Zotac ZT-95TEH3P-HSL ZONE GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2
Jan 18, 2010 in
Computers & Software
- SLI-H
- 512MB DDR2
- Heatsink
- ATX
- HDCP
Product Description
Experience phenomenal performance and brilliant graphics in silence with the ZOTAC GeForce 9500 GT ZONE Edition. Powered by NVIDIAs GeForce 9500 GT graphics processor, the ZOTAC GeForce 9500 GT ZONE Edition is ready to take on all 3D tasks with its 32 screaming-fast stream processors, backed by NVIDIAs Unified Architecture. PureVideo HD technology empowers the ZOTAC GeForce 9500 GT ZONE Edition with high-quality video playback capabilities, allowing you to view vibrant high-definition videos or experience standard-definition videos in near-high-definition quality…. More >>
Zotac ZT-95TEH3P-HSL ZONE GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2
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3 comments
Dana Humfleet on January 18, 2010 at 1:13 pm
I am running two of these in an SLI configuration. One alone gets a 3dmark score of 4,110. Two in SLI gets 6,320. I think my bottleneck is the CPU and not these cards. My computer is a nothing-special AMD running at 2.0 MHz. Strictly stock timing, no overclocking of anything.
I keep a big, slow-turning fan on them so heat and noise are not a problem. It’s a solid setup, and when I spend the big bucks for a top-shelf card, I’ll be able to make two of my friends very happy when I get rid of these. I am pleased with them, and the quality of this Zotac product. In fact, I am so impressed with the quality, I will look to Zotac first when I go to upgrade.
Erik R. Carlseen on January 18, 2010 at 2:46 pm
Since non-gaming video cards have pretty much gone extinct, I was looking for a decent option for my decidedly non-gaming desktop (I’ve gotten sick of all of the various DRM infections junking Windows up to the point where it’s unusable – All of my gaming is done on a PS3 now). I replaced my old malfunctioning GeForce 7000-series card with this one. No fan = no noise; I love it! I’m driving two monitors at 1920×1200 with no issues. As a nice bonus, my power consumption (according to the Kill-A-Watt monitor I use) dropped by 50 watts. For my needs it just wins all the way around.
A. Berger on January 18, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Erik and I were in the same boat (using two 1920×1200 60hz 32bit color LCDs) ASUS VW266H 25.5-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor – Black and benefited the same way using the card. An additional benefit going from my old 7300gt to this 9500gt is I can now watch screen filling 1080p HDTV video files without any hiccups, and my