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PNY VCG62256AEB GeForce 6200 256MB DDR 64-bit DVI+ VGA AGP Graphics Card - Retail

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I was so pleased after ordering several other video cards trying to get one that was low profile for my slimline 1/2 height desktop. This one wasn't explicitly labeled for use in low profile, but not only did it fit, it came with the low profile split brackets, adapters, s-video and component converters......absolutely everything I needed. My agp factor was not easy to find a card for and this card is awesome considering the limitations of AGP. I would highly recommend anyone looking for a low profile AGP card to try this one.......it is PERFECT!!

I had an old (2004) Dell Optiplex GX270 that I used occasionally, running XP. I installed Windows 7, but the old GeForce 4 card was not up to Windows Aero. This new PNY card was just the (inexpensive) ticket to bring the graphics performance a bit closer to the present and Windows 7 had a driver for it. This card is probably more than I needed, but hey, the price was right!

It's nice that it has both DVI and VGA outputs (I used DVI) and it includes a dongle for compoent video output, not that I intend to use them. A DVI to VGA adapter is also included. I can see the appeal of the low-profile brackets to HTPC builders as well. For me, the use of a passive heatsink was a very strong plus as I like my systems silent.

No frills in the box - the CD has just drivers - but I just throw out the games usually included anyway!

My old GeForce MX 200 64MB Graphics Card would freeze video play during both streaming and normal movie files. With this new 256MB card, I haven't had a problem yet. Installation was easy and it kept my old Compaq 5410US from going to the scrap yard. Highly recommended for computers with the older AGP 4X slot.

The video card arrived quickly and was packed well. The PNY card doesn't boast a super frame rate or blistering graphics processing power, but it fits my older AGP motherboard slot, and meets my requirements to a T. It uses a gorilla sized heat sink instead of the more common electric fan for cooling. Both of this card's predecessors went to their reward because of fan failures after years of almost constant running.

The VCG62256AEB provides an excellent picture to a Samsung 22" LCD monitor. Installation was easy, with only the tight quarters of a four-slot motherboard hindering a perfect installation. Ubuntu and XP Pro recognized the card and used hi-res drivers immediately. XP performance was further enhanced with an update to the latest Nvidia drivers.

This weekend I added a Windows 7 triple-boot to the same computer. Win7 recognized the card, worked immediately, and ran smoothly from the start. The card is an excellent buy, solid performer, and easy to install. PNY has already sent the rebate.

My old CRT monitor (for Dell Dimension 4600C) started flickering too much and I wanted to replace the monitor. I realized later that the computer does not support widescreen resolutions and I did not want to replace perfectly working computer. I ordered this and upgrade went perfect. The low profile bracket was included and I did not shell out another $10 towards it. The upgrade was smooth and was over in 20 minutes. I had no intention to use graphics and just wanted to buy widescreen LCD monitor.

I am fairly new to working on computers. I don't know much. I can switch some hard drives from masters to slaves, add memory, just your basic run of the mill stuff when it comes to the inside of a computer. I'm learning as I go so I figured this would be the perfect oppurtunity to try and fix an old cpu running an integrated 32mb video card I was given. My motherboard had 3 pci and one agp slot. I read that the agp cards work a bit better than the pci's so I went for this one. I figured that is a reasonable price to get a computer doing what I need it to do, instead of tossing it and buying a new one. It was easy enough finding a video card that was AGP and DDR2, but unfortunately this system is a little old school and needed an AGP DDR card. Luckily after searching through all of them I found this one. It took a matter of minutes to hook it up and the videos and games play so smooth now. You can get driver and motherboard updates for it once you install it from the websites, which is a big plus. and the NVIDIA control panel lets you tweak it, until it works just right for your personal satisfaction.

I bought this card for an older system that I want to run for a couple of more years.It installed easy,runs my samsung 22" digital and within power supply requirements.The only con here is update.Most of the older systems may be on dial-up and the up-date is for all PNY cards (about 80meg).I have had this card for about 3 months and no crashes so far.

I needed to dust off an old Compaq desktop XP machine and use it. The computer has an Asus Salmon motherboard and sempron processor 1Gb ram and onboard SIS graphics. The SIS video out did not support widescreen monitors. After installing this video card widscreen monitor support was provided via DVI or VGA connectors. Large screen widescreen monitors are only supported via VGA connector due to the 1900 x 1200 resolution limit of DVI on this card. Up to 2048 x 1536 resolution is supported through VGA. This upgrade allowed me to upgrade this computer to Vista but the SIS motherboard drivers are not quite right. I knew this would be the case but it works well enough for what I need.

Tips: If going from onboard SIS graphics to support widescreen this upgrade is very good. If going from SIS graphics on a Vista machine this will not resolve the SIS issues related to the motherboard drivers.

2048 x 1536 resolution is supported through VGA
1900 x 1200 resolution limit on DVI

I put this in an Optiplex GX260 with a 2.4 GHz P4 processor and 512 MB of RAM and it plays Civilization 4 reasonably well. I suspect that if I upgraded the RAM, it'd play about as well as a modern computer, as long as you didn't try to do anything else at the same time.

I needed a half height AGP8x card for a SFF computer that I am using with my TV to watch TV shows and 'flix movies over the 'net. This card with a DVI to HDMI cable works perfectly. It installed easily, worked straight away and displays the full 1080p. I had to adjust the Windoze display DPI setting to get fonts large enough to read from 8 feet away. However, after that I was enjoying streaming TV and movies using an old computer with this card, the aforementioned cable and an audio mini-jack to RCA splitter cable. Streaming 1080p for $40, I am pleased. :)