PNY GeForce 9600GT 512 MB DDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card VCG96512GXPB

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 11 x 9.5 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00141CIZO
• Item model number: VCG96512GXPB
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 14, 2008

Product Description

Big on performance. Easy on the wallet. PNY Verto NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphics cards offer OUTSTANDING performance in the sub-$200 price points. PNY Verto NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT graphics cards will deliver an excellent Microsoft Windows Vista experience, as well as the performance required to play the latest Microsoft Direct X 9 and DirectX 10 games. The NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT GPU offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with brilliant clarity. Featuring next generation GeForce and PureVideo HD technologies, the GeForce 9600 GT processing unit puts amazing graphics performance within your reach. Specifications ¿ 9600GT 512MB, BUS Technology PCI Express 2.0 , Memory Amount 512 MB ,Memory Interface 256-bit , Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 57.6 , Fill Rate (billion pixels/sec.) 20.8 , Core Clock (MHz) 650MHz , Memory Frequency (effective) 1.8GHz. Minimum System Requirements: Intel or AMD compatible motherboard, 512MB system RAM, A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 26A), A PCI Express compliant motherboard with one x16 graphics slot, 1 6-pin supplementary power connector, 50MB of available hard disk space, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive, Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista, VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome performance for the price, August 28, 2008

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D. Hentze (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: PNY GeForce 9600GT 512 MB DDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card VCG96512GXPB (Personal Computers)

This card is just awesome for the price. It's super fast. It's ridiculously cheap. It runs cool. It doesn't require a lot of power. (I'm running it on a Dell with the stock 305 watt PSU) What else can you ask for? If you're looking for a graphics upgrade, and don't want to spend a fortune, then this card is a winner.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice for 9600GT. Silent cooler., April 17, 2008

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R. Church (Fairfax, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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I purchased this card as an upgrade from an ATI X850XT in my Inspiron 530 desktop. The power of the card is noticeable even in graphics intensive web browsing. My Windows Vista performance score went from 4.9 in graphics to 5.9 (the max) and I haven't had any issues with driver conflicts. The card does spin up to full speed until loading Windows (to load the drivers), but it isn't really that loud anyway. Once in Windows, the card is effectively silent. To offer a comparison, my IBM Thinkpad Laptop is louder than my entire desktop (Intel Q6600 with stock cooler, case fan) side by side. The card is significantly quieter than stock cards I've owned in the past, and just as quiet as my X850XT with an AFTERMARKET Zalman GPU cooler.

On a separate note, the card is quite long. It is precisely 9.15 inches from back of case to the end of the card. Make sure you have that much room in your case and won't be blocked by hard drives or otherwise.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best upgrade I ever made!, May 12, 2008

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James Clark (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews
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I finally jumped from an AGP bus to PCI-E. I upgraded from a PNY 6800GS unlocked to GT spec's, while that card was great this card is unbelievable! I now play all my games at max resolution, everything set to high, ultra high etc. No lag, skips dropping frames etc. Some of the games I have played;

Call of Duty 4 everything maxed
Battle for Middle Earth 2, maxed
Crysis, high settings (no skips jumps or crashing)!
Medieval II Total war: Kingdoms expansion, all settings maxed
Oblivion, no problem what so ever.

Before my current upgraded system, I could never play games at max resolutions or ultra high settings, games have never looked or played so well. Its like a whole new gaming experiance, I find myself pulling older games out just to see how they look. (Far Cry, Pirates!, Rome Total war just to name a few).

If you have an older Geforce or Radeon. You cannot go wrong with a 9600GT for the performance and price.

My latest (budget)gaming rig:
Intel E6600 Core 2 Duo @ 2.5ghz (got as a gift)
Mach Speed P4MST-890 MB
2 Gb of Centon DDR2 ram Dual Channel (Budget)
PNY 9600GT 512mb DDR3 PCI-E With PNY $40.00 rebate and Amazon reward points only $80.00!
Raptor 36GB 10,000rpm SATA (C, Windows drive)
WD 160GB 7,200rpm SATA (Gaming drive)
Soundblaster Audigy EX
Windows XP Pro SP2
Samsung 226BW 22" Flat screen monitor