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EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
Customer Reviews for EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card - Retail
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kevin.smyth
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/22/2009 2:27:49 PM

Rating + 5 good


Pros: works, tried to play crysis and it handled great on medium and would play on high but was jerky. good plug in and play card

Cons: none

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ashes
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/20/2009 4:27:44 PM

Rating + 4 Great card, rebate rejected


Pros: Bought this as part of my new from-parts Christmas rig. Great card for the money. Runs everything but the most demanding games (e.g. Crysis) on highest settings with barely a stutter.

Sure, it's not the current ~$400 sweetheart of the month but it's cheap and runs great.

Cons: $30 rebate was rejected. "Invalid Purchase Date." I call B.S. since the rebate was advertised at the time of purchase; if the invoice was going to disqualify me from getting the rebate, don't advertise it in the first place. Shame on you, EVGA.

Other Thoughts: I'll know better next time. Don't mess with rebates, the sticker price is what you'll pay. If the company can find any possible way to deny the rebate uncontested, they will.

Otherwise a solid product, working fine.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/18/2009 9:21:41 AM

Rating + 4


Pros: inexpensive. works well for most games

Cons: only 256mb. alot of games are requiring 512mb now.

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Trout
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
1/16/2009 11:38:19 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: fantastic card, played well on my old rig real nice but really unlocked its potential when I upgraded to a Intel Core2 Q9300 with 1333 FSB. Haven't tried it on other games yet but it now almost maxes out UT3 and I can't believe how much detail that I was missing. WOW! Be sure to download EVGA's precision program so you can max out fan speed and keep the chip nice and chilly during intense gameplay.

Cons: none, its the best 8600 on the market

Other Thoughts: intel DP45SG MB, 4Gb gskilz, vista ultimate 32bit, 8600gts, Q9300

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/16/2009 11:26:51 AM

Rating + 4 Good card(s)


Pros: Just put one of these cards in a new build. It does very well handling Source engine games on maxed out settings.

Cons: I have a fairly lower res monitor at 1024x768, so running games at high spec may not be incredibly taxing. Even still, it runs pretty warm

Other Thoughts: ... If I was to get a higher res monitor, I may consider putting a second one of these cards in. That would probably run fantastically and be relatively cost effective.

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Kris
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
1/14/2009 6:32:51 PM

Rating + 5 Great Card


Pros: Pretty cheap, can play Bioshock and Dead Space maxed out at 1440x900.

Cons: Can get hot if the airflow in your case isn't very good.

For $20 more you could buy a 9600GT.

Other Thoughts: I bought mine somewhere else and for the same price it has 512Mb of memory...and looks exactly the same.

Much better than the 8400GS I had before it.

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sandy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/13/2009 8:21:47 PM

Rating + 5 Good one


Pros: good performance, no issues with setup

Cons: none so far

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/4/2009 5:05:36 PM

Rating + 5 Solid


Pros: I bought this card because newegg had it with a combo and rebate deal. I needed a PCI Express card when building my new computer and this so happened to be on sale at the right place/time.

I'm not a gamer but having 2 DVI ports is always a plus for future improvements. Displays the max resolution of my monitor with ease.

Cons: I'm not a gamer so I can't talk about game performance. For my everyday tasks the highest the temperature got was 59 C. This may prove a problem for anyone looking for a serious card.

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Lucifer
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/4/2009 8:36:03 AM

Rating + 5 Good deal


Pros: This card is a very good performer. I got 2 for 2 builds and they both are great. It will play Far Cry 2 at high just fine.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Great performer for the vast majority of people. Excellent Price vs Performance

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MJCRO
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
1/2/2009 8:29:25 PM

Rating + 5 Cheap, Powerful


Pros: Purchased this for my cousin, installed it in his Dell Dimension E521 with 2GB of RAM

- Small, Fits well in MicroATX, ATX
- Fast, 256 MB of GDDR3
- Installation, Drivers worked right away

Definitely going to pick myself up one but the eVGA 8600 GTS Superclocked one on Newegg when I begin my build soon.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Great for Casual Gaming

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/31/2008 8:59:29 AM

Rating + 5 yes, ah very nice.


Pros: 60% 3DMark06 score improvement adding this as my second 8600GT in SLI mode. Very noticable gains for cheap!

Cons: none

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Alex
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/31/2008 12:56:36 AM

Rating + 5 Nice!!


Pros: Popped it in and downloaded the drivers from Nvidia...and tada its a beauty. works great. not loud at all.

came with everything you need included two DVI to VGA adapter.

Cons: N/A

Other Thoughts: Upgraded a HP 820GM Desktop

It had a ATI® Radeon™ X300 SE PCI-Express

...yeah. Gross.
Very happy that I upgraded.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/30/2008 11:29:05 AM

Rating + 5 Exceeded my expectations


Pros: Very very good video card. Definitely worth the money. Great card to have if you don't have that much money and want to get the most for your card. Haven' t had any problem with the card as of yet.

Cons: None. Excellent card.

Other Thoughts: If you're thinking about getting this card, consider the 8800 first. If you don't have enough money, then get this one instead. You won't regret it, and the mail in rebate is great.

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Josh
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/30/2008 4:45:20 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: nice card for the once in a while gamer and photo editing etc.., like the two outputs for two monitors

Cons: none

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john
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/29/2008 3:26:47 PM

Rating + 3 NVIDIA screwing up


Pros: It has good performance to price ratio. With $40 rebate, it is indeed cheap.

Cons: Runs hot but NVIDIA has problems with their chips. Something to do with chips thermal properties. Apparently all chips are bad but if they are setup to run at certain temperatures, they last longer.

Other Thoughts: Time to switch to ATI and buy motherboards with crossfire

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justasaint
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/26/2008 12:24:47 PM

Rating + 2 Incompatability problems on P5Q PRO


Pros: Worked on my older board. Display and video was great.

Cons: Not compatible with the ASUS P5Q Pro mobo.

Other Thoughts: Newegg RMAd the card. Thank you newegg.

