Buy it now XFX nVidia GeForce 9500GT 1 GB DDR2 VGA/DVI/HDTV PCI Express Video Card PVT95GZAFG
Band : XFX
Model : PVT95GZAFG
Product Features :
- Sold Individually
>> Great Card but they should include the low profile bracket
Love the hardware itself Dislike the fact the price is somewhat misleading insomuch that some manufactures of low profile cards include the always needed low profile bracket I mean why would I bother ordering a low profile card if I didn t have a low profile case I guess you could but I m not sure why you d bother The bracket is made by XFX and called the Low Profile Accessory Kit It just seems like a bit of a mooch on an otherwise terrific card On the bright side the card is not overly expensive so it s bearable If the first one wasn t DOA and the box included a low profile bracket I d have given this a 5 star
Pros
XFX makes great products
Drivers download and install easy as falling off a log
Chipset is amazing considering it ll run on such low power
Runs WOW and other mid range games at highest resolution with all the bells and whistles
Amazon refunds are fast and easy
Cons
First card I got was DOA had to get replacement
Dislike having to buy a low profile bracket for a low profile card
It should come in the box
>> Unit works but fan too noisy
The performance of the unit is good however the cooling fan is much too noisy Other users have had the same problem At an additional cost a non OEM quiet cooling fan replacement has been found and will be given a try The OEM really needs to correct this problem
>> Made Measurable Improvement
My computer is a middle aged Dell Dimension 4700 with an Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz I had upgraded RAM to 3 0 GB before which had allowed me to keep up with games until recently when my 256 MB video card could no longer support their needs Adding this card was easy the directions in the box were clear and there were no surprises with Windows XP SP3
On my latest game Left 4 Dead 2 I was able to increase the screen format from 720X480 to 1680X1050 go from no anti aliasing to 2xMSAA improve model detail and shader detail The game improved markedly Only regret was I hadn t done it sooner So far about a month on the card with no issues
