Customer Reviews Of EVGA 01G-P3-N958-LR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card

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Customer Reviews for EVGA 01G-P3-N958-LR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card - Retail
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Review Summary (27 Reviews):
Excellent	20ReviewsExcellent	74%
Good	2ReviewsGood	7%
Average	1ReviewsAverage	4%
Poor	3ReviewsPoor	11%
Very Poor	1ReviewsVery Poor	4%
Excellent	0Reviews	0%
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Very Poor	0Reviews	0%
Excellent	19ReviewsExcellent	72%
Good	2ReviewsGood	8%
Average	1ReviewsAverage	4%
Poor	3ReviewsPoor	12%
Very Poor	1ReviewsVery Poor	4%

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OS X Guy 283 Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week	1/23/2010 5:57:20 PM Great Affordable Card Pros: This is a great card for the price. I don't do any major gaming or anything, so this works great. It is very compatible for other operating systems, and runs great. Low noise, low heat, no problems Cons: Not the fastest card, has DDR2, but nothing major Other Thoughts: Very satisfied with EVGA Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
recurve Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	1/17/2010 2:42:38 PM cuts out Pros: cheap, better than 3450 Cons: cuts out, video has alot of unregistered shots now during fps games, doesnt power down even with latest drivers. Other Thoughts: Trying to return card for a different evga one that hopefully handles fps games better. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Mike Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	1/9/2010 9:15:22 PM not even good enough for free ware Pros: This has accelerated 3D graphics. Cons: If you want to play any modern day game keep looking. 0 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
That Noah Kid Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	1/9/2010 12:36:41 AM A MUST For First-Time Builders Pros: This thing is great for its price and for its quality. I run with 2 gigs of DDR3 1333 RAM, and I can pull off a casual 100 FPS in Dalaran (World of Warcraft) Cons: None. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/25/2009 12:04:05 PM Excellent Pros: Works great! Excellent value. Cons: No cons. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/20/2009 9:13:57 AM Works better than i thought Pros: quiet and requires no additional power. isnt as big as some cards so it fit nicely. the fan is really nice, and quiet as a whisper. Cons: none Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Jay Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/13/2009 7:10:11 AM Best Graphics at this price. Pros: Great card, able to Overclock the card to 700mhz+ without over heating. Play WoW, COD4 and CSS at high frame rates and NO LAG! Makes the gaming experience sooo much better, I upgraded from a AGP 128mb gfx card (lol) and got a Zotac motherboard with 4GB of Hyperx Kingston 1066mhz RAM. System flys with this gfx card. I may upgrade to the 9800 series soon tho. Cons: For the first few days my comp. kept crashing and getting "blue screen of death" looked it up on google and found a somewhat solution, had to update video drivers, but uninstall the newer display driver and use the older one... Im guessing the new version has issue with crashing. Other Thoughts: Also, those who play COD4, be aware of punk buster kicking you, reason says "Disallowed driver or software" which I havent been able to fix yet. guess its something to do with the video drivers... Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/11/2009 2:46:40 PM EVGA GeForce 9500GT 1GB Pros: Easy, quick installation. Handles my 2 screens easily (ViewSonic 22" HD-1080p, Lenovo 17" 1024X1280). Quick refresh. Not a gamer, mostly photos/videos. Great card for the money. Cons: Included CD didn't have Win7 drivers, had to download them (not really a big deal). 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
jimmy Tech Level: average Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/11/2009 5:29:00 AM decent card Pros: cheap price and does the job with what I need it for. I have the 1Gb 9500GT and plays "WOW" on high settings with no issues. Have not played other games yet. Cons: Would have expected to play "WOW" on ultra high settings. oh well. stil good for the price. Other Thoughts: easy to install. Just needed to update driver from website to ensure unit works correctly. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
jlee Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/3/2009 1:48:43 PM Awesome Pros: Exactly what I need for my moms computer. she loves it. Cons: none Other Thoughts: none 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Chardz Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/3/2009 12:52:22 PM cool Pros: Awesome lower end graphic's card. Cons: Doesn't cook me food. Other Thoughts: Great card for the price. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	12/1/2009 9:24:37 PM Pros: Gained .50 overall vista rating, compared to Radeon X1300XT ATI 512 Mb Card Cons: The greens disappered in Far Cry 1, I could not figure it out and end up uninstalling the game Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/30/2009 9:30:27 AM evga makes great cards Pros: This card works great. evga is the only company i buy video cards from since a bad experience with other companies customer service. evga has 24 hour customer service. what more could you want as a consumer. Cons: no cons at this point. Other Thoughts: i have used other video cards in the past, but evga has proven to be the most reliable and have the best customer service of the major companies out there. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
lifehacker Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/27/2009 4:29:58 PM Good card Pros: Small size, nifty in performance. Even though it fetches only 4.9 on Windows Aero performance rating, it got 6.2 for Gaming graphics in Windows 7. This is my third EVGA card and they are good. Cons: None Other Thoughts: I had to downgrade from a 256bit 512MB EVGA card because it was too long and was blocking airflow inside my shuttle xp38p2 pro. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Stavos Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/21/2009 12:39:13 PM Good Card Pros: Runs all games I throw at it very smooth and colors are super. Runs quiet, while playing WoW in raid instances the fan speed picks up a bit creating a noise but not offensive at all and its expected. Installed very easy and Vista recognized it right away. Cons: so far none Other Thoughts: For the price you can't go wrong if your in the market a decent performing video card that won't break the bank. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
