ZOTAC GeForce 9500 GT 1GB GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card ZT-95TEK2M-FSL

Pros: Runs cool and quiet. Looks pretty. Great for watching HD video.

Cons: Old technology. Don't buy this if you want to play modern games. The best you'll get from a 9500Gt on Borderlands is 20-30FPS on low settings in 1440x900 res. Skyrim at 1080P?.. Forget it.

Overall Review: I bought this to upgrade a Dell E510 Core 2 Duo before giving to my father. He uses it for movies mostly.

Pros: Excellent card for the money. $44.99 - $30 rebate.

Cons: Rebate requires: Download PDF form and print. Fill out paperwork. Address envelope and stamp. Cut out section of hardware box to send along. Log onto website. Create customer account. Register product. Complete rebate submission form. Rebates should be automatically submitted with your purchase.

Pros: Three words: "This card screams." My system is a 2.5 year old bottom-of-the-barrel Dell (cheapest one they offered back then) with a RAM upgrade to 3GB, and after installing this card I can play the latest games (BioShock 2!) on the highest settings, and not see a lick of lag. Easy to install, even comes with a utility to monitor the card's temperature (my last card overheated because its fan stopped working). And if you live in the USA and register w/the manufacturer, they extend your warranty to lifetime (this hits home for me, since my last card died).

Cons: None so far. Installation was a piece of cake, and the card runs great!

Pros: I have the GT 9400 and it works. the Windows Experience Index for Aero Desktop ranges from 4.5 to 4.7 after a few tweaks and 5.5 for Gaming, so it can be used for regular games but not high end ones so not recommended for games like Battlefield 3 and the new Batman.

Cons: If you expect a Rebate from ZOTAC, you may not get it even though you comply with ALL the rebate requirements.

Overall Review: I bought this thing based on the rebate expected but ZOTAC had not honored it. Not a 'peep' from them and I mail everything they requested. I would not have bought it without the rebate offer. Previously, I got ALL rebates I requested from other firms, however, with this first experience with this firm, ZOTAC is now on my banned "bad company" list. Will not buy from it again and will not recommend it to anyone who unless the item is TOTALLY free.

Pros: everything. Windows 7 detected it and installed it automatically. Went to the website and Dl'd little more recent driver. Had 0 problems. I do graphic/web design and recording so i cannot vouch for gaming but would assume it could handle quite a load

Cons: only came up as 4.2 for windows rating. Kinda expected a little bit higher but not really a con as much as it is suprising.

Overall Review: buy 2. Awesome price for what you get.

Pros: 1GB DDR2 memory. HDMI port! HDMI audio!

Cons: none yet

Overall Review: I have always been partial to Nvidia. This card was perfect for me and my price range. More card than I will ever need. Built a Gigabyte EP43-UD3L w/ Core 2 Quad & 4GB 9600. Just wanted something future proof in a sense for me. The HDMI port was the biggest selling point. Windows 7 installed drivers automatically.

Pros: Oh, wow this card blew me away. One of my favorite things about this card is, 1) Single slot (i don't have very much room) 2) im using dual monitors 1 VGA and 1 DVI. And on the VGA i'm switching back and forth to my 42" Plasma. Another thing is I avg. get around 20-30 fps stock and 25-40 OC and that's playing ACII and GTA: San Andres. it's nice also because it's got a 40mm fan, it stay's around 45-50C OC and stock. I haven't tried to SPiDiF cable yet but i will quite soon.The fan stays VERY quite (unless you OC it :P)

Cons: Just about None, Only one I can think of would be. Color's (Blue MoBo and Yellow and Orange stickers and video ports.)

Overall Review: This is a great card it can handle just about every game I've thrown at it and I run them at max settings.

Pros: I purchased this card for a budget build, so I can play Star Wars: The Old Republic when it (hopefully) is release this year, and hoping it will be good enough. It does play Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 1&2 at full settings, awesomely. Windows 7 64 bit ratings: Desktop performance for Windows Aero= 4.9 3D business adn Gaming Graphics performance: 6.3 Solid construction. heat sync covers GPU and RAM card looks good Fan is quiet. HDMI output

Cons: I haven't witnessed any drawbacks because of it yet, but DDR2 is older memory. At least it has 1 GB of RAM to help make up for it. HDMI output powered by external cable but mo\bo doesn't have appropriate connection Still waiting on my rebate 2 months hence.

Overall Review: My build: Win 7 64 bit CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz Motherboard: Biostar TA870OU3+ Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 1.5 TB 7200 RPM 32 MB Buffer Memory: GSkill Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Video Card: ZOTAC ZT-95TEK2M-FSL GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply Computer Case: Antec TWO HUNDRED S Black ATX Mid Tower