eVGA e-GeForce 8500 GT Graphics Card

Good graphic card

Strengths: Offer great graphical power with the price you pay it for.

Weakness: Probably will not satisfy the hardcore gamer who want more powerful graphic card.

I bought this for my nephew so he can play Oblivion on his computer (He was playing it on my laptop). It did the job but only at lower medium level. My primary reason to choose this over more powerful graphic cards were first, its cheap. I got it for quite cheap after applying those rebates, etc. Second, this graphic card does not need extra power supply to it. This was important since my nephew...

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Very good video card for htpc.

Strengths: Quiet, hdtv, DX10, dvi adapter, hdtv cable.

Weakness: No hdcp. Too slow for some games.

Very good video card for htpc. by roel415, from CA on Jul 6 2007 Good htpc card for hdtv. Gamers should look elsewhere. Got a good deal and I am very happy with this purchase.

Works well on my HTPC

Strengths: Able to handle all of my graphics needs without any stuttering.

Weakness: I cannot correct the overscan problem and am also unable to move the picture horizontally and vertically (the help menu shows this as an option, but these menu options do not show up in Vista).

Overall, it works well for my needs. The overscan and inability to move (vertically and horizontally pan) the image is annoying, but honestly, is more likely due to my own stupidity and inability to figure things out then an actual flaw in the card.

eVGA 8500GT

Strengths: DirectX 10 Card Cheap

Weakness: Not very powerful, only DDR2 and 128-bit

From price point of view, this is a decent DirectX 10 card. It performs fairly well in most games under normal to low setting. It is much much slower in comparison to 7600GT. It is basically the 8 series of 7600GS. Overall, Great Budget Card.

Great card, noisy fan

Strengths: Perfect for anyone is isn't an intense gamer, mail-in rebate makes the price very good. This is my first video card with a DVI connection and it makes a world of difference

Weakness: The fan is extremely noisy. I am currently looking for a GPU cooler that actually allows me to hear my music.

This card works great, my only complaint is that fan. It makes sense that the fan in so loud, it's very small and spins fast, so that means it's going to be pretty loud. Still, I have never heard a GPU cooler fan this loud.

Great card for the money

Strengths: DX10, price

Weakness: Performance for gaming

So the card isn't for serious gamers. That is clear. Yes, it will play Half-Life 2. It will even play Crysis to some level (I'd imagine). But at the same time, it's at least a couple of generations old in terms of performance in today's games.

NO WAY! Hunk o Junk!

Strengths: Cost I guess

Weakness: Not a gamer card * Just because the model numbers are higher/newer, dont think you are getting better/faster.

Spent half of the day trying to tweak the software of this little card and its truly an average card NOT IN ANY WAY A GAMER CARD. I have never OCed any of my hardware including this video card and it over heats playing UT2004 online. The frame rate is a whopping 27-40 fps during the game (OMG!). I upgraded (or so i thought) from a extreme 6800 which gives me 70-80 fps (no lag)...I called EVGA...

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GeForce 8500 GT Video Card (256MB, PCI Express x16,...

Strengths: Great for blu-ray and HD videos, SLI Ready, great picture

Weakness: none that I can tell

I would recommend this card to anyone who is looking for mid to budget video card. Its the best card for the money. EVGA extends the warranty for another if you register the card after you receive it. So really cannot beat it.