Advantages: Price, performance, Everything Disadvantages: None to say
GeForce 8400 GS
Quick review = A very good performer for its price
Main Specifications
This is taken from XFX's website.
Chipset
GeForce? 8400 GS
Memory Clock
800 MHz
Clock rate
450 MHz
Shader Clock
1200 MHz
Memory
256MB SUPPORTING 512MB
Fill Rate
3.6 billion/sec
Memory Bandwidth
6.4 GB/sec
Memory Type
DDR2
Memory Bus
64 bit
RAMDACs
400 MHz
Output
VGA, DVI, HDTV
Highlighted Features
Vista , RoHS , HDCP Ready , HDTV ready , Low Profile Compatible [bracket not included]
Hands On Review
I owned this card, but not now since i upgraded my PCto sport a GeForce 280. Take me, this card was a very good performer for its price. I got it around for 100 USD approx. including tax here in my place. It played almost all new games very well. Its not possible to get a good ...
nishanthl21111987 11.11.2008
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of XFX GeForce 8400GS
Advantages: Good quality, plays games on relatively high, not too big, cheap Disadvantages: Very loud
Right, where to begin?
I bought this card last year around october and since then, I have had no problems with it until recently, where I took it out of my case, having finally been irritated too much by its extreme sound. Maybe it was just my card, but it was VERY loud. The computer was loud with it in, now its a very nice hum.
The card was very good, with a decent picture and good with playing games like Halo Combat Evolved, Hitman 2 and it played Half Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source quite well. I also used the nVidia control panel and maxed out the global settings, and it still ran perfectly. When I monitored the temperature of the card, I was surprised to see it quite high, around 65* and that was when it wasn't being used.
So overall, my only issue has been that its sound level was very high, but I believe it was something grating ...
Advantages: Quality performance without breaking the bank Disadvantages: Will not satisfy hardcore gamers, poorish installation guide
Well recently my trusty old (and I do mean old) NVIDIA GeForce 5 card gave up the ghost. TO be honest it wasn't a total disaster, as I had been waiting for it to fail to give me an excuse to replace it. The graphics card was the last thing on my PC to update, and so I started the process of reading reviews, and magazines to try and find a quality replacement without breaking the bank.
My search led me to the NVIDIA GeForce7800GS card. I believe that the NVIDIA cards are the market leader when it comes to graphics, and so I have always been brand loyal to them. Now I wanted something which would not become obsolete within a couple of weeks of purchase, yet I wasn't prepared to spend £400+ on the top of the range cards as I do not play massive amounts of games which would require such power. That is why I found this card to be perfect ...
Product Information for "XFX GeForce 7800 GS Extreme Edition" »
Processor / memory
Graphics Processor / Vendor
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS
Clock Speed
440 MHz
RAMDAC Clock Speed
400 MHz
Video Memory Installed
256 MB
Technology
GDDR3 SDRAM 256-bit
Memory Clock Speed
1.3 GHz
Manufacturer's product description
The NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GPUs supercharge gaming - delivering unparalleled performance and advanced visual effects for next-generation games. Featuring a revolutionary superscalar architecture and backed by the NVIDIA ForceWare software, the GeForce 7800 GPUs deliver ultra-realistic effects, unmatched features, and rock-solid stability so you can play your game the way it's meant to be played. Look for special bundles at participating e-tailers!
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