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torrent12
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/25/2008 11:40:15 PM

Rating + 5 Good reliable card


Pros: Works great in Vista.

Cons: A bit overpriced I think.

Other Thoughts: After shopping on Newegg for GPUs for other PCs, I've found that there are comparable cards that are less expensive. Look for good rebates, free shipping, and, if you are a risk-taker, try the "open box" cards.

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Abadon125
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/25/2008 10:29:34 PM

Rating + 5 Capable Gaming Card


Pros: -Gets a 5.5 on Vista's Experience index under gaming graphics
-Doesn't need external power
-Works great as a mid range gaming card, capable of playing modern games but not breaking your entire bank account.

Cons: -Not a 280, but didn't expect that so its not a con

Other Thoughts: EVGA always has amazing products and this is no exception.

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Omega12
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/23/2008 9:08:07 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Easy to install, cant even hear the card, runs games perfectly.

Cons: Why is this category even here.

Other Thoughts: The card is great, and cheap. Runs Left 4 Dead on high with 50-60 FPS, and TF2 on Very High with about 180 FPS in a custom map that was closed off (was also able to crank up anti aliasing to x16Q for a few minutes before I turned it off, still getting 200 FPS, but don't try this I was basically in a box at the time.), but in normal maps I still get about 70. Also runs Halo 2 well. If you need a good card you should get this card.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/22/2008 2:29:28 PM

Rating + 5 Just works good


Pros: Easy to install (Dell mid tower dimension 8400 about 4 years old) The install went perfectly with no issues and the card works perfectly. No issues.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: Was $79.95 and came with a $40.00 mail in rebate.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/22/2008 10:44:14 AM

Rating + 5 EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16


Pros: Excellent card for the price and technology! I bought this card to replace my old Chaintech 6600GT that I had for a few years. EGVA makes awesome cards! I'm using a Dell Dimension 8400 with XP and was concerned about the power supply not being able to support the new EVGA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 card, but it works great!!! Installation was easy and fast. Totally awesome in 1280 by 1024 with COD 4, TF2, CS Source, Half Life 2, Company of Heroes!! I can't wait to try this out on COD 5 (World at War). It's a night and day difference from my old 6600GT. Shipping was fast and took only 1 day even to get it using the free 3 day shipping (They shipped it from Tenn and I live in Ala.) Newegg rocks!!!

Cons: No cons except that the installation disk is not really needed. In fact, If you use the disk it may overwrite your existing Nvidia drivers with old drivers. I tried the installation disk and it over wrote some what newer Nvidia drivers I had when i was using the old 6600GT. I had a blue screen when i started back up. I had to reboot in safe mode and restore the system to an earlier point. After the restore I just went to the driver update tab in the Nvidia properties and updated the drivers from there. Don't use the disk! Also, I went out and downloaded Riva Tuner version 2.21 to tweak the card since the EVGA disk did not have any software to control and monitor the card. I'm not sure why they don't support that? Riva Tuner works great without problems! The EVGA installation disk works great if you want to use it to put your drinks on it :) Makes a great coaster!

Other Thoughts: Using Dell Dimension 8400
P4 Pentium CPU 3.20 GHz
1.00 GB of RAM
Windows XP, Service Pack 2
LG LCD
EVGA 8600 GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16

My Riva Tuner settings (tweaks) are:
Fan 60%
Core clock at 650 Mhz
Shader clock at 1400 Mhz
Memory clock at 850 Mhz
and really awesome performance. The DDR3 memory really does a great job! The ambient temperature is ~50 degrees C.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/21/2008 2:11:23 PM

Rating + 5 Best Bang for the Buck!


Pros: I had an ailing 939 Motherboard, AMD 2x, ATI Radio 9800 AGP. I swapped out the board for a cheap PCI-e board and dropped in this board ($70 upgrade all-in-all) and my computer flies now. Handles all the games I couldn't play before. Highly recommended for the mid-level gammer!

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: New egg rocks. $40 for this card is a dang steal.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/19/2008 11:51:15 PM

Rating + 5 Good casual gamer card


Pros: DX 10

does a great job if your not looking for a very expensive card that can run some of the relatively new games out at a reduced res. and if it gets real busy expect some lag. overclocked it does ok but but the stock cooler only handles so much.

Cons: non for the price and card you get.

iv recently moved on to a new 8800gts 512 with the newer smaller chip. runs better than the two 8600gts i had in SLI. by a lot. both were running at x16 not the x8 x8 split. i figured the 8600 would do me fine but i figured id pass on what iv learned.

Other Thoughts: if your looking for something to blow a game out the water ... go 8800 or similar.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/19/2008 7:24:44 PM

Rating + 2 22 amp ATX required


Pros: Arrived well packaged with a good set of leads and two HDMI/VGA converters.

Cons: Requires a 22 amp ATX supply from the motherboard through the PCI Express socket.
The ASUS P5Q PRO motherboard that I have did not supply the required power.
Returned the Video board (RMA) for a 9600GT and this works without fault.

Other Thoughts: Compatibility needs to be checked carefully.... it was not clear that the power rating was likely to be an isse. EVGA were not aware of the issue either.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/19/2008 4:56:24 PM

Rating + 1


Pros: I'M SURE THIS CARD WORKS GREAT WITH ANY OTHER MOBO. JUST NOT WITH ASUS

Cons: DO NOT BUY THIS CARD IF YOU PLAN ON USING A ASUS P5Q BOARD. IT ISN'T COMPATABLE. I FOUND THAT OUT THE HARD WAY. STUCK WITH A USELESS NON-REFUNDABLE CARD. DON'T BE SUCKERED IN BY THE REBATE.

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linCo
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/19/2008 12:01:22 PM

Rating + 5 Woosh!


Pros: Great speeds on this card. Able to run graphics intensive applications very well even the newest games at reasonable FPS. Great for anyone looking for a solid entry level DX10 card. Temps are easy to maintain.

Cons: I was hoping someone had accidentally dropped a Ben Franklin in the box during production...No such luck.

