Product Description

DVI VGA HDTV S-Video Outputs / 800MHz Frequency / 128-Bit Interface / DDR2 Memory / 450MHz Core Clock / PCI Express Bus / Built for Windows Vista nVidia Quantum Effects physics processing technology One dual-link DVI output to support a 2560x1600 resolution display nVidia PureVideo HD technology HDCP Capable for unsurpassed Blu-Ray and HD-DVD movie picture quality PCI Express support OpenGL 2.0 support nVidia ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) Built for Microsoft Windows Vista

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #270 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: PNY
• Model: VCG85512GXPB
• Dimensions: 3.20" h x 9.50" w x 11.40" l, 4.00 pounds

Features

• PCI-Express video card with 512 MB of 128-bit DDR2 memory
• Full support of Microsoft DirectX 9.0 and DirectX 10.0
• GigaThread Technology for extreme processing efficiency
• HD-DVD and Blu-ray movie playback capability
• Dual Link DVI for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600)

Amazon.com Product Description
The PNY Verto GeForce 8500 GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Card lets you play it and watch it in HD. This HDCP-capable graphics card features full support of DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 for games, plus the ultimate HD movie experience with HD-DVD and Blu-ray movie playback capability. It offers 512 MB of 128-bit DDR2 memory with a 12.8 GB-per-second memory bandwidth. It includes DVI+VGA+HDTV/S-Video outputs.

NVIDIA unified architecture allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to twice the gaming performance of prior generation GPUs. GigaThread Technology, with its massively multi-threaded architecture, supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs. NVIDIA SLI technology delivers up to twice the performance of a single graphics card configuration for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two cards to run in parallel. This must-have feature for performance PCI Express graphics dramatically scales performance on today’s hottest games.

PCI Express support is designed to run perfectly with the PCI Express bus architecture, which doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X to deliver over 4 GB-per-second. in both upstream and downstream data transfers. Blazing fast dual 400 MHz RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates--up to 2048x1536@85Hz, and dual-link DVI support lets you drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600. The GeForce 8500 GT was built and tested rigorously for Microsoft Vista.

What's in the Box
NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT graphics card, quick installation guide, CD-ROM (detailed installation guide PDF, NVIDIA Forceware drivers, DirectX 9.0c, NVIDIA GeForce demos, PNY and NVIDIA desktop wallpapers), DVI-to-VGA adapter, S-Video cable, and HDTV break-out pod.

From the Manufacturer

Key Features:

• NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology
• Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
• NVIDIA SLI-Ready
• 16x full-screen anti-aliasing
• True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
• NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology
• Single dual-link DVI output supports 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
• NVIDIA PureVideo HD technology*
• HDCP Capable**
• PCI Express support
• OpenGL 2.0 support
• NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
• Built for Microsoft Windows Vista
• Outputs: DVI+VGA+HDTV/S-Video

*Supported video software is required to experience certain features.
**Requires other HDCP-compatible components

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel or AMD compatible motherboard
• At least 512 MB system RAM
• A minimum 300W system power supply
• A PCI Express compliant motherboard
• 50 MB of available hard disk space
• CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
• Microsoft Windows 2000, XP
• VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor

What's in the Box:

• 8500 GT 512 MB PCIE graphics card
• Quick Installation Guide
• CD which includes:
  • Detailed Installation Guide (PDF File)
  • NVIDIA Forceware Drivers
  • Microsoft DirectX 9.0c
  • NVIDIA GeForce Demos
  • PNY and NVIDIA Desktop Wallpapers
• 1 DVI-to-VGA Adapter
• S-Video Cable
• HDTV Break-out Pod

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Customer Reviews

A perfect item
I bought this because the orange box games would crash using my integrated intel card, which was the weak point in my otherwise well equipped system. The card costs NOTHING considering what you get. It installed easily and I can now run anything I care to at the highest settings with unvarying smoothness. Almost any computer should have enough wattage to support it so you won't have to mess around with, god forbid, extra power cables, and the built in fan is more than up to the job.

The card comes with a color adjustment test in the settings panel. I tried it, and it gave me bad advice on the brightness, but once I cranked that back up I was astonished at how much better everything looked. Even icons have a warmth and 'pop' I couldn't have imagined before. No computer component has a lot of 'long term value' if that means running bleeding edge graphics in two to three years, whatever you may hear. This gets the job done now and a five hundred dollar card won't stay current all that much longer than it. I can't recommend this strongly enough.

Great Video Card
Works great in Linux Ubuntu and Windows Vista. Powers two 17" crt's at most usable resolutions, doesn't flicker, inexpensive, looks great and installed easily. PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB Video Card

Waiting For Return To Castle Wolfenstein II with my 8500
the most awesome thing about Nvidia is the Forceware drivers.
No need to have 15 different cd's lying around for 15 different Vcards.
Those of you knew to building your own system keep in mind that there is
NO magic video card that will make your system all better. You also need RAM
and a nice CPU on a good mainboard. For parents looking for a card for
their child's PC yes go ahead and get this one or up from here. You always
want to keep your hardware in sequence. You will have less headache's later
if you just bite the bullet and get a card that you can play at least one good
current game. Thanks to amazon you have the ability to wait a while and find
a much better deal than local retailers. Keep in mind local retailers have
current, new release items which explains the high prices. Just come to amazon
and find an item that was released a year ago and save much more money!!!