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(More customer reviews)Considering that this is the same item as the one I purchased from Staples, product code VCG84512SPPB, then this is an awesome card. It is a PCI card and my understanding is that this is one of the older interfaces on motherboards. PCI-e(PCI-Express) is not the same as plain ol' PCI. I installed this graphics card on Windows XP Service Pack 1. With all of the drivers I could get through microsoft update and off the CD, I still could not change the color to 32-bit. It would only allow me to have 4 bit. And at this setting, no computer games could run. After trying to reinstall this card many different ways with consulting PNY I finally discovered it on my own. I went directly to the Nvidia website and downloaded a 70MB driver update for this card in particular and ran it. Finally I got to choose the settings for the display and the desktop features it provides are awesome. It has a separate control panel to make your desktop windows move more fluidly. You could even "throw" windows into different corners. TO install this properly I had to set the BIOS' Primary Video Adapter to "auto." Depending on the type of computer, it may be a little different wording. The box comes with a note to do this. To get into BIOS, when the computer starts up you have to tap F2 when prompted. It may be different depending on the computer. I guess BIOS is also known as CMOS. Before installing the hardware in the computer, disable the integrated graphics adapter if there is one. This can be done by right clicking on my computer, click manage, then device manager, highlight display adapters, click the + to expand and disable it. If you are going to use two monitors, you can plug another monitor into the original VGA port because of course you want to plug your primary monitor into the graphics card to allow it to work with your games. Then re-enable the old graphics adapter to allow another monitor to work off that one. This week or so ordeal I had with getting my card to work properly was not fun and driver problems are not an uncommon I hear, but I came away successful.
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PNY Verto GeForce8400 GS 512MB PCI graphics card delivers unprecedented performance, extraordinary detailed environments, and film quality game effects. NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology provides outstanding picture clarity, ultra-smooth video, vivid color, and precise image scaling that combine for an explosive gaming or Blu-ray movie experience. With a revolutionary unified architecture and full support for DirectX 10 games, this GPU has all the features of the GeForce 8 Series at an incredible value.
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