Other Thoughts: With the rebate I got, this card pays for itself!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/17/2008 3:30:38 PM

Rating + 5 Good card no problem in a year


Pros: I don't have an awesome power supply, mine is a sparkle 400w, and the gpu's temp is around 40° on the desktop and around 45° ingame, I don't understand how you can get 70° with that card if you a somewhat decent PSU. Most games are fluid, I was able to play oblivion, far cry 2, fallout 3 with decent graphics.

Cons: I paid mine a year ago 50$ more, but if I were you I would get a better card, It's not a bad card, but you can get a 9800GT for not too much at the moment ( with the rebates, free shipping, etc. ), not really good if you plan on playing upcomming games.

Other Thoughts: If you don't play games, or you want to play older ones, it's a great card.

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AZ_Tech
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/17/2008 6:08:50 AM

Rating + 4 Works Great!


Pros: Easy to install, did not have to update the Dell Power supply to use this card. Huge Bonus!!!
Helped with playback of some HD content.

Cons: Couldn't help with 1080P content playback, but don't know if that is a real Con. LOL

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/14/2008 11:24:55 AM

Rating + 4 So far so good


Pros: Quiet fan gets the job done, performance as advertised, great $ w/ rebate. Good accessories supplied: with component video out and S-VHS out, dual DVI with VGA converters.

Cons: having to wait for the rebate

Other Thoughts: No longer an avid gamer so not pushing the limits of the card but as a result it runs quiet which is what I wanted

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: more than 1 year
12/12/2008 1:41:41 PM

Rating + 5 Gr8 card after a year


Pros: Bought this a year ago and still runs like a charm. Can play most of the older games but less newer games. But it handle for instance COD4, HL2, CS:S, Fallout 3. Vista Experience increased 5.9 for graphics, 5.5 for gaming.

Cons: My card idles at around 55C and plays games at load of over 70C. So it runs hot on the stock cooler. If you have this card, you can download the EVGA Precision Tool that allows you to keep the fan at 100% and should cool it a couple of degrees.

Other Thoughts: My system: Intel C2D E4300 at 1.8GHZ, 2G RAM, EVGA 8600GT, Vista Home Premium SP1, 17 in. CRT Monitor

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ChristianV
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/12/2008 10:08:54 AM

Rating + 5 Very pleased.


Pros: Bought this card primarily to play wow. Arrived quickly as is typical with NewEgg purchases. Easy to install. The graphical improvements were dramatic! I don't have my settings maxed yet (waiting on a cooling unit), I have been running everything at about medium. I am pulling 20 fps in denser areas(high pop cities), and everywhere else it hovers around 50-60 fps. I am sure my processor and RAM are limiting me as well. Picture quality is absolutely beautiful. The difference, right from the outset (opening movie), is like night and day. A solid card for it's price.

Cons: My comp couldn't read the install disk. Not a big deal as I prefer to dl drivers from the manufacturers website. Runs a little hot. Just bought an PCI exhaust fan (around 7 bucks) to remedy this.

Other Thoughts: Loving it.

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xBPM07x
Tech Level: high
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2008 9:02:06 PM

Rating + 5 Great card!


Pros: This card is amazing! It is super quite (by my standards), and runs every game I could throw at it so far, all on the highest settings. Huge upgrade from my horrible integrated video card... and it was perfect installation, I just plugged it in and starting using it right away (after driver installation anyways)!

Cons: None, this card is such a good deal for what you get!

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TD
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2008 9:21:10 AM

Rating + 5 Awesome


Pros: Works great with Ubuntu intrepid and Vista. Play all game on high settings no errors. I even got Google Earth workining FAST in Ubuntu WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN OFF COMPIZ FUSION!!!

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Thanks

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wang8039
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/9/2008 8:29:02 AM

Rating + 5 Great card


Pros: I bought this card to replace 6200LE for watch HD video. I am not gamer. I connect my computer to Sharp 42 HDTV. What a difference! Now i can enjoy the videos, no hiccups anymore.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Not sure about the rebate. Hope i can get it in 4 weeks. Again, new egg delivered the card very fast. Newegg rocks!

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/8/2008 12:44:38 PM

Rating + 5 Great Upgrade


Pros: Great card. Made my Vista graphics rating from a 2.0 to a 4.9. Just need more ram now to up the system rating. Highly recommend. Don't know much about cards, but this one is great so far. Played Doom 3 with no hick ups on an older system that normally couldn't take it. Easy to install and drivers load simple.

Cons: none so far.

Other Thoughts: Uses PCI-E.

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Brigster
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/7/2008 11:14:40 PM

Rating + 5 Great card for price


Pros: This card I bought to put in my second computer to use instead of the onboard video, and it works beautifully! While not a gaming powerhouse, it still runs games with great quality and makes the power hungry games playable (ie not like a slide show)! 5 eggs for this card, for Newegg, and for EVGA, I've never bought a bad card from them.

Cons: None really, it runs a little warm so make sure your case is well ventilated.

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dai
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/5/2008 12:17:36 AM

Rating + 4 good card


Pros: great video card. 214 average fps counterstrike source. run everygame on highest quality anti-everything to max 16x
no lag still great fps

Cons: 128bit? i miss read the 256mb for 256bit so i got this card on accident. but i dotn regret it its a really good card
kinda pricey

Other Thoughts: q6600
gskill DDR26400 4gb
Antec 900 case
rosewel 550wt psu
EVGA 256 mb 8600gt

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shootthuhmoon
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/4/2008 3:15:43 PM

Rating + 5 It's about time!


Pros: Bought this one to play Atlantica online since my comp still has the original chipset from purchase. Smooth texture and brilliant colors. Works perfect so far and for the price, you cant beat it.

Cons: None so far.

Other Thoughts: Let's hope this works with Starcraft II ...if not ill be back ;)

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koolkev1107
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/4/2008 9:57:44 AM

Rating + 5 i LOVE this card! Second purchase!


