will automatically find the very latest driver update, too.

I also like the GPU Tweaking program that came with the installation disk. Especially important to me was the, intuitive, simple, graphical interface to set custom fan speeds for various operating temperatures. The Tweaking program also allows for complete control over a wide range of overclocking adjustments (which I haven't tested).

Cons: No cons yet!