Excellent midrange card (XFX GeForce 7900 GT)

Member Name: zwl20

Product:	XFX GeForce 7900 GT
Date:	06/11/08 (32 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, reliable, handles many recent games

Disadvantages: Probably out of date on a new computer

I have had the XFX 7900GT (250mb) for 1.5 years and have been very satisfied. The 7900GT is said to be the best of the Geforce 7xxx series cards in terms of the price/performance ratio. It's a good gaming card which, despite not being directx 10 compatible, can play most games out there (with the exception of Crysis) on medium to high settings with decent frame rates. A note: I mostly play first person shooters which are the most demanding on PC hardware.
My computer setup is as follows:

AMD athlon 3500+
2Gb ram
XFX Geforce 7900GT
80Gb 7200rpm HDD, 500gb 7200rpm external HDD

So, not even close to top-end, yet enough to satisfy most gaming needs.
Advantages: Cheap, reliable manufacturer, XFX also offers lifetime warranty for all their cards if you register on their website.

Disadvantages: Large card, make sure it fits in your computer case before buying! (I managed to fit it into a mATX case, but only just!)
Also requires an additional power supply to plug into the main board. Setup instructions are minimal so make sure you are not caught out by this. The display will say 'insufficient power to gpu' if you don't plug in the additional power supply.

Summary: great mid-range card for directx 9 games. Has now been superseded by the 8xxx series, but still an excellent card to look out for in 2nd hand computers!

Summary: Look out for this in cheap second hand computers

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