Pros: I absolutely love this card! It plays everything i throw at it! I got another one for my brother's computer cuz he just got int playing Warhammer. He says he's playing with everything cranked up on high and he's getting 60fps. I love this card! Having 2 in my comp, i'm running SLI and it's absolutely amazing. With the help of riva tuner, i have overclocked all 3 of the cards we own from the core clock: 540 to 635, and the memory clock: 1400 to 1670. all 3 card running at only 60% fan speed (again tunable with riva tuner) and it's still very silent! Much more silent then my CPU fan. Oh and i'm running AMD x2 4200+ and he's running an Intel dual-core 2.0ghz.

Cons: Absolutely none! Of course out of the box it's perfect, but since I've been overclocking to find the "sweet spot" where it's stable and optimized, it's crashed lots of times. But again, this is during overclocking. Straight out of the box, the card is amazing! Now i'm thinking of getting one for my sister's computer!

Other Thoughts: Don't let the 256mb fool you, the 8600GT is capable of carrying out any task whether it be gaming, editing video and pictures, or just surfing the net. You won't be disappointed with this card. Just make sure to get the updated drivers from EVGA. Oh btw I LOVE EVGA!! They make some of the best cards!

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fido
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/3/2008 8:24:53 PM

Rating + 5 Jaw Dropping Upgrade! (Part 2)


Pros: Great performing card! Only extreme gamers will not be happy. I bought with a great combo price. I'm very happy with the deal I got. Newegg rules!

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: This is a follow up review to let everyone interested know about the rebate. I put it in a mailbox on the evening of 11-3-08. I received it on 12-1-08. This is outstanding compared to most other rebates. This is the 2nd EVGA product I've purchased and I can't say anything bad about EVGA and will buy from them again.

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Roxx
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/3/2008 1:59:21 PM

Rating + 4 Surprised it ain't smoking...


Pros: Great card... Bought it for my little bro's B-day poor guys was getting 15fps on WoW. Now he is getting 60+. Could be getting more see below. Installed easy. I had a bad experience with the latest Nvidia, I got BSD, reinstalled previous version worked like a charm.

Cons: If thing were any hotter I could light a cigarette with it. I cannot OC it cuz it will run at 90 plus. The case doesn't have the best airflow but even with the side off and a desk fan blowing on high it sits at 85c. Case closed and OC'd will hit 96+ thasts way too hot. I have double PCI slot fan blowing right on it as well.

Other Thoughts: New Egg rocks

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VaderSeven
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
12/3/2008 11:38:50 AM

Rating + 3 Good Product, Bad Rebate


Pros: Card was easy to install. I love it. Was able to OC with ease using the EVGA Precision Utility available for d/l.

Cons: Card runs a bit hot (pushes 80 degrees C at load). Fan was set to 30% as default and had to manually set to 100% with EVGA Precision Utility.

The Rebate never arrived.

Other Thoughts: Great Budget card cept the rebate never arrived. Wish I had spent a bit more on a 8800 or 9800 now.

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Wonderboy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/2/2008 5:49:42 PM

Rating + 5 Great Budget Card for older pc


Pros: Great Bang for the buck! Plug and Play.

Cons: None so far

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Kay
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/2/2008 10:10:08 AM

Rating + 5 Excellent bang for buck


Pros: Great card. I've had it for a year, and it's still going strong, able to play any modern game I throw at it. I'm a gamer, but not really a power user; at moderate detail settings and 2x or 4x AA, I never have to worry about a drop in FPS.

Cons: By the time you're reading this review, there might be something much better for a small price increase. The 8600GT was the perfect balance between price and performance over a YEAR ago.

Other Thoughts: If you're on a tight budget and aren't sure what to get, but you want a card that'll last, I can definitely recommend the 8600GT.

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Denise
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/1/2008 5:28:13 PM

Rating + 5 Card and rebate are first rate


Pros: I can't say enough about the ease of use and installation of the card. It was a steal for what I paid after rebate. The rebate came in a matter of weeks with no hassle or follow up trying to see where my money is. I'm very impressed with EVGA and shall purchase from them again.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: If only every company operated like this.

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Vincent
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
12/1/2008 4:32:15 PM

Rating + 5 EVGA GEOFORCE 8600GT VERY GOOD


Pros: EXCELLENT DEAL EXCELLENT PRODUCT

Cons: NONE

Other Thoughts: good deal no problems

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/30/2008 5:56:18 PM

Rating + 5 GUITAR HERO AND CRYSIS!!!


Pros: IT RUNS GUITAR HERO.... AND CRYSIS(Medium high).... ON HIGH... AND THE WITCHER.. ON MEDIUM(really does need a super computer to run on high.) I really don't see a difference with the 8500GT with 512MB of vid ram but this is a steal

Cons: ............................

Other Thoughts: looks cool.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/29/2008 6:41:00 AM

Rating + 4 No issues


Pros: Works great out of the box in a Hackintosh using the EFI Studio hex string addition. I was looking for cheap, but not too cheap, graphics. This seems to do the trick. Lots of extra cables and brackets in the box. I don't need them now, but it is a great addition to my collection of extra gear.

Cons: None yet identified.

Other Thoughts: waiting on rebate. Never know how that will work out...

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Shyven
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/28/2008 2:19:43 AM

Rating + 5 Great Card, Low Price


Pros: Low price, great graphics, rebate. You really can't go wrong with this deal if your on a budget and can't spend several hundred dollars on a new card.

Cons: Wasn't free. Newegg really needs to share the love seeing I've been buying from them via ABS computers for over ten years now! All kidding aside, they have ALWAYS been great, on time, quality products.

Other Thoughts: My old GeForce 7 series card got sick and I had to replace it. World of Warcraft looks great, plays smooth. My monitor died two days ago. The new one will make things look even better!!!

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/25/2008 2:43:19 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Great video card and runs many of last year's game on max setting just fine.

Cons: Not exactly the best price to performance ratio.. I have my regrets buying it that early after seeing better performance cards with similar prices.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/20/2008 4:31:11 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: It's a decent video card.

Cons: It works on my pc, but its not loading the driver correctly. It still works just not in the best condition.

