Inno3D Geforce 8500GT 800MHz 512MB Graphics Card - I-8500GT-H4F4D (Electronics)

Inno3D 8500GT The 8500GT is quite a capable card, it plays a lot of the newest games out, bioshock is playable for example, my pc can run doom 3 on ultra settings no problem now, thanks to this. There is a larger 1gb version, but the 512mb version, here, has a faster memory clock, which means it loads things faster, most games don't really need more than 512mb anyway. I thought the fan was very noisy, but this was because I had upgraded from a fanless card, its really ok. Install was easy, as it is a single slot height card, it also has the advantage of running without an extra power connector, which makes it ideal for slightly older computers. (At least a 350W Power supply is usually reccommended for this level of cards, I'm getting away with a 305W) It is a PCI-E card though, make sure you don't have an AGP slot! Its sure to give your games a kick, I upgraded from a 7300LE, and it shows. An upgrade from a 7900 though, may not be so noticeable. If I was buying again I would be tempted to shell out a little bit more and go for an 8600. Again, to give your recent games some go, its a great addition for an amazing price.

Great Price, Great product... Decent graphics cards normally come with a huge price tag, this card is perfect for the casual gamer. I'm using it my athlon 3200+ with 1gb ram and it works fine with call of duty 4. The graphics are comparable to PS3 & Xbox 360. You can even crank up a few of the detail settings and it's still good! The main reason I bought it though was not for games, it was because I needed a graphics card with HDMI output. It has Digital DVI as apposed to analog DVI, which means you can use a DVI-HDMI cable and connect it to your tv. The pictures GREAT on my 32" Samsung LCD. The Nvidia control panel is great for adjusting the display to fit your TV perfectly. Installation was a breeze! Just plug it in to the PCI Express x16 slot on the motherboard, switch on, let windows find the drivers itself by searching the cd you get in the box, and Bob's your mother's brother! I would recommend this card to ANYONE looking for a bargain card that does more than all other cards at the same price. Also although the picture of the box in the amazon detail page shows 256MB ram, you ARE sent the 512MB version. CHUNKY MEMORY. Stop using your integrated graphics card which shares your ram that your processor uses, GET THIS CARD!

Great Value For Money! I got this card to replace an ancient ATi heap, as a temp measure so Icould play some more recent games whilst I wait for the Nvidia 9800 GTX out later in the year, and what a difference. My previous card was so old I was only gettin 9 fps in Warcraft on highest settings, now get the maximum 60 fps, and also it plays Bioshock like a dream :) Unlike others I have had no problems with this card and Vista. A great buy!

Well done Amazon I never did receive this graphics card. Got lost in the post I would've thought. But I give five stars to Amazon to giving me a refund so quickly. Many thanks.

Good when it's working Well, this card sometimes works in Vista sometimes doesn't (check the web for the troubles with nVidia & Vista) - after disabling my motherboard's internal graphics the 8500 didn't display the bios menu & it was a waiting game to see whether Vista would appear. Initially it did, but recent Vista updates & nVidia driver updates have resulted in the card not producing any graphics at all. After hours of fiddling with BIOS settings I gave up & returned the card to Amazon for a refund.