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PNY VCGGTX6501XPB GeForce GTX 650 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

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384 CUDA Cores
1GB 128-bit GDDR5
PCI Express 3.0 x16

The Geforce GTX 650 gives you a GTX gaming experience at a remarkable price. Based on the fast and efficient NVIDIA Kepler architecture, Geforce GTX 650 provides the perfect entry point to DirectX 11 and 1080p HD gaming in your favorite FPS and MMO games.

Kepler GPU Architecture NVIDIA's Kepler GPU architecture has been designed from the ground up not just for maximum performance in the latest DirectX 11 games, but optimal performance per watt. The new SMX streaming multiprocessor is twice as efficient as the prior generation and the new geometry engine draws triangles twice as fast. The result is world class performance and the highest image quality in an elegant and power efficient graphics card.
NVIDIA GPU Boost Up until now, GPUs have operated at a fixed clock speed when playing 3D games, even if they have the potential to run faster. GPU Boost intelligently monitors graphics work load and increases the clock speed whenever possible. The result is that the GPU always performs at its peak and you get the highest framerate possible.
NVIDIA Adaptive Vertical Sync Nothing is more distracting than framerate stuttering and screen tearing. The first tends to occur when framerates are low, the second when framerates are high. Adaptive V-Sync is a smarter way to render frames. At high framerates, V-sync is enabled to eliminate tearing, at low frame rates, it's disabled to minimize stuttering. It gets rid of distractions so you can get on with gaming.
NVIDIA Surround with Up To Four Monitors Nothing is as breathtaking as playing your favorite games across three monitors. At 5760 x 1080, the expanded field of view fully engages human peripheral vision and provides for the most immersive experience in racing and flight simulators. Add in a fourth display to keep tabs on chat, email or web while you are gaming.
Two New Anti-aliasing Modes: FXAA and TXAA Anti-aliasing smoothes out jagged edges but can be demanding on framerates. FXAA is a new antialiasing technology that produces beautiful smooth lines with minimal performance impact. And with Kepler based GPUs, you'll be able to enable FXAA in hundreds of game titles through the NVIDIA Control Panel. The second mode, TXAA, is an in-game option that combines MSAA, temporal filtering, and post processing for even higher visual fidelity.
NVIDIA 3D Vision Ready NVIDIA 3D Vision brings a fully immersive, stereoscopic 3D experience to the PC. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. Get up to 2x monitor and keyboard brightness with NVIDIA 3D LightBoost technology. In addition, you can enjoy 3D movies and 3D digital photographs in eye popping, crystal-clear quality.