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ray man
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/20/2008 10:31:51 AM

Rating + 4 was a nice card for the price


Pros: low cost excellent performance

Cons: for the last years games

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/20/2008 12:24:58 AM

Rating + 5 Great card for the money


Pros: Great card, plays anything i throw at it with no problems. Had this card over a year now and it's been great for me. considering buying a second card and running SLI.

Cons: none

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Rosebud
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/19/2008 11:02:15 AM

Rating + 5 so far so good


Pros: works so far. no real complaints. supports my 24" Acer 1080p monitor, but currently I'm using the dvi-vga adapter and using vga input to monitor because I don't have a dvi to HDMI adapter/cable (the monitor is HDMI or VGA, no dvi input) . CoD4 looks great.

Cons: crysis not so good. i'm at 1024x768 and all low settings. Could be my CPU, an AMD 3400+. turns into slideshow during hectic battles in single-player game.

Other Thoughts: 4GB, Vista Ultimate 64bit. I plan on ordering a second one for SLI to give my system some more breathing room.

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flex
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/18/2008 7:19:16 PM

Rating + 5 Not bad


Pros: Not a bad mini-upgrade. I think with the rebate at the time I paid almost 15 bucks for this ish. muahahahahaha.

Cons: I had to pay for shipping?

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johnson
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/18/2008 8:27:14 AM

Rating + 5 Pleased with Piece


Pros: Easy to install, no problems with Driver install, plays Orange Box and Spore beautifully.

Cons: non yet.

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Roadking2
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/16/2008 2:20:57 PM

Rating + 5 Big bang for the buck


Pros: Great card for little money. Two of these in SLI will play anything out there now.Small form factor. Don't have to hack your case up to get them to fit.

Cons: None considering price.

Other Thoughts: This card will satisfy most casual gamers without breaking the bank. Highly recommend this card especially if you buy two for SLI.

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Matt
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/14/2008 10:18:33 AM

Rating + 5 Very Pleased


Pros: Does exactly what it says.
Runs WoW at 1290X1024 with every option maxed out BUT the shadows (even then it still ran ok)
Super clean graphics and awesome colors. Beats the ever living snot out of the on board 6150LE that I had.
The best bang for the buck in my opinion, with the rebate it is fifty dollars, a huge value due to the performance you gain.

Cons: By no fault of EVGA or New Egg, I had to return one as it does require 18A on the 12V power supply going to the PCI-E bus. Mine had only 16A, the other computer had 19A. I didn't find this documented well at all, until I read the box. It isn't on the manual or in the specifications (at least not that I saw). This particular card has no external power hookups, it must be through the PCI-E bus.

Other Thoughts: I just bought the GTS for the lower voltage CPU because it comes with an external power hookup, and of course I upgraded the power supply as well. (Even with the new power supply, it still didn't give enough juice on the bus), but I get a beefier rebate for the same cost of card! Bonus!

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/13/2008 9:05:56 PM

Rating + 5 great for hackintosh ideneb kalyway


Pros: Supports hackintosh even with dual dvi ... use nvinject 2.1 and it works great.

Cons: none

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Matt
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/13/2008 12:29:22 PM

Rating + 5 Awesome for games


Pros: Plays all games currently out. Expecting it to play Left 4 Dead when it comes out on the 18th, too.

No hangups with COD4 at full settings whatsoever. Runs relatively COOL at 60 degrees C--not as low as it could be with better fans, but well, WELL within safety limits for GPU.

Cons: Fan might be a little bit better, but works good as is.

Other Thoughts: Unbeatable price. Snag it up while you can!

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Brandon
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/10/2008 8:15:18 AM

Rating + 5 Great Card


Pros: Great Price. I'm not a huge gamer, but everything I've tried works great. Configuration was very easy. No problems with Ubuntu. I've had absolutely no issues with this card, even in Vista.

Cons: Nothing

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fido
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/8/2008 4:29:46 PM

Rating + 5 Jaw Dropping Upgrade!


Pros: Awesome performance for the all around user. Benchmarks over 60% higher than my 7600GS. Only the extreme gamer will have a problem. It is quiet too!

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: Whether building a new PC or upgrading one this is a killer deal. I bought this in a great Newegg combo and I'm extremely happy. I say "Just buy it".

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Zaeemrk47
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/7/2008 5:34:57 AM

Rating + 1 was NOT DOA


Pros: worked in non PCIe 2.0 PC.

Cons: card would not be detected by an ASUS P5Q board. After buying this card and installing it (and replacing both card and Motherbord at least once.) I find out that this card is PCIe 1.1 and would not work with PCIe 2.0 board.

Other Thoughts: it could be ASUS problem for not being backword compatible. but P5q and 8600GT does not play nice.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/5/2008 5:52:18 AM

Rating + 4 Pretty good card so far


Pros: good card at a greate price, does not require power adapter from power supply

Cons: newer games still run choppy at decent resolutions

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Happy Camper
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/4/2008 3:30:10 PM

Rating + 5 Good card for the money


Pros: First off, this isn't for the heavy gamer. It plays all but the most intensive games pretty well from what I've read, but not the intense ones.
My interest in this card was its ability to decode DVDs without intensive cpu usage. It does that well. Watching a DVD, I monitor the cpu usage and it doesn't register more than a few percentage points of the cpu usage. The other reason for buying this was for hooking it up to my 42" LCD TV for home theater. Nvidia control panel lets you clone displays so I still have my smaller, 17" monitor on my desk enabled. Handy for when I need to burn a few DVDs or CDs.
It plays DVDs without so much as a flicker. Rendering shadows are a bit dicey, its somewhat mottled, but most vid cards do this anyway, even at 3 times the price.

Cons: The fan is somewhat noisy and doesn't dump hot air outside the case as some other cards do. GPU does run cool, typically about 32 deg C.

Other Thoughts: If you are looking for a cheap card to play earth shaking games, this ain't the one. There are better cards and GPUs out there. In fact, there are better cards now for what I do. They were simply too much money when I bought this card.

