ZOTAC ZT-98GEY3G-FSL GeForce 9800 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card - Retail

Great Video Card

Reviewed By: on 12/2/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This is the second Zotac video card I've purchased. No complaints whatsoever. Great price! Excellent features! Why pay more?

Cons: None

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Reviewed By: Evgeni on 11/26/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: plays most games at high/very high on decent resolution 1680x1050 - 1280 x 1024
easy install with window 7
Great performance for the Price
i used Evga precision to set my fan speed to 80% constant
just to cool off the card faster
idles at 37C to 42C and 56 to 70C at full load (i dont have much fan on my mid tower case)
fan speed set at 100% is amazingly quiet
recommend 80%

Cons: Disable the automatic master gpu fan control with evga precision and set it to decent speed between 70 to 100%
otherwise its just like when a kid plays with the lights switch , on/off ,on/off ,on/off ,on/off ,on/off etc...


Overclocking-less option ,then again i knew that before buying

Other Thoughts: Zotac ECO 9800gt
3gb DRR2 667
600gb hdd
Intel Q6600 quad core 2.4ghz
Antec 400watt
Window 7 Ultimate

Games Tested so far ;>
GTAIV result with the built-in benchmark :> 37fps
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1280 x 1024 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Highest
View Distance: 22
Detail Distance: 50

L4D2 - 60-75FPS higher setting 1680x1050
TF2 constant 60fps v-sync on higher setting 1680x1050
L4D constant 60fps v-sync on higher setting 1680x1050
Assassin Creed 30 to 45fps all maxed 1680x1050
Prototype - didnt have fraps on but i was getting a good 60fps if not more
Batman - without physics was really good , 50-60 fps higher setting (dont turn the physics on if you dont want any headache)

will report back with more result later on to let know how it is doing with next generation game coming out this winter

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incessant buzz

Reviewed By: Eric on 11/21/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

Pros: As far as I can tell it performs pretty well, although I am not a gamer. Installation was easy and it is nice that external power is not needed for this card. I selected this card primarily because I needed to drive two 2048x1152 monitors and I did not want buy a new power supply to support other similarly equipped cards (mine is 400 W).

Cons: The card makes a constant high-pitched buzzing sound when the computer is running. I'm not sure what is causing the sound, but it is pretty noticeable. It is bad enough that I would consider trading down to lower end card to get rid of the sound.

Other Thoughts: I know one egg is pretty harsh for something not related to reliability or performance, but I felt it was needed since all other reviews were five eggs: this consensus was originally a selling point for me and I feel that attention needs to drawn to the buzzing issue.

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