Question 1

Can I run 2 DVI monitors simultaneously with this card? I run CADD software with a dual monitor setup. I've run into issues trying to run 2 DVI monitors. I currently have onboard graphics with 1 DVI, 1 VGA & 1 HDMI port. I am running 1 DVI monitor via the HDMI port to a VGA port on the monitor the other is on the DVI port.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I currently run two dvi monitors with this card.

Question 2

we currently have EVGA 01G-P3-2616-KR GeForce GT 610 1GB 64-Bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card. will upgrading to this card really my son's gaming performance?

Accepted Answer

Not enough to warrant the price. It will increase performance, mainly because it can handle more graphics calculations at once, but if you want to upgrade I'd consider a better model. Either something with more than 1GB graphic memory or (if his motherboard supports it) a Crossfire- or SLI-compatible pair of graphics cards. The card he has can handle a lot, but for longer gaming with fewer crashes you want more graphic memory.

IF* your son's motherboard can handle it SAPPHIRE DUAL-X 100314-4L Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-Bit *GDDR5* PCI Express 2.0 x16 Video Card would be a significant upgrade and worth the current 109.99 price mark. GDDR5 is very important because that (beyond the PCI Express 2.0 which we already know is compatible) is the main thing that'll determine compatibility.

Question 3

I am trying to update a graphics card that I purchased in 2008, it is 1 x EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card, would this be a suitable upgrade? My daighter wants to play Sims 4.

Thank you.

Accepted Answer

I upgraded from onboard graphics so I'm not sure if it would be s big upgrade for you. It would up your memory size which never hurts. I have had no problem with the card or drivers.

Question 4

Can it do 4k video? And does it have a windows 10 driver yet?

Accepted Answer

I do not believe that a windows 10 driver has been issued yet.  There hasn't been a windows 8 driver issues either.   The driver that was being used on my machines are Windows 7 drivers (which is what is currently installed on my computer).

As for your second question.  Tere is an article from the Geforce website talking about 4k support for the GTX line of video cards.
Hopefully this will help (it seems to support to making sure you have
the other horsepower as well as the video support.

You should be able to Google search it using GTX Video Card 4k Support for your search criteria

Question 5

I have an older desktop that is running a NVIDIA GeForce GT220 card.  I think this card is compatible as far as socket on the motherboard goes (PCI-E 2.0 x16) but I'm wondering if there is another one to consider?  It seems like my choices are very limited due to the age of my desktop.  I do some gaming (HL2 and other FPS) but don't ask too much of my system. Thanks

Accepted Answer

Works fine. Compatibility shouldn't be an issue. For the price this particular one is tough to beat. This is in my Windows 8.1 media center and XBMC box (Kodi). As long as your not trying to drive really high resolutions you should be fine. I would call this a light gaming card. Don't expect all the eye candy in games to run at the highest settings. I have found Zotac to make high quality components.

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