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Scratch Fury
Tech Level: high
Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/2/2008 8:30:33 PM

Rating + 5 Works well!


Pros: Has been working flawlessly for more than a year.

Cons: None

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El Boricua77
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
11/1/2008 3:57:29 PM

Rating + 5 What a difference!


Pros: Supports DirectX 10. That in itself makes this card awesome. Comes with everything you need to make it work. It supports SLI as most PIC-E cards do. I come from a long generation of AGP cards and now I am shocked at the difference.

Cons: Not worth taking an egg, but the package says that a sticker kit to put on your tower comes in the box. I did not get one :(.

Other Thoughts: My motherboard does not support SLI, so I don't know how this card would work in SLI mode. It rocks in single mode, I cannot imagine how an EVGA card would look in tripple SLI

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/31/2008 7:35:20 PM

Rating + 1 DOA


Pros: None

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Nothing else to say. It was DOA. :(

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miro
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/30/2008 7:54:49 PM

Rating + 5 defines "value"


Pros: I was looking for an inexpensive upgrade to my linux box budgeting under $50...never thought I would put something like this in a simple little workstation. After considering the options (FX5200 geforce 7's etc.) I have something pretty neat to play with, way more than I need but heck for 34 papes, I might even try a little gaming with this old P4 rig.

Cons: So cheap I felt like I was stealing this card (after rebate) but no remorse, I dropped enough coin on my "old" 8800gt. Packaging (from evga) could have been better, the card was rattling around loose with the driver pack, cables and two adapters; a capacitor was bent over pretty severely but the card lives and the 2 year warranty from evga puts my mind at ease.

Other Thoughts: It is almost silly how easily this thing installs under Ubuntu. It saw the card and (after a preachy warning about installing proprietary software) offered to go get the drivers and install. Windows has nothing over this...which is now virtualized flawlessly under its linux host. Kudos nvidia, support of the *nix world is kindly appreciated. I'm really starting to question why I bother keeping a "pure" MS box at all (one word: crysis).

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Sissyboy
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/30/2008 9:22:08 AM

Rating + 5 Just buy it


Pros: Cheap, fast, and clean

Cons: I've owned it since Feb 2008. No problems so far.

Other Thoughts: I'm waiting for it to get cheaper without the rebate. ( i hate rebates)
Then I will buy a second for SLI

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video gamer
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/30/2008 7:30:33 AM

Rating + 1 bad experience


Pros: I bought this card several days ago, I received it yesterday and found that a resistance was got off of the card, it does not work. I called newegg, the send me a prepaid label to ship it back but could not send me a new one at once. Oh, that's not my fault, then should send me a new one immediately. Why I should wait for X days for the replacement?

Cons: newegg should improve their service

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9Lives
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/29/2008 7:28:24 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Price-to-performance ratio. Does not require a separate 6-pin power supply like many other beefed-up cards, thus less power consumption. I guess, if you don't have much room in your case, this 8600 series is pretty much the max you can get for nVidia.
Picture quality!!! The component output renders beautiful color and resolution on my 42" 1080i plasma TV. Absolutely amazing~~~!!!

Cons: None that I can think of...

Other Thoughts: Microsoft disabled the full screen mirroring in Windows Vista. The Theater Mode in ATI cards doesn't work, either. Windows Vista seems the biggest failure of Microsoft even more so than Windows Me since they're previewing Windows 7 already.

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excal97
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/27/2008 5:10:13 AM

Rating + 4 Does the job


Pros: For the price, this is a good card. It replaced an old 7300LE that I had in a spare computer. Runs quiet and cool.

Cons: Not as quick as I had hoped. My main machine has the 8800GT, and has nearly no problems with anything I throw at it. I had hoped the 8600GT would be closer.

Other Thoughts: If you can't afford to go with a 8800GT or better, this is a good value card. Runs most things at decent settings, with decent frame rates.

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j
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/25/2008 8:45:14 AM

Rating + 3 Beware


Pros: Should be a sweet card

Cons: Incompatible with ASUS P5Q mother board. BE warned as there have been deals on New Egg with both of these hardware items. It's non-refundable so don't get stuck with an extra video card that doesn't work in your new system.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/20/2008 3:00:08 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: Excellent value. Handles my simple apps with ease. Great for my budget machine.

Cons: I-tunes coverflow crashes the graphics driver. Vista fights through, but it gets ugly. Might just need to update my driver, but annoying anyway.

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MrJeep
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/19/2008 2:35:43 PM

Rating + 4


Pros: Excellent video card , works well with my old emachines T5226. No problems so far.

Cons: Had some problems with installation. The included cd would not load the drivers that's why I gave it only 4 eggs. It took a while and I was getting frustrated but in the end it all worked out o.k. Had to download drivers from EVGA web site and load them on computer.

Other Thoughts: As always eggcellent service and quick shipping.

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vermont geeks
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/18/2008 6:33:54 PM

Rating + 5 cheap winner


Pros: bought this for myself last christmas when Bioshock came out. Now that it's all of $40 after rebate it's a steal until the GTX's come down to a reasonable price point. Plays Bioshock, COD4, WOW, Vegas2 and many others wonderfully, running it on a Vista build and the new drivers make it all the better.

Cons: It's not an 8800

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/18/2008 1:16:22 PM

Rating + 5 Niceeee....


Pros: Price, vista 64 gives it a 5.5 on the gaming index (max of 5.9), SLI capable

Cons: As others have mentioned...heat. You can cure this with a Zalman VF900, and still come out cheaper than the higher end cards. Slim 128 bit interface but what do you expect for this price?

Other Thoughts: This card will run crysis, but not with every setting on high!! With two of these and some VGA cooling.... no problem. Good overall card, no problems here

ASUS M2N32-SLI DELUXE WIRELESS, AMD X2 6400+, VISTA ULTIMATE 64 BIT, EVGA 8600GT, 2GB BALLISTIX RAM, 500GB WD SATA, ZALMAN 110MM CPU COOLER WRAPPED IN AN APEVIA MID TOWER CASE

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sluggoaudio
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/17/2008 3:19:37 PM

Rating + 5 A steal


Pros: Vista score: Graphics 5.9, gaming 5.5. Vista 64 installed latest drivers (178.13) automatically, no need for the disc. $35 rebate when I ordered it 2 days ago, now the rebate's $40... sweet. Compact size (compared to 8800GT, for instance), so it wont crowd your RAM.

