ZOTAC GeForce 9600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card ZT-96TES3G-FSL

Pros: Visually looks like a nice, well-built card. Large heat sink. PCIe bus powered only, which was the primary reason I purchased it.

Cons: I purchased this card because of the rebate at the time, but am now RMA'ng it. During 3D applications my monitor would "blank out" for about 1-2 seconds every minute or so. Computer never locked up, and apps continued to run in the background. Worked with ZOTAC support, even though current PSU should be big enough, 500W 26A @ 12V, I upgraded to another power supply I purchased on NewEgg – 600W 45A @ 12V. PSU didn’t solve problem. ZOTAC support wouldn't contact me back after reporting that the PSU didn't fix the issue. So now down additional money on the PSU, but it's nice and also got it on sale so I won't return it.

Overall Review: I didn't process the rebate on this card or registered the free game offer that came with it at the time, so I asked if NewEgg would match the rebate on a different card because there were some good sales on at the time that I now missed. They said they couldn't, but gave me a small credit back. Free return shipping and no restocking fee on the RMA. Good service from NewEgg overall.

Pros: it looks really cool, and doesn't need any extra power like the six and eight pin setups.

Cons: Well, where do i start? zotac wasnt very helpful when i asked about why the card runs so hot 67c! he said i needed more fans in my case. I happen to have five and a water cooling system to boot, so this wasn't any help. after i asked for another solution, he said nothing. If you want my advice, get the SLI 9400gt's, they run faster and are much cheaper than this thing.

Overall Review: For an sli card like this, i recommend that you get a good case before you buy these, the Rosewell case i have has a 80mm fan over the pci-e x16 slots for SLI cooling. So does the Smilodon cases sold on Newegg for a very reasonable amount.

Pros: Clean built card. Low Voltage(Reason I got it) Very Quiet Runs most newer games Mid to max settings.

Cons: Wasnt Free..

Overall Review: I have tested this card on some of the newer games that require a fair bit of graphics power. At 1440x900 max settings it was able to handle games like Sacred 2, Sins of a solar Empire, BF1942, EvE Online, WoW. and at 1440x900 mid-high I played Fallout 3, Crysis, Crysis:Warhead, Quake Wars, Red Faction. My System: MoBo: Foxconn RS780 CPU:Athlonx2 7750+ Black. Ram:6GB PC6400 DDR2 GPU:ZT-96TES3G-FSL Conected to a Hannspree HF199H widescreen HD:WD 640GB Sata2 CD:LG 22x DL DVD OS:Vista Home Pre 64bit