EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express 1.0 Graphics Card
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Manufacturer: EVGAPlatform: Windows XP
Model: 512-P2-N738-LR
Product features:
- PCI-Express video card with 512 MB of 64 bit DDR2 memory
- Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader Model 4.0
- True 64-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
- PCI-Express and Open GL 3.0 support
- 3 Outputs : 1 x DVI, 1 x D-SUB (VGA) , 1 x S-Video
- Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)
- Serif PhotoPlus X3
- Norton Antivirus 2010 1-User [OLD VERSION]
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking 10 Standard [OLD VERSION]
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express 1.0 Graphics Card
Customer Review: No Complaints
Summary: 5 Stars
This isn't going to be a great card for intensive gaming. It will however do a nice job powering your computer during normal use. Some of my DVD authoring software uses the card directly to process data and it seems to run at a reasonable rate. One thing I like about this card is that it's not the heat pump some of higher level cards are. I had a GeForce 9600 for a while and the thing was a bloody heat pump. I don't have air conditioning in my place, so I was worried about overheating and finally gave up on it.
Windows Vista gives mine a 3.5 rating for the Aero desktop. It scores higher on the gaming benchmarks at 4.1. Again though, it's not going to be super fast on intensive games. If this card is meant for any gamer it's for the semi-casual gamer or someone who plays older titles. I have absolutely no regrets about purchasing this card. It's been running perfectly for probably a year now and other than the fan making a little noise at start up it's quiet and I have no reason to notice it. It's nice to be able to run two monitors off of it, vga or dvi. I haven't tried, but I think you can run two of the same type of connection, if you have an adapter.
Depending on the power supply in your computer, you might want to upgrade that before you buy any card. It's always good practice because computer manufacturers will give you the lowest possible one they can. Upgrading the supply may seem like a hassle, but a general rule of thumb is the more power it can supply, the cooler and more efficient it is, especially if you don't use it's full capacity. Changing supplies is generally a pretty simple job to do yourself and if you get a good enough quality one like a Antec brand power supply, you might actually make up the money in energy savings over the life of the machine. You don't have to care about the environment to like a cooler machine and lower power bills.
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Description of EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express 1.0 Graphics Card
The e-GeForce 8400 GTS from EVGA brings you the latest in graphics card technology from Nvidia. Engineered for the casual user your system will be able to handle high definition digital video, and Windows Vista with aplomb. The features of the 8400 GTS 512-P2-N738-LR include the 64-bit GeForce 8400 GTS(459MHz clock) chipset, 512MB of 64-bit DDR2 memory with a 400 MHz clock with an effective rate of 800 MHz, PCI Express x16 compatibility, integrated NVIDIA TV encoder with HDTV, S-Video, and Composite outputs, DVI-I connector, 6.4 GB per second memory bandwidth, NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology, Full Microsoft DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 support, 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range HDR lighting, NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology, NVIDIA PureVideo technology, OPEN GL 2.0 support, and NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver architecture. Built for Microsoft Windows Vista. Requires a minimum of a 350 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 18 Amp Amps.) This product comes with one year warranty with a free additional year if registered online within 30 days of purchase.The eVGA 512-P2-N738-LR NVIDIA e-GeForce 8400GS 512 MB PCI-E Graphics Card features 512 MB of 128 bit DDR2 memory with a 4.26 GB-per-second memory bandwidth. Based on NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology, the card offers full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support, 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, and true 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting, allowing you to experience the latest gaming effects without compromising performance.
Other features include PCI-Express support, Open GL 2.0 support, and HDTV support. It includes a DVI output and supports up to 1920x1200 resolution. This card was built for Microsoft Vista. It measures 2.5-by-6.5 inches (HxL).
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