gwallen4 Tech Level: high Ownership: more than 1 year	11/16/2009 6:49:00 PM Warning - eVGA uses defective parts Pros: None Cons: I owned an earlier version of this card. The card failed unexpectedly after 2 years. An exam of the card revealed 5 blown capacitors (out of six). Of course the warranty had expired so there was no compensation for eVGA using inferior parts. Manufacturer Response:Hello, Thank you for the review. I apologize about the issues you are having with your product. We stand behind our product and I would like to assist you with these issues. Please email me your serial number so that I can review your case. My email address is ksabine@evga.com. Thank you, Kyle Sabine 0 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/11/2009 11:55:20 PM Great Budget Video Card Pros: Simple installation. Colors are great. I installed this on a PCI-X 1.0 slot, and although it is a PCI-X 2.0 slot, it is testament to the new standard's backwards compatibility. This includes DVI, HDMI, and VGA. It will handle many popular games with maxed settings, including Counter-Strike: Source, Left 4 Dead, Killing Floor, Day of Defeat, and World in Conflict. The fan noise is low, which is not much different from the mid-range GeForce 7 Series of cards, from which I upgraded. Cons: None Other Thoughts: I am running a 650 watt power supply with 3gb ddr2 ram, as well as a single-core Athlon 3800 processor @ 2.4ghz, all on Windows XP. Your performance may vary, depending on your setup. 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	11/8/2009 10:54:48 AM Nice graphics Pros: Good performance, compact size, very quiet fan Cons: None Other Thoughts: Very happy with the price and performance of this card. Also happy that the fan is nice and quiet! I have a low noise PC and was moving from a fanless design 7300 GT so I was a bit concerned. But, I can hardly notice a difference. 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Brendan Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year	11/5/2009 12:00:57 PM Bad fan Pros: Play most things I throw at it on a very high level, which is great for the price. L4D, COD, Street Fighter 4, Fallout 3, all play great with the help of this card. Cons: My only complaint is the noisy fan inside, it was not like this until about 7 months of use. Pretty unfortunate that EVGA would use such a shoddy fan in what is otherwise a decent card for the price. It's past warranty, and I wish I'd have known all this before I bought it, as it would have affected the decision I made. Other Thoughts: Get this if it's dirt cheap, other wise I'd go with just about any other card. Manufacturer Response:Hello, Thank you for the review. I apologize about the issues you are having with your product. We stand behind our products and would like to support you with replacement via RMA to get you a working product. Please send me your product information so that I can assist with this. My email address is ksabine@evga.com. Thank you, Kyle Sabine 0 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
JP Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	10/26/2009 1:47:56 PM Happy Pros: The video graphics card works pretty good for now. The Newegg shipped the order in two days! Bravo to the service representative and the shipping deparment. Cons: N/A 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Eddie Tech Level: high Ownership: less than 1 day This user purchased this item from Newegg	10/1/2009 6:07:26 PM Happy! Pros: Runs smoothly, quietly, and plays the games I want for a reasonable price. Runs my two monitors very well. Cons: I haven't had it long enough to find any cons. 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Alt Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 month to 1 year This user purchased this item from Newegg	9/22/2009 8:39:26 PM Pros: Very affordable. Not the greatest card out there, but displays every game I play on high settings with no problem. Just put one in my parent's PC. Cons: none. 3 out of 4 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
ScottR Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	9/10/2009 9:50:18 PM Sweet Pros: Good card for the price. No problems installing it even with Vista 64-bit. Cons: none 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
hotrodpunk Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: less than 1 day This user purchased this item from Newegg	8/20/2009 12:09:30 AM works great Pros: works great, booted up no problem easy 2 install drivers. runs any hl2 variations maxed out settings at 1280/1080, high as my monitor goes. dvd movies also look great. its small, light, and takes up little space givin plenty of room 2 breath and ya dont have 2 worry about it stressin over its own weight like some of the massive cards out there. awsome deal Cons: has a very small fan and heat sink. it makes it quiet if thats what ur lookin 4 but id be afraid 2 overclock it 2 much. at stock settings its stayin right at 50C with a really heavy load on it. not 2 bad Other Thoughts: um only bad thing i had is that ups left it on my front porch with my dog and didnt knock.......so yea she had her way with the box luckally didnt get into the box contaning the card b4 i realized she had it. not neweggs fault but gunna defanantly gripe at ups. guess that a good durabiaty though tho. works great even tho the box was thrown around by a rather large dog :-) lol 5 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A Tech Level: high Ownership: less than 1 day This user purchased this item from Newegg	8/18/2009 6:20:03 PM Great card! Pros: Great card. Runs most of my games at quite high settings. Doesn't need a power cable, works great with DVI. Really good price. Cons: None, but it was confusing to setup because the only directions are on the CD. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Spectre1246 Tech Level: somewhat high Ownership: 1 week to 1 month This user purchased this item from Newegg	8/18/2009 8:15:28 AM Good Buy! Pros: It fits easily into a demension 5100 case. fan is extremely quiet. The cards actual perfomance is excellent, mind you i'm not looking to play things like crysis. so for your average gaming good choice in card Cons: haven't found any to date Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
PK Tech Level: high Ownership: 1 day to 1 week This user purchased this item from Newegg	6/27/2009 12:50:06 PM works great Pros: Easy install of drivers. Nice improvement when playing WoW. Ahh, the little things. Cons: none as of yet. 1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!