EVGA e-GeForce 8500 GT 512MB PCI-Express Graphics Card with One Plus One Warranty (512-P2-N747-LR)

List Price: $102.99 Discount Price: $52.48

Features:

• PCI Express x-16
• 128-bit GeForce 8500 GT with 450 MHz clock
• 512MB 128-bit DDR2 memory
• 400 MHz clock/800 MHz effective memory rate
• Direct X 10.0, Shader Model 4.0, Dual DVI and HDTV support

Customer Reviews:

One bad thing! [Posted on 2007-10-02]
Upgraded my system to run Halo 2 for Vista.
Runs game great. But the S-video T.V. option is not full screen. Probably would not have gotten it, if I had known it would be that way. Over all it's pretty good.

Not for the living room [Posted on 2007-10-10]
I am returning this one. It is fast enough, good image, good value, but the small fan and the absence of a decent heatsink (don't even think about heatpipes) makes it a no no in a HTPC. Not for the living room, definitely, it makes an annoying buzzing sound, I can even hear it with the tv on.

Video Card [Posted on 2007-10-24]
The card was delivered promptly and works much better then my old card, I am totally satisfied with this purchase

Working very well [Posted on 2008-01-02]
I purchased this for my son's computer to play Tabula Rasa on a Windows Vista system. It has exceeded my expectations. I had heard of many problems people have had with new hardware installations and Vista, so I was ready for a bit of frustration, but it was easy to install. Five minutes from in the box to up and running. It's running Tabula Rasa beautifully, and the price was right. I see other reviewers mentioning fan noise, I have not had a problem with this.

so-so performance, painfully noisy [Posted on 2008-08-01]
Got this for $60, but I am returning it because it makes such an annoying noise with the small fan spinning. The 3D performance on HL2 is decent at medium resolutions (1280x760).
The noise is actually painful to my ears, because of the high pitch and the performance is only so-so.

You better off spending two or three times as much for an 8800GT.

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if you are building an economy PC then get this power Supply to go with your 8800GT

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