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Great upgrade for Gateway 700GR
- Pros: This PNY Energy Efficient video card is a perfect upgrade replacement for my Gateway 700GR. I am running Windows 7 Ultimate x86-32Bit on this machine and the card install was a breeze (I did first download latest drivers from nVidia site). This PC has its stock 300w power supply still ... and it's handling this card just fine.
- Cons: Only the low fan speed others have mentioned. Just as a precausion, I downloaded the EVGA tool as was suggested in these reviews, and set the fan on the card to run near 60% speed.
- Other Thoughts: I highly recommend this card as an upgrade to an older machine with a stock power supply. In my case, my Gateway 700GR would not restart after going into hibernation for a few hours. Turned out it was the stock ATI video card. Upgrading to this PNY card totally resolved this issue ... plus now I have screaming graphics compared to what I had before.
Great card!
great card
- Pros: One of the best cards I've ever owned. Doesn't require any additional cables to the power supply with low power consumption. Games run at maximum settings with no drop in FPS. I was even able to run the card flawlessly on a 300w power supply. The card isn't nearly as big as the newer cards either. Price and performance is great.
- Cons: The card can get hot.
- Other Thoughts: Heat was a problem at first before I noticed that the stock fan speed was set to 40%. Nothing that EVGA Precision couldn't fix. After adjusting the fan speeds, the card is now 40c on idle, 60-65c on full load. Also make sure to register your card with PNY as soon as you install it.
If only...
- Pros: I live 4 blocks from the warehouse they ship out of? This card gave me the excuse I needed to build the new mid-high end system I've been craving? Good card, little on the hot side for the performance it gives. Excellent upgrade for someone moving up from an integrated video chip or an old (6000/7000 nvidia series and earlier) card. The heat is negligible, a micro-atx case with only a PSU fan for cooling will keep this card well within good operating temps (if you don't try to OC it, if you are thinking of oc'ing this just throw it against a wall the end result is the same(a worthless heap of plastic and metal) but it saves you time and effort). This card will play most newer games but at low settings(ie no AAxAnything) and at lower to mid range res(ie 1440x900). Also any other graphics card that does not use a 6 pin connector is just as "EE" as this card, in fact with all the heat lose in this card I'm wonder just exactly how "EE" this card exactly is..(not a pro no more space bellow)
- Cons: The RMA department is on the other side of the country :/. Tried replacing my MSI OC 8500 256 GT with this and the gains in terms of real world performance ranged from somewhat noticeable to negligible. With the lowered pricing on the "new" old generation cards you're better off biting the bullet and spending the extra 40-70 $ on an ATI 4870/Nvidia 260 if your system/PSU will allow it. This card is not really worth its hundred dollar price tag this goes double since the main target of this card seems to be the people who have pre-built Dell/HP/Gateway(do they still exist?)micro-atx systems and small PSUs(sub 400 watts).There are plenty of other cards out there in the sub-hundred price range that give the same performance and use just as little power (it's nearly impossible for a card drawing power through pci slot to use enough power to affect a system w/ a 350+ watt PSU, unless of course you have tons of other du-dads and drives).
- Other Thoughts: Tried playing WoW with it, on the same settings I used with the 8500, and on average it only gave me an extra 2-3 FPS gain. Also the card was running during peak load about 10 degrees warmer than the factory oc'd 8500. However, what this small increase in performance stems from is most likely caused by my system. I am currently running an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 cpu on a HP Motherboard with PC2-4300 memory. Needless to say things get a little bottlenecked when running some of the newer games. Having discovered that a new mid-low range video card will not give my system the performance increase and ability to play the newer games I have returned the 9600 and am now speccing and building a new computer with a high end video card. So if you have a system akin to mine and are thinking this card(if upgrading from a 8000 series) will enable you to play the more modern games, think again. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet and shell out some cash in order to enjoy your toys. :/
| Model |
| Brand |
PNY |
| Series |
XLR8 |
| Model |
VCG98GTEE5XEB |
| Interface |
| Interface |
PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
| Chipset |
| Chipset Manufacturer |
NVIDIA |
| GPU |
GeForce 9800 GT |
| Core Clock |
550MHz |
| Shader Clock |
1375MHz |
| Stream Processors |
112 Processors Cores |
| Memory |
| Memory Clock |
1800MHz |
| Memory Size |
512MB |
| Memory Interface |
256-bit |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| 3D API |
| DirectX |
DirectX 10 |
| OpenGL |
OpenGL 2.1 |
| Ports |
| HDMI |
1 x HDMI (via Adapter) |
| DVI |
2 x DVI |
| General |
| Max Resolution |
2560 x 1600 |
| SLI Supported |
Yes |
| Cooler |
With Fan |
| Dual-Link DVI Supported |
Yes |
| HDCP Ready |
Yes |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
VCG98GTEE5XEB
Quick Start Guide
Installation CD
DVI to HDMI Adapter
DVI to VGA Adapter
S/PDIF Cable |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
3 years limited |
| Labor |
3 years limited |
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Reviewed By: Roy on 11/20/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