Cons: Runs hot, but not unreasonable: we'll see...

Other Thoughts: I may be jumping the gun here, as it is brand new, but for $40 after the rebate,... yikes! This is my first Vista build, and one thing I've learned is that if you just let Vista do its thing when installing hardware, you may just get away with it.

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/15/2008 8:09:00 AM

Rating + 1 card wont run game Eternal Lands


Pros: was cheap

Cons: wont run game evn had a 7300 series before that ran game .. but this 1 no go..

Manufacturer Response:Hi,

We apologize for the experience, can you please give our customer support a call at 888-880-3842 so we can assist you with this problem.

Thanks,
Jacob

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/15/2008 3:47:03 AM

Rating + 5 I Like it


Pros: This is the second card of this type I have purchased. One for my HTPC and one for my 'gaming' PC. Both work just fine for what I use them for (HD playback/ Half life)

Cons: Rare pixilation when watching HD IPTV (Tekzilla / Systm -revision3.com). Could be the card or it could be a glitch while downloading.

Other Thoughts: You will not be able to use this to play Crisys.

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mrloler
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
10/13/2008 10:58:56 AM

Rating + 5 I'm happy.


Pros: DX-10 Support.
Plays pretty much every newer game.
Low power requirements.
EVGA support.

Cons: I can feel the 256MB onboard memory holding me back in some instances.
I've owned the card for about 10 months and for some reason its starting to stutter on me in a couple games.

Other Thoughts: i bought this card when it was a little more expensive (eek) but it has allowed me to play every game on high settings at 1680x1050 except Crysis, but who cares. If you need a budget card and game occasionally (especially older games) then this card is a gem. Although, with 8800's and 9800's, almost in the same price range, if you have an extra 30 bucks, you might as well get one of those.

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TeKn0
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2008 10:44:31 PM

Rating + 5


Pros: rates a 5.9/5.5 in vista, very very nice. I started WoW and i maxed all the settings and this bad boy still pulls 70 fps no problem. Fan is very quiet,

Cons: had a little bit of a glitch trying to run FarCry.. it didnt work very well, never got the problem fixed, i just got rid of the game. You have to have the installation disk to install driver, i tried getting it off of nvidia.com, but think i downloaded the wrong software because it didnt work until i threw the disc in.

Other Thoughts: i popped the wrong metal plate off in the back of my computer for this thing thinking it was going in the slot above where it actually lined up with, now i have a nice 1 inch by 5 inch gaping hole (more airflow) :D

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/12/2008 4:09:15 AM

Rating + 5


Pros: Very powerful video card for a great price! Can run most recent games with no problems.

Cons: Cons? None!

Other Thoughts: I bought two of these cards when building for a friend and a cousin. These cards worked perfectly, and they loved it! I give it 5 eggs

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N/A
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/11/2008 10:55:29 AM

Rating + 5 streams well


Pros: Supports HD. Watching TV in Vista is no longer choppy. Watching video play back is no longer choppy.

Cons: 0

Other Thoughts: high return on a low cost video card. Rebate is a bonus

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DebD
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/11/2008 6:14:53 AM

Rating + 5 Great price, great upgrade


Pros: Price! Also, I needed to upgrade a tired video card that could barely handle Vista. Easy installation, no problems. My game of choice is Sims 2 (not a monster gamer for sure) and I use graphic programs like Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator. Very happy so far with the purchase.

Cons: Honestly, I cannot think of any. Install was a breeze.

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N/A
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2008 10:21:34 PM

Rating + 5 Card works great


Pros: The card has worked flawlessly for 8 months and counting. I use the card mostly to play DAOC. I can run at max res and the picture is prefect. I have never had an issue with this card and it is a great value. It does not overheat. I have watched the temps with PC Wizard 2008, and it's staying in a cool range.

Cons: It wasn't free and didn't come with a bikini model.

Other Thoughts: I realize this isn't a top end card, but I have to say, this card is great. If you need a card for mid-range games, and possibly high end games (I wouldn't know, because I haven't tried it with Warhammer or AoC), than this is the card for you.
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX, Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775, EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express, Western Digital 80 GB Drive, G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit, Sony NEC Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive, Thermaltake Tsunami case, ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler.

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imteddy
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2008 2:32:40 PM

Rating + 5 Good Card


Pros: Great card for the low price, works good.

Cons: Could have been 512 MB

Other Thoughts: I do not use it for much gaming, but have used it for movies, graphics processing etc. It did not let me down.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/9/2008 8:34:30 AM

Rating + 5 Excellent card


Pros: Extremely fast, quiet, and no need for a power adapter. Set up was a breeze - I completely skipped the CD that came with it and installed the newest drivers. This was bought mainly for Warhammer Online, and I run it at 1440x900 with every option maxed out with no slowdown. I have yet to try it with other games yet, but will post more information as I have it.

Cons: As other reviews have said, this card does run hot. It idles at about ~55-60C, and operates at about 68-80C under gaming load. This isn't a huge knock, but I am working on my own airflow and cooling options to knock this down about 10-15C.

Other Thoughts: This is a great card, and you simply cannot beat the price-to-performance ratio. Sure, it runs a bit hot, but it is not a deal-breaker. I whole-heartedlywould suggest this if you are looking for a lower priced card to have fun with.

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/8/2008 3:40:54 PM

Rating + 5 quiet and just about perfect in every way


Pros: Installation and setup are extremely easy. I downloaded the latest drivers and software before installing the card, and bypassed the installation CD that came with the card altogether. Dual screen setup with this card couldn't be easier. I'm not a gamer, but regular displays running variety of programs using this graphics card are smooth and snappy, without any glitches. I was a little bit concerned about the fan because I'm used to fanless graphics cards, but this one is so quiet I can't hear anything over my CPU fan, which is among the quietest barring the passive cooling systems. You would have to be using a nearly silent PC in order to notice and complain about the fan of this graphics card.

