Comments on: PNY XLR8 GTS 250 1024 MB PCI-Express 2.0 VGA + DVI Graphics Card VCGGTS2501XPB http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/ TECHNOLOGY TO THE LIMIT Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Eric Portenier http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/comment-page-1/#comment-8665 Eric Portenier Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:16:09 +0000 http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/#comment-8665 The GTS250 1GB card isn't the "latest and greatest" that Nvidia has on the market these days, but for the price, it was a great upgrade choice from my 512MB EVGA Nvidia 8600gts card. The card is very big and requires at LEAST a 450W power supply, so be aware that if you get this card, you may have to upgrade your PS as well. I went with a 550W power supply, and it is working well. You should also know that it is a double-wide card, so if you have other add-on cards in your PC, you may need to do some additional card moves to make this fit in your case. <br /> <br />As for the performance, honestly, I am very happy with the card. I do some gaming every now and then, and things like Left4Dead2, Modern Warfare 2, and recently even DragonAge:Origins run very well on my machine, thanks to this card. The processor is a AMD x2 5600+ with 3GB of Ram, and this card is a great addition to make these games run well on my machine. I have been able to max out the settings on L4D2 and MW2, and *almost* max out Dragonage:Origins. When I try to do highest settings in DA:O I get some choppy frame rates, but at "high" it runs just fine. I think that if I was to upgrade my CPU and Memory, this would fix those issues. <br /> <br />One other thing that I noticed about this card after first installing it was that it ran not hot, but very warm. This could have been due to the mid-sized case I have, but I also needed to add another fan to the case in order to draw more cool air through after installing this card. I think this is normal for any modern card these days though... more cooling is always better. <br /> <br />All in all, I think that this is a very good card, and I would recommend it to others looking for an easy way to achieve better graphics for not a lot of money. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 The GTS250 1GB card isn’t the “latest and greatest” that Nvidia has on the market these days, but for the price, it was a great upgrade choice from my 512MB EVGA Nvidia 8600gts card. The card is very big and requires at LEAST a 450W power supply, so be aware that if you get this card, you may have to upgrade your PS as well. I went with a 550W power supply, and it is working well. You should also know that it is a double-wide card, so if you have other add-on cards in your PC, you may need to do some additional card moves to make this fit in your case.

As for the performance, honestly, I am very happy with the card. I do some gaming every now and then, and things like Left4Dead2, Modern Warfare 2, and recently even DragonAge:Origins run very well on my machine, thanks to this card. The processor is a AMD x2 5600+ with 3GB of Ram, and this card is a great addition to make these games run well on my machine. I have been able to max out the settings on L4D2 and MW2, and *almost* max out Dragonage:Origins. When I try to do highest settings in DA:O I get some choppy frame rates, but at “high” it runs just fine. I think that if I was to upgrade my CPU and Memory, this would fix those issues.

One other thing that I noticed about this card after first installing it was that it ran not hot, but very warm. This could have been due to the mid-sized case I have, but I also needed to add another fan to the case in order to draw more cool air through after installing this card. I think this is normal for any modern card these days though… more cooling is always better.

All in all, I think that this is a very good card, and I would recommend it to others looking for an easy way to achieve better graphics for not a lot of money.

Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Tung Nguyen http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/comment-page-1/#comment-8664 Tung Nguyen Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:31:01 +0000 http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/#comment-8664 I have shop around fry's and other place for a decent card and to be honest, PNY wasn't my first of choice. I settled for this card because of the price amazon was offering. After 2 weeks of using the card, I love it. It is solid and stable running windows 7 64 bits never the less. Most card I get have driver problem with 64 bit OS but this card ran smoothly with out a hitch. I am dual screen with my 2 samsungs 24' and it still doing 7.1 score for win7 index. This is a great buy for a mid-end graphic. Rating: 4 / 5 I have shop around fry’s and other place for a decent card and to be honest, PNY wasn’t my first of choice. I settled for this card because of the price amazon was offering. After 2 weeks of using the card, I love it. It is solid and stable running windows 7 64 bits never the less. Most card I get have driver problem with 64 bit OS but this card ran smoothly with out a hitch. I am dual screen with my 2 samsungs 24′ and it still doing 7.1 score for win7 index. This is a great buy for a mid-end graphic.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]> By: Jason Wilkes http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/comment-page-1/#comment-8663 Jason Wilkes Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:34:18 +0000 http://g-forcetechtv.com/2010/02/06/pny-xlr8-gts-250-1024-mb-pci-express-2-0-vga-dvi-graphics-card-vcggts2501xpb/#comment-8663 When you want a value card that is going to work great, stop here. Great reliabilty, great FPS, looks awesome. <br /> Rating: 5 / 5 When you want a value card that is going to work great, stop here. Great reliabilty, great FPS, looks awesome.

Rating: 5 / 5

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