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I sent it back to PNY and they sent me a replacement. I have also tested the broken 9600s (when possible) on other computers and had errors there as well. I do not know if it's just bad luck or there's something wrong with this series of card, but I somewhat regret buying this particular model.The original card I received worked fine for a few months, then it started crashing and locking up my computer when I played certain games. I bought this product back in December of 2008 and since then I have had to return it to PNY for RMA replacement three times. However, that doesn't make up for the fact that in the last three months I've spent more time waiting for the replacement card to arrive than I've spent actually using it. I also had no problems with the previous card, made by MSI.
So far it's working well, with only a couple random lockups of my computer (which may be driver-related, I'm currently testing).To make sure it wasn't a problem with my computer, I bought a second video card from a different manufacturer (EVGA) and had no issues whatsoever.
That card worked fine for a couple weeks until the cooling fan failed and the card melted itself.
While my confidence in them has been shaken due to this product, I must admit that their RMA procedures are quick and easy.
I am currently running on the fourth card.
Only with the PNY 9600GT have I had this happen.I heard that PNY makes quality products, which is why I bought from them.
The third card I received had graphical glitches and artifacts the instant I installed it.wouldn't even boot to Windows without locking up.
I am currently running on the fourth card.
I am not sure I will buy from them again, and if this card fails I will RMA it one last time and just sell the replacement on Ebay after I buy another card from another manufacturer.On the bright side, when the cards worked, the performance was excellent.
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It does everything it's advertised to do and more. I achieved 60 frames per second. This card is absolutely beautiful. First off, somebody else wrote about a "jet engine" noise, and I have no idea what that's about. Even X-Plane likes this card, and X-Plane is hard to please sometimes. I did a stress test in Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, which uses Valve's "High Dynamic Range Rendering" technology, which is a whole new level of lighting control and graphics attached to their Source engine, and maxed out the graphics.
My Valve games (like Half-Life 2) look great and I get absolutely no lag.
It's quiet, fast, and has decent VRAM.
Also while playing some of my other first-person shooters, like Call of Duty: World at War, I was able see things I never noticed before using my old setup, like heat-ripples from gunfire.
My machine is as quiet as it was before.
I was in awe.
Every problem I had with my old card is solved now.
I am impressed beyond words.
Even older games like the first Half-Life look great.
One of my favorite parts of this thing is the cable that plugs into a special S-Vid on the back and lets you output video in standard s-video, RCA, or PbPrY, which is great because I do a lot of video editing.nVidia does it again.
This is a great video card, especially for the price.You would find this card priced brand new at around 130-150 are local stores or anywhere else besides amazon.This card is pretty big, and is quite loud though. Uses a 6pin connector into the card and than it converts the 6 pin into a 4 pin molex. You may need a fairly good power supply of at least 400w for enough power and to keep your system nice and cool, because this card generates lots of heat and uses a good amount of power.It also comes with the drivers on the installation disc, of course and lots of bonus material. Make sure you have adequate space in your case so your card fits. It runs at almost twice the performance of your Geforce 8600 series cards, so it would be cheaper to buy this and less power consumption than SLIing 2 8000 series cards.Another thing I like to add, I got the free 2 day shipping on this and got the card the very next day. Its about 5 inches long I think. But to me performance is all that matters so its not really a inconvenience. So you will also need 2 available 4 pin molex connectors with your PSU.
It also requires its own power source from the PSU. It comes with a Y Adapter power connector for that purpose. Mainly just high definition Geforce wallpapers and some videos.For those who need a affordable high end card for gaming, or intense video editing this is the card to get. Which was a super plus to get it a day ahead of schedule.So last though, if you want performance over anything else this card will not let you down.
I bought this card from Amazon about two months ago. I noticed a very big improvement from my PNY 6800 GS card. I used Riva Tuner Software to over clock it and it performs almost as well as the 9800 series, but at a much lower cost. I recommend it for lower budgets. Worth the price 100%. My games took on a whole new look.
Great deal-Card worked great-as far as noise.-I dont get it. I have 2 cards running SLI and I'm not getting any. I hear a fan--WOW--I can tell people that are interested in buying, my Keyboard makes more noise typing than my pc.This seems to be a really GREAT card for the money (and with a $[.].)- the price was even better.
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