EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card
- PCI-Express video card with 512 MB of 64 bit DDR2 memory
- Full support for Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader Model 4.0
- True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
- PCI-Express and Open GL 2.0 support
- 2 dual-link DVI outputs support 2 2560 x 1600 resolution displays
Product Description
The e-GeForce 8400 GTS from EVGA brings you the latest in graphics card technology from Nvidia. Engineered for the casual user your system will be able to handle high definition digital video, and Windows Vista with aplomb. The features of the 8400 GTS 512-P2-N738-LR include the 64-bit GeForce 8400 GTS(459MHz clock) chipset, 512MB of 64-bit DDR2 memory with a 400 MHz clock with an effective rate of 800 MHz, PCI Express x16 compatibility, integrated NVIDIA TV encoder with HDTV, S-Video, and Composite outputs, DVI-I connector, 6.4 GB per second memory bandwidth, NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology, Full Microsoft DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0 support, 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range HDR lighting, NVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology, NVIDIA PureVideo technology, OPEN GL 2.0 support, and NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver architecture. Built for Microsoft Windows Vista. Requi… More >>
EVGA 512-P2-N738-LR GeForce 8400 GS 512MB DDR2 PCI-Express Graphics Card
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5 comments
Matthew C. Jacobs on December 10, 2009 at 3:42 pm
This card can easily match some of the more higher end cards around the 100-120 dollar range. So its good in my opinion. However, the inconvenience I had to go through with this card really put me out of my way. I was expecting this card 3-5 business days when I ordered. I didn’t get it for 2 whole weeks. Know why? Because Ace Digital Photo had ran out of cards, and didn’t notify me about it until I emailed them one week later which was Monday, found out they were out of that unit. Claimed they sent me a email and such to let me know, but I received nothing, so I couldn’t cancel my order to get something else.
I didn’t want, I NEEDED this card on time, but it didn’t work out that way. And they didn’t even cover my shipping for having to wait 2 extra weeks. This is my first time doing business with ADP, and first impressions mean everything to me. I doubt I will do anymore business with ADP.
Yu Sun on December 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm
I am not an expert on video card, but the performance is a little disappointing. It did not improve a lot for my soccer game.
Ronnie D. Hinkle on December 10, 2009 at 6:39 pm
ok heres the deal. i researched this card alot at evga website specs say it is 64 bit card but doesnt have -LR at the end so dont know if that is true. I beleave it to be a 128 bit card being that other sites also state it and the size of chips on card. can play doom 3, cold war at high settings with no lag and many other games. system specs: pentium d 925 3.0 ghz duel core cpu,asus motherboard, 160 gb hd, 2 gb 667 ddr2 ram, dvd-rom, dvd-rw, 3.25 floppy/ card reader 585watt power supply, custom case with temp.5 case cooling fans.
K. Gittins on December 10, 2009 at 8:25 pm
I had (I think) an unusual problem – after couple weeks, my Samsung SyncMaster 216BW monitor would look “smudged”. It was still sharp, but looked like a shadow or smudge off to the right of letters or graphics. If I unplugged the analog cable from the computer for a minute, the monitor was fine for another couple weeks.
So, I thought getting a graphics card would allow me to use a DVI cable and solve the problem. It solved the problem as the monitor no longer went into its occasional “smudge mode”.
A new problem developed, however. Although there is no noticeable difference in image sharpness with the DVI input over analog input (not the problem as the image was always very good), the quality of the image has gone down. If a screen has a gradient background, for instance, there are noticeable tone divisions that I never had with the onboard graphics adaptor. It gives my digital pictures a sort of “paint-by-numbers” effect, which obviously is not desirable. There are some tests and settings available, but nothing obvious to fix this issue (that I can determine).
The card is easy to install, and allows the user to change settings specific to many games, and has a built-in fan. It might have a good application, but was not good for me.
1/11/09 – went back to the built-in system because of the banding issue. No smudge problems with a different cable. Oh, well…
N. Banta on December 10, 2009 at 10:17 pm
I purchased this video card to replace an aging geforce model I purchased years ago. I have had nothing but problems. The fan started going out after a few weeks. I tried getting tech support to help, but nobody at tech support ever responds.
Will never purchase another GeForce or BFG product due to my experience.