Media:Electronics Memorabilia:No Operating System:Microsoft Windows XP Graphics RAM:256 Shipping Weight (lbs):3 Dimensions (in):2 x 12 x 8 Warranty:2 years warranty
Product Description The eVGA 8600 series graphics cards bring high quality graphics to the masses with full DirectX10 support, and groundbreaking features such as HDR with FSAA. All EVGA 8 series products are designed for Windows Vista, and give the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D user interface.
Works, but...a little hindsight to shareSeptember 26, 2008 OK, this card works, and is worth about what you pay for it. However....I think I learned a lesson. Others have made similar comments, but I had to learn by doing. The lesson is this: Don't expect this card to make your single-core econo-model PC into a game/graphics demon. It will make your display smoother and make it possible to run some graphic-intensive games. In the process, it will push the power supply to the max, and you'll discover other bottlenecks such as disc and memory i/o. In retrospect, I'd have been better off to put the cash towards a higher-end PC.
Sorry I can not give it 0 stars...August 25, 2008 This card is worthless if you want to play DVD's on your computer. I installed it and it worked with videos on the Internet but when I went to play DVD's. It didn't worked. I called their customer service and after many attempts to fix the problem, they tell me that this card might be incompatible with XP or maybe Windows Media play or maybe Real Player and maybe all the other DVD players that I tried. So I have to honestly say buy this card at your own risk.
Very good for the priceJuly 18, 2008 This card makes COD 4 look much better, although it won't run it smoothly with everything turned on. This was the best I could do without also replacing my power supply. All in all I am happy with the purchase.
Good card, but I thought it would be betterJuly 9, 2008 I bought this card after I got the Battlefield 2 collection and I also needed it for Battlefield 1942. Obviousely this card blows BF 1942 away, but in BF 2 I can only put the graphics on medium ( then again I only have 1gb ram and 3.0 ghz pent4). Anyway, i am still pleased, the fan is quiet (i heard the xfx fan is loud) also it supports DX 10 for the future. i recomend this card or the step up 8600GTS.
Great for Gamming And cheapJune 5, 2008 I bought this card some time ago, and i cannot believe the performance improvement i have got, having only a computer worth $200 (Athlon 64 3400+, 1gig DDR ram, 450W PS,DVD+R burner,250Gig PATA hard drive) I was able to play Crysis, and Unreal Tournamnet at medium. Once i made a little upgrade (Athlon 5600+, 2 Gig DDR2, GA-MA78M-S2H)for about $200, i was able to play Crysis with all setting to medium and UT3 with all settings to High, i have made computers using the 8500 gt for my relatives and i know that there is no comparison with this video card.
