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Brand | PNY |
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Model | VCG95512GXEB-FLB |
Interface | PCI Express 2.0 x16 |
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Chipset Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
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GPU | GeForce 9500 GT |
Core Clock | 550 MHz |
CUDA Cores | 32 |
Effective Memory Clock | 1000 MHz |
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Memory Size | 512MB |
Memory Interface | 128-Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR2 |
DirectX | DirectX 10 |
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OpenGL | OpenGL 2.1 |
DVI | 2 x DVI |
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TV-Out | HDTV / S-Video Out |
RAMDAC | 400MHz |
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Max Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
SLI Support | SLI Ready |
Cooler | Single Fan |
Dual-Link DVI Supported | Yes |
HDCP Ready | Yes |
Package Contents | VCG95512GXEB-FLB Driver Disk User's Manual HDTV Cable DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter Game Disk |
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Date First Available | November 20, 2008 |
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Pros: Booted up with no problems. Temp is very low, I haven't seen it go higher than 51C. Works fine with XP Pro 32bit, Vista 64Bit and Ubuntu 64 bit. Price is amazing for what you get. I got it during Black Friday with a discount from Newegg and PNY $40 rebate, I was quite happy. I was able to run Bioshock with no problems though I'll have to admit I dont play very taxing games so I cant say for sure if you can play it on high settings because I didn't try. PNY gets you their rebates very fast! Most games I have tried runs at about 30fps according to Fraps. Since I play mostly adventure games, I've had no problems with any game, temps are low and no freezing or drops in frame rate, no crashes, very stable and dependable. It came with a nice adapter if you need to run vga for kvm switches.
Cons: I dont know if I am just a bit sensitive to loud noise but I think this fan on the card is a bit loud. Of course it could just be me since my case had 120mm fans (2) that made NO noise upon booting so the vid card fan stood out a lot when I installed it. So dont expect silent even though its a low temp card. I ran it for a couple of days straight and eventually the noise became low enough to ignore, like those 80mm fan's whooshing noise. It also had an odd bend to the metal edge of the card, I thought maybe I had gotten a used card but I think in other photos I saw it had the same bend so maybe that is just how it's suppose to be.
Overall Review: PNY is great with rebates. I also got my $40 rebate 2 weeks exactly from the date I mailed it out. You only get to try out the card for 3 weeks before you have to send the rebate out so make sure you read the requirements on the rebate. Make sure you write down the serial no from the actual card before installing, you need it for rebate and registering with PNY so you can get the extra 2 year warranty. This was the fastest I ever received a rebate. For the low budget gamer that wants to play a few newer games it works just fine but dont expect it to play Crysis on high, this is not the card. Also with this card you wont need to worry too much about you power supply. You wont need to change your psu as long as its relatively decent, I think it can be as low as 250 watts but not sure exactly. I would get at least a 300 watt. Mine was fine with a 450 watt.