Learn more about the PNY Technologies, Inc. VCGGTX6501XPB

Model

Brand: PNY

Model: VCGGTX6501XPB

Interface

Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x16

Chipset

Chipset Manufacturer: NVIDIA

GPU: GeForce GTX 650

Core Clock: 1058MHz

CUDA Cores: 384

Memory

Effective Memory Clock: 5000MHz

Memory Size: 1GB

Memory Interface: 128-bit

Memory Type: GDDR5

3D API

DirectX: DirectX 11

OpenGL: OpenGL 4.2

Ports

HDMI: 1 x mini HDMI

DVI: 2 x DVI

General

RAMDAC: 400 MHz

3D VISION Game Ready: Yes

Cooler: With Fan

Dual-Link DVI Supported: Yes

HDCP Ready: Yes

Quick Info

Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years

Manufacturer Contact Info

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Website: http://www.pny.com|
Support Phone: 1-800-234-4597
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N/A 2/16/2013 3:23:19 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5	Rating: 3/5Decent Pros: I purchased this card as a backup due to a GTX 660 TI being dead on arrival. It is a decent card for the price. Plays Arma 2 on Ultra. Though it will not play Hitman: Absolution with MSAA on x8. Though I believe it to be the software rather then the hardware itself. Runs 2 displays well, though it will scream at you if you do more then browse. PNY cards have never let me down. I had a 9600 GT last me years. Cons: Runs hot while playing anything or using 2 monitors. Fan is LOUD. For a GTX I was expecting more, even from a cheap card. With only 1GB of RAM and 128bit, Mid-range classification is being generous. Other Thoughts: If your going to be running any modern games, save your money. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/3/2013 9:53:59 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Poor experience overall Pros: I'm required to fill this in, but all I can say is PNY offers multiple rebates, but the product workmanship is shoddy. The 9800GT I bought from several years back, the fan malfunctioned in 3 months which I had to mod the card with an Arctic Cooler Accelero. Cons: Ordered 2, 1 worked out of the box but the other card reboots desktop. 50% success product .. I will be thinking twice before buying from PNY again. I wasn't able to return the packaging intact to NewEgg, because I cut out the POP for rebate. I hope I still get a working graphics card anyway. Other Thoughts: And the rebate - the company is so shady. The terms was a purchase from Nov. 16 - Dec 31, 2012. I purchased Dec 10, and they received the rebate info Dec 28th, AND I WAS DENIED, due to invalid date !!! On some other reference they used - they told me that that the rebate expired Nov 30. Am I that stupid? I would buy something outside of the rebate time. PNY - you have lost me as a future customer. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 12/29/2012 4:06:37 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 3/5No UEFI/GOP Support Pros: Still a good, efficient card. Cons: Even if your system has UEFI for fancy-schmancy Windows 8 features like Secure Boot and Ultra Fast Boot, you'll still need to have the VBIOS loaded via CSM mode in your BIOS: in other words, there is no UEFI Video BIOS on this card, so you have to load part of the BIOS layer to initialize the card (i.e. get any signal out of it). Other Thoughts: I'm in touch with PNY's support about this issue; Nvidia says that Kepler-based chips should work fine with UEFI features; thus PNY will probably need to release a VBIOS update to enable GOP (and not VESA/BIOS) functionality. Windows 8 Secure Boot will be unavailable if you use this card. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
FixManTx 12/29/2012 1:27:38 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5	Rating: 4/5Good upgrade Pros: Got this for Christmas to replace the XFX 9800 GTX that was in my computer when I got it. This card being much shorter is a definite plus as the 9800 sat on top of my SATA ports. Now I don't have to pull the video card to do anything with SATA cables. I now only have to use 1 of the 6-pin power connectors which neatens up the inside of my case a little bit. This card runs about the same temperatures during gaming but with much less fan noise which I like very much. Cons: No SLI support. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
NighTalon 12/9/2012 3:27:57 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5Good value, modern tech Pros: New, 28nm fab process, sips power, only 6" long, and can support 3 simultaneous displays, GDDR5, and well-supported by all 3 main OSes. Cons: Takes up more than 1.5 PCI slots, so it doesn't fit in my Mini-ITX case. Bandwidth is only 128 bits, so don't expect the moon from this card. If you're not booting on the primary output, you may have difficulty. Other Thoughts: This card doesn't support SLI...there are no headers onboard for the bridge. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 11/22/2012 5:32:13 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Best 1 slot Pros: Currently the best 1 slot, standard length video card. 2 DVI, 1 HDMI, beautiful fan, silent, 6 pin pci-e power Cons: Only 1GB of ram but that's because gddr5 is so new and expensive. Very confusing box, took me over 10 minutes to figure out how to open it, almost giving up and destroying it. It's a MAZE! Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
GPU 11/16/2012 5:12:23 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 1/5	Rating: 2/5Returned Pros: All the talks around it - new tech, PCIe 3x, size (but still using out both slots) - really nothing... ma ybe gaming but not believe so since WEI dropped so much... Cons: Downgraded my system. I had two EVGA GTX460, added this one in hopes to maintain or improve the couple of new screens (not a gamer), My Windows Expierence Index dropped from 7.6 to 7.3 - my previous 7.6 was the bottleneck in my system but after this purchase at major retailer store - no way - returning it ASAP. Other Thoughts: Did buy from retail store, accidentally got 2GB version, returning it ASAP. Giving second egg for the fact it was working... 1 out of 10 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 11/12/2012 3:24:54 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5 Pros: Update to last review Cons: Update to my last review, just noticed the driver CD was actually a blank burned DVD. Very unprofessional, was this made in a kid's basement? 0 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 11/12/2012 3:16:11 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 2/5 Pros: Raised my WEI score from my old ATI 3850. Cons: Fan is louder than my old 3860 even though this supposedly draws less power. Went from a dead silent PC to one that sounds like my PS3 0 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Eric 10/10/2012 10:22:20 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5	Rating: 5/5Great mid-range card! Pros: Great performance for an inexpensive midrange card. Runs cool and quiet on stock fan/heat sink. Cons: None so far Other Thoughts: AMD 8120, 8 GB RAM, MSI 970A-G46, GTX 650 I replaced an AMD Radeon 5450 and saw a HUGE performance increase. Plays DVDs, streaming video, games, all apps (photoshop, FRAPS) flawlessly This card should hold me over for a few years until I can change out all of my components for something higher end. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!