Joined on 08/24/05
Great Card for the price!
Pros: Good Framerates in games, Low Price, supports DX10, small size
Cons: Runs pretty Hot
Overall Review: i was on the lookout for a cheap but decent graphics card for my new build.. i read a lot of reviews on this card and all of em said that its rly not the best gaming card.. i went ahead n bought anyway n im absolutely more than pleased! i ran STALKER at 1024X768 on medeum/high settings and never get lag (except my memory).. i tried all the HL2 or just Source games for that matter.. maxed out the graphics settings and i dont even drop below 40FPS anytime! not onl y that but id like to see how it performs with DX10 games. overall a great buy.. i only have a midrange system and i can run games no problem.. just upgraded from my old X1600PRO.. its a significant difference!
Decent but...
Comments: i didnt really but this card on newegg, but ive had it for a while, thought id write something about it... First off, the good things... it has full Direct X 9.0 compatablity, runs most "newer" games at low settings without too much lag and it overclocks like crazy (at least for me). i raised form its default core and memory speeds (270/400) to 340 for the core and no higher than 459 for the ram, although i used a huge cooler master heatsink that took up 2 expansion slots... benchmark scores were OK too... 5690 for 3DMark01 SE and about 10000 for my Aquamark 3. now the bad... its only got 128 mb of ram, its expensive for what it is, and its only got vga, no dvi support. so, do yourself a favor and spend a little less money on an eVGA GF 5500 with 256 mb of ram
Talk about bang for buck
Pros: Very powerful card with excellent modern features. The board itself is surprisingly small considering other cards in its class are fairly large. The cooling system on this particular card is the exhaust type that is preferable for SLI setups and functions well for me. On top of all of this, you can't beat nVidia drivers and in games that support PhysX this card has no trouble performing those tasks.
Cons: The cooling shroud is fairly flimsy and was clearly designed to save production costs. I don't particularly like the placement of the power connectors as it's difficult to make the cable manageable.
Overall Review: I would have no problem purchasing another PNY card when the time comes to upgrade to SLI.
Outstanding game!!
Pros: hours of entertainment, great gameplay, original story and superb quality.. its hard to find a game this detailed and original. the artwork book, making-of DVD, and lunchbox case are all really cool too!! if you liked oblivion at all, you'll feel right at home with this one
Cons: collector's edition games are always more expensive but its well worth it!!
Overall Review: im definitely glad i purchased the collector's edition.. in my opinion, one of the best games of the year!
Awsome PSU!!
Pros: Very powerful, Very well built, SLi, Crossfire, etc compatible, the modular cables are a nice touch.. helps cable management..
Cons: not necessarily a con but one of the pci-e connectors are embedded into the cabling (not modular) and theres two extra slots for two more pci-e cables..
Overall Review: very solid and powerful PSU and seems to be very reliable also.. highly reccomended for enthusiasts!
Great suspense game!
Pros: This game first off is amazing! the graphics are top notch, running off the same graphics engine as FEAR. The enemy AI is really smart . and the overall gameplay/storyline goes really well with the environment.
Cons: slow walking, the graphics engine demands a lot of power to run a game like this. if you can run fear, you can run this.
Overall Review: This game is one that you just have see for its graphical and intelligent magnificance! The AI is really what got my attention and enemys react very well to your every move. The whole "grab whatever you can to fight with" idea is really well done and is still a bit scary sometimes. this game deffinatly a different experience from most FPS. Just that most people havent heard of this one. If you like survival horror/ intense action games, this is for you!!!