PNY VCG62256AEB GeForce 6200 256MB DDR 64-bit DVI+ VGA AGP Graphics Card - Retail
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Manufacturer: PNYAudio: English (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Model: VCG62256AEB
Product features:
- Graphics card upgrades increase your PCs overall performance and deliver an improved visual computing experience
- Increased performance over standard "integrated graphics" allows users to play the latest games with more detail and speed
- Supports the AGP Bus standard as well as offers dual-monitor support via 1 DVI and 1 VGA outputs
- Microsoft Vista Ready with 256MB on-board memory
- Toll-Free Techsupport and 3 year warranty
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of PNY VCG62256AEB GeForce 6200 256MB DDR 64-bit DVI+ VGA AGP Graphics Card - Retail
Customer Review: Perfect to fix a faulty AGP video card...until this video card failed, too!
Summary: 3 Stars
When my Gateway minitower's hard drive crashed this week, I had to decide whether to just buy a replacement computer, or mess with trying to revive my old desktop to be serviceable once more. Although I've not had trouble with the hard drive before, the Nvidia GeForce2 MX-400 video card had a perpetual flicker problem, where the whole display would flicker off and on periodically. In the early years, that was a not-too-troublesome issue, but in the last year, the problem grew more frequent -- and unbearable.
After researching my choices on the Internet, I settled on buying this Nvidia GeForce 6200 because 1) it was very inexpensive, 2) it supposedly worked well with older AGP buses (I think my AGP bus is 4x; the card is 8x but is backwards compatible).
I got the card today, and set about replacing the video card which was surprisingly easy to do. Both removing the old card and inserting the new one was much easier than when I've had to mess with memory modules or other PCI cards which are notoriously hard to install. This Nvidia card slipped very easily in the AGP slot.
Upon booting up the computer, I used the supplied CD to install the video drivers, and after another reboot, the display worked perfectly! I was surprised at how easy this upgrade was, and perhaps if I had known it was going to be this easy, I would have replaced the faulty, original video card years ago. So far, that annoying flickering business with the old video card is no longer a problem. Hurray!
The LCD display seems to render text where the fonts appear slightly smaller than before -- that's not a complaint, just an observation. The displayed colors are very fine. Note: I'm not a gamer, and my computing needs on this old desktop are usually involve just some simple web browsing and email.
For what I needed -- a low-cost, easy-to-install, works-the-first-time video card replacement for an old computer having a 4X AGP bus -- this Nvidia 6200 video card was exactly what I was looking for.
***** MARCH 20, 2010 UPDATE
This video card stopped working! It was early February when my computer's screen went dark. After debugging the issue, I concluded it was a hardware problem (and I was right). This card lasted a mere three months!
Disappointingly, PNY's warranty service is slow and not nearly so customer-centric as Amazon itself is. It took *weeks* to go through the debugging process with PNY until we got to the point where they were willing to issue an RMA. Then, instead of immediately shipping me a replacement card, they required to have receipt of the faulty card firstly. What would it cost to have them immediately send a replacement? A $30, non-refundable fee! By contrast, Amazon has sent me replacements for defective products via free, overnight shipping...and then Amazon gives me 30 days to return the defective product. When you're used to Amazon-style customer service, PNY's customer service is disappointing. This week, I received the replacement card -- a new card in retail packaging, surprisingly, not a refurb -- but it's been six weeks since the original card failed. That six week delay wasn't all PNY's fault (it took me time to disassemble the mini tower to remove the faulty video card), but even under the best of circumstances, I would have been without a working desktop computer for a few *weeks*. In the age of the Internet, that's just unacceptable.
If this video card works (and keeps working), well, then, it's a 5-star product. If it fails under warranty, though, be prepared for a l-o-n-g wait to get a replacement...and it becomes a 3-star overall experience.
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Description of PNY VCG62256AEB GeForce 6200 256MB DDR 64-bit DVI+ VGA AGP Graphics Card - Retail
HDCP-capable graphics card. Features full support of DirectX9 and DirectX 10 for games, plus the ultimate HD movie experience with HD-DVD and Blu-ray movie playback capability.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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