GeForce 7600GS, 512MB DDR2, PCI-E

by PNY

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000H6Z2G4
• Item model number: VCG76512SXPB
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 25, 2006

Product Description

Unleash extreme HD gaming and video on your PC with an NVIDIA SLI-ready GeForce 7600 graphics processing unit (GPU). Featuring the award-winning GeForce 7 series architecture, the GeForce 7600 GPUs deliver smooth, realistic gaming at ultra-high resolutions. Additionally, the GeForce 7600 GPUs bring high-definition, home-theater quality video to the PC through the acclaimed NVIDIA PureVideo Technology.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent card, extra accessories, useless included software., May 3, 2007

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Cari E. (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GeForce 7600GS, 512MB DDR2, PCI-E (Personal Computers)

I got this card because it was the best Nvidia card I could find that my 305W Dell power supply could handle. I'm currently using it with a Viewsonic 19" widescreen monitor. It was my first time installing a new graphics card on my own, and the instructions included for putting it in were easy to read and understand. They include some good tips for beginners. Up until I turned my computer on again, it was fine. Once I popped in the installation CD, it wouldn't find video card so I couldn't install the drivers from the CD. This was after uninstalling previous drivers, and my comptuer was in fact picking up the new card. So, I went ahead and got the drivers off Nvidia's site. I recommend doing this either way, since this way you can be *sure* you're getting the latest drivers.

After installing and restarting, I tried to change my resolution to my previous 1440x900. No dice. There were other higher resolutions, but not this particular one, even after fiddling with the refresh rate. So I went ahead and opened up the Nvidia control panel and manually customized the resolution settings. It's not hard to find the right values to enter online, so if you're having the same problem I had a quick google search should give you what you need.

Once that was done, I played a quick game(not particularly graphics intensive), and it did run much more smoothly compared to the ATI card I had before and even better compared to the integrated graphics I had to deal with when the ATI card died on me. I'll try some other games and update my review with the results I get.

Pros:

- Good price for a card in this range.

- Includes a couple of accessories which might be useful for some.

- Good instructions for first-timers in regards to physical installation.

- Easy installation with the right drivers(which must be taken from the Nvidia site, at least in my case).

- Once issues are resolved, works pretty well.

Cons:

- No Direct X 10 support--though I don't need this, and I suspect that someone who does would be looking at a different one.

- Software was useless in my case, could be a problem if you don't know how to find the drivers.

- Workarounds for resolution problems might be confusing to beginners.

Overall, this is a great upgrade if you're using your pc's onboard graphics currently, though it does have its faults. I'd recommend this to anyone whose power supply can't handle one of the better cards out there or anyone looking for a decent upgrade from a low end card or integrated graphics. Just be aware that you might have some little problems here and there, but these can be solved rather quickly if you know what to do.

Edit: This card is still going strong 3 years later. I've since built my own PC with a different card, but my boyfriend inherited my old Dell with this video card and I don't think he's had any problems at all. Obviously you can't put the settings all the way up for gaming, but it works!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, but read this first before you buy., July 9, 2007

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Deborah K. Taylor (tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GeForce 7600GS, 512MB DDR2, PCI-E (Personal Computers)

We have this graphics card in our Gateway Media Center computer. Like a previous reviewer, we could not get the drivers to install off of the CD that is provided with the card. We were moments from putting the darn thing back in the box to return it when I read a customer review (here on Amazon) from someone having the same problem. He mentioned that he finally installed the drivers by downloading them directly from the Nvidia website (NOT the PNY website)! We were so lucky that we saw that review because that is exactly what we did and now the graphics card works just great! There is definately a big problem, at least with some installations, trying to use the cd in the package!

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Card!, August 2, 2008

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Michael E. Sullivan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: GeForce 7600GS, 512MB DDR2, PCI-E (Personal Computers)

I built my own system and installed dual PNY GeForce 7600GS DDR2 512MB PCIe video cards. Running XP Professional (32 bit)I had no problems with drivers or with my machine hanging-up...the games run great and it is much better than my old 128MB card...