© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/Graphics_Cards Recent content written about Graphics Cards en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_439814164100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author yrly - If you have an old AGP based computer your choices of a video card are somewhat limited, especially if you are looking to extract the most available performance from your system. VisionTek offers one of the few true higher performance upgrade solutions... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439814164100 Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:03:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439814164100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_439536488068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lifewillbeok - The Visiontek Radeon HD2600 Pro is very mediocre for the price. It also appears to be quite inconsistent. Running 3D rendering software for work, the card works great! My programs run smoothly, including Windows Vista (DX10). However, I also do do a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~439536488068 Sat, 2 Aug 2008 01:04:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_439536488068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437729136260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thrasher32 - Geek is as Geek does Being the geek PC gamer that I am, I keep up with all the latest CPU and graphics news via tech websites like AnandTech, Tom's, ExtremeTech, and many others. Lately the buzz has been all about ATI/AMD's newest addition to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437729136260 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:13:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437729136260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437543341700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chillyxpress - NB: I am using a non PCI-E version of this card. My system: IBM Netvista Pentium 4, 1.8GHz 1gb DDR2 ram 80gb 7200rpm hdd Asus DVD writer Floppy drive Windows XP 32 bit 200 watt PSU If you're in the same boat as me then your... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437543341700 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:46:11 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437543341700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437384547972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author truegenius - Several months ago, I bought a Pinnacle HD TV PCI card for my desktop computer. The card comes with software to record video to your computer's hard drive, in effect, making it a miniature DVR. Your recording capacity is the size of your drive, and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437384547972 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:42:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437384547972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437368950404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author agrainofsalt - I bought the eVGA GeForce 8600gt about 6 months ago, and the prices have continued to plummet on this card. I made the upgrade about the same time that I switched to a dual-core processor and upgraded to 2 gigabytes of RAM memory. For medium-duty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437368950404 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:19:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437368950404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435684347524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author everlasting18 - Well it's been a long time since I've broken down and upgraded my computer, but alas I finally did it and I can safely say I'm very happy I did. First off if your like me and bought into AGP a few years ago only to be told about 4 months later AGP was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435684347524 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 16:33:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435684347524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433897639556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Gr8ful - The time has come for my biannual &#147full-sweep&#148 upgrade where I build myself a new system and pass along my previous system to the next in line and their previous system to the next and so forth. Every two years (roughly) I build a complete new... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433897639556 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:25:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433897639556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433833873028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - I'm not a gamer so why buy a Higher end Graphics card About the only game I play is Chess(which still beats me). So I don't need Directx 10 or higher performance. But what I do want is HDCP compliant video card. By using Vista X64 Ultimate/Home... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433833873028 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:00:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433833873028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433810738820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mdbrown - The video card market changes so rapidly that today's bargain is obsolete and in need of replacement tomorrow. Such is the case here. I purchased the HIS HD3850 3 months ago at the then bargain price of $135. It was a tremendous price/performance... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433810738820 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:06:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433810738820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432188984964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nonedude - WHY BUY NVIDIA? The Nvidia brand name has been a mainstay for a long time. Whether you have built-in motherboard graphics or a video card installed in your computer. Chances are it&#146s been engineered by Nvidia (or possibly &#147ATI&#148... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432188984964 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 23:34:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432188984964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431117405828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author a72cutlas - What can I say? The 8800GT 512mb card is awesome! It will definitely boost your frames per second in any game you play. And if you buy a nForce 7 series MB the AMD Overdrive utility makes overclocking easy as solitaire. I'm not an avid gamer, just a few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431117405828 Fri, 23 May 2008 05:48:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431117405828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431023165060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sagaliba - I have had bad experience with GeForce cards without cooling fan. They tend to overheat after a long period of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431023165060 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:23:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431023165060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428533321348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mitchbtu - When looking for a inexpensive graphics card, this is at the top of the heap. If your using on-board video, this is a HUGE upgrade. This card will play all the modern graphics intensive games like Call of Duty 4, and Crysis. There are alot of more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428533321348 Fri, 2 May 2008 11:35:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428533321348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_426566979204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author magplaid - Video games lately have been more about fancy graphics than gameplay it seems. The system requirements for these are incredible, some needing a huge 256mb video ram minimum and barely running correctly. Lately I have been wanting to play games on my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~426566979204 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:14:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_426566979204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425393622660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ayk1987 - It sucks, you have a motherboard with an archaic AGP slot. And all the new video cards are on PCI-Express. If you need to upgrade your game, don't toss out your PC yet, the 7600GT hauls. It's power efficent drawing only 35 watts at peak so you only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425393622660 Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:07:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425393622660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425000341124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author fsustriker - This Graphics card is the best one that I have ever had. This has helped me in my gaming, in my computer speed, and just in general for watching movies. This Card is NVIDIA&#174; Ready. This card is easy to install, for all you have to do is plug in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425000341124 Sat, 5 Apr 2008 16:56:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425000341124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408542744196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author fatside - My two 6600GT ASUS video cards in SLI work better than the BFG 8800 GTX. My computer rarely lagged in BF2 and 2142. Now it lags with the new BFG 8800 GTX. I ran FRAPS to see what the frame rate is, and the FRAPS runs in the 30's. The card is a piece of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408542744196 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 03:22:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408542744196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_421584146052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author josheya - Intro: EVGA is a very well-respected name when it comes to graphics cards. They are also finding much success in the motherboard arena as well, mostly because of their fantastic support. They, like BFG Tech, another company I have a few experiences... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~421584146052 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:39:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_421584146052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419334819460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author okiealan - Although there is a good following for PPUs and over 100 game titles supported that maybe changing as of today! Nvidia is not saying what plans they have if any for this technology now that they own it. This is not a good sign for the current cards out... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419334819460 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:45:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419334819460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419213512324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author josheya - Intro: BFG Tech has been making quality graphics cards for years. Many gamers are familiar with and appreciate BFG's low DOA rate vs. other manufacturers. They also have an excellent lifetime warranty, whereas many companies only offer two or three... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419213512324 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:09:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419213512324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_419166654084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author darrellydoo - I bought this card for a new core 2 Quad computer build. After the build was complete, I didn't even have enough time to get the driver in before the card was over heating and cutting out. After a couple of hours of trying to sort out the problem, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419166654084 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 20:31:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419166654084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418914799236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author moriahj - well i bought this card a month ago and it works good i can play these games: World of Warcraft on Highest graphics............Rating:Fas <br/>t <br/> Tiberium Wars On Medium........Rating:Average The First Decade All games On High.........Rating:very Fast... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418914799236 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:51:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418914799236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416557665924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chazyouwin - A few years ago, I made the mistake of buying a $400 Dell desktop with integrated graphics and only PCI slots for an office. I was forced to purchase, almost immediately, a 128MB Nvidia FX5500 FX card. That ultimately proved not capable. Today I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416557665924 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:35:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416557665924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415522459268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author tommysc - Nvidia's Geforce 8800 series graphics cards are a force to be reckoned with. This card truly is a beast! I am writing this review from the perspective of your average gamer / PC user. I do have some PC know-how, but I will not confuse you with all... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415522459268 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:04:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415522459268?linkin_id=8003929