Cons: Nothing really.

Other Thoughts: Like all video cards, this also defaults a very low resolution setting before the drivers and software are installed, and thus completely messes up your desktop and requires a tedious rearrangement after the drivers and software are installed. This is the only unpleasant experience of changing a graphics card, but I believe is a universal problem suffered by all graphics cards. The real cause is the operating system not the cards.

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Alfredopwns
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/7/2008 9:35:05 AM

Rating + 5 Great card for the price!


Pros: i recently bought a PC from Dell..pretty great set up except for the ON BOARD GRAPHICS..i ordered this card , and it was NOT a let down, the thing plays any lower end games pretty great. i play day of defeat source/1.6 counterstrike 1.6, far cry, all at high settings, except for far cry, im sure it can play it but im still running stock psu, which is 350w..i'll jack the settings up today..its still running at high on far cry..this is a great card for people on a budget, i didnt even bother sending in the rebate, but if you do, the card would end up being 50 bucks!! and you can sli them later on, i would but only have one slot for this, but its great! booted my vista experience from a 2. something up to 5.5 i think, not that it ran any below average before i had it.

Cons: none. except for finding the right far cry drivers to play it on vista, but that has nothing to do with this card..NO flaws!

Other Thoughts: stats: 2.40ghz intel core 2 quad processor, 3gb ram, 500gb hardrive, vista premium, and now, this 8600gt...great card if you're on a budget or don't care for high end gaming, although you could play any new game out..probably not on highest settings, but this is a must own card for anyone into casual gaming! day of defeat, counter strike, team fortress, etc

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Sammy674
Tech Level: average
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/6/2008 6:16:14 PM

Rating + 3 If you have ASUS P5Q PRO, do not buy this card


Pros: Never got the chance to see its performance.

Cons: It did not work with my ASUS P5Q PRO motherboard, probably compatibilty issues with PCI-E older version of the card.
I dont know who to blame, EVGA or ASUS, or Newegg. EVGA did not accept RMA, since the product is not defective. Newegg is replacing with the same product only, which wont work with my ASUS. I explained this situation and waiting for an answer from Newegg. We'll see.

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sluijs01
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/6/2008 2:03:10 PM

Rating + 4 Sufficient for what I need to do


Pros: Haven't had any problems with the replacement one I was sent. Runs my 2 24" LG widescreens flawlessly, and HD looks great on it. Newegg did a nice job of sending me my new one in a timely manner.

Cons: First one came DOA. Took me quite a while to troubleshoot it because I wasn't sure if the issue was with my motherboard

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calhounhusker
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
10/5/2008 2:45:30 PM

Rating + 3 Not compatible with the Asus P5Q Series


Pros: Can't say I can think of any.

Cons: Card is not compatible with the Asus P5Q series motherboards. Was doing a build for a friend and after doing a bit of research on why I wasn't getting video it came to my attention that this card is PCI-e 1.1 and not 2.0 and since the Asus P5Q series isnt backwards compatible.. no worky.

Other Thoughts: I'm sure this is a decent card when coupled with a motherboard. I don't really put all the blame on this card or eVGA, as the Asus P5Q should be backwards compatible, but oh well. If you have any mobo in the P5Q series stay away from this card.

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pixel4e
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/5/2008 1:30:38 AM

Rating + 5 Does a great job


Pros: Great videocard, Quiet(relatively).

Cons: None so far.

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chaos
Tech Level: high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/4/2008 6:41:10 PM

Rating + 5 Great for price


Pros: It a very good card if you dont really need the power. If your a hardcore gamer then I recommend spending a little more a getting a 8800 or 9800 but if you just want a good videocard for a low price then you can't really beat this card. Its great for watching movies and anything else you may be doing, even moderate gaming.

Cons: You get what you pay for, it works as intended so can't really complain.

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DJnaive
Tech Level: somewhat low
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/3/2008 7:35:34 PM

Rating + 2 Your Asus P5Q Pro won't work with this card


Pros: Cheap. 2 DVIs. Doesn't take up much space.

Cons: Not compatible with the Asus P5Q Pro motherboard I just bought - no POST on my new build. It took a day to finally eliminate the RAM as a cause. Then found complaints on the Asus Forum. Then found out this item is non-refundable.

Other Thoughts: Actually more of an Asus problem - use only PCI-E 2.0 video cards in a P5Q mobo !!
Learned two things:
1) Always check to see if an item is non-refundable
2) Always look at the 1 or 2-egg reviews for compatiblility issues.

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Sindicator
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
This user purchased this item from Newegg
10/2/2008 7:07:59 AM

Rating + 5 Pro Gamer


Pros: I loved it right when i got it. For its awesome price its well worth the money. ***** 5 Stars =)

Cons: The wait was 2 days which i didn't mind much. Kinda difficult to install onto my motherboard because of its chunkieness, but i guess its just the way my wires are wired.

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benbar36
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
9/30/2008 2:08:55 PM

Rating + 5 EVGA is a great company


Pros: fast video card, easy to set up, works as advertized
Wow, EVGA is a great company! I called their customer service dept, guess what. 24/7 live phone support from guys in California!!!
All my motherboards and video cards will be EVGA!!!

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: Wow, EVGA is a great company! I called their customer service dept, guess what. 24/7 live phone support from guys in California!!!
All my motherboards and video cards will be EVGA!!!

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N/A
Tech Level: somewhat high
Ownership: more than 1 year
9/28/2008 7:35:57 PM

Rating + 5 Good Budget Card


Pros: The price is good, the card never gave me problems, it was able to handle games at med. to high at decent FPS, good for a mid-range system, quiet

Cons: produces heat,a good amount of it

Other Thoughts: When I got it, it was for $120, this is not the right card for me. Two of these can't stand to an 8800. It was good while it lasted

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