PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB Video Card
by PNY
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Manufacturer: PNYPlatform: Windows
Model: VCG85512GXPB
Product 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)
- Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2 - Full Version
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (Disc Version)
- Quicken Deluxe 2010 [OLD VERSION]
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB Video Card
Customer Review: It is worth it if your a wow player
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a dell e521 that came with a 128b 7300le. I was constantly plagued with lag during games(mainly World of Warcraft). Funny thing is at times it would give up to 100fps,but would drop to 10fps at times.Weird huh.
Anyway, I had been looking for a video card for a while. Problem is what kind of card to buy that can use a 350watt power supply or do I buy a more powerful power supply and get a really good video card. I might as well get another computer ($60-$80 for a ps + $120 and up for a higher end video card and I'm still stuck with a 1yr old rig thats not meant for gaming anyway.
I almost made some bad choices, but luckily ended up finding this one. I just put it in rebooted and it installed itself. I did go to nvidia and download their beta driver for it. It has a few extra features. Now I run at 60fps to 80fps steady. It will occasionaly drop to 40fps, but thats cause of blizz's latest patch caused some problems. It isn't receiving the information quick enough. so it is working harder. My guild mates would discuss when their sytem would drop. All of ours would be within seconds of ech other (thanks blizz).
I don't watch movies very often, so I tested for this review. I put it Transformers and skipped to the end where the big battle seen is. Played it beautifully, not a stall, skip, or jump. It made me want to take my computer to my 42"lcd and use it instead of my dvd player. Computers put out much clearer graphics.
Those of yall looking for good video without having to gut your system. This is it. I use vista, but I imagine xp would be almost as simple to install. Don't cheese out spend an extra 20 bucks, dont get the $30 or $40 one,you'll be happy.
Almost forgot I don't know how it will do with higher end games like crysis or orange box, But if your want to play those you need a higher end sytem anyway.
edit:
I just ran the Vista Experience Index. I had a base of 3.1 and now it's 4.7. It's not the videos card lowering it now. It's the processor(4.7)and vista graphics(4.9).
The score for old video graphics (3.1) and the new one (5.2).
That's a huge jump.What a difference.
Description of PNY Verto GeForce 8500GT 512MB Video Card
| Play it and watch it in HD with a Verto GeForce 8500 GT 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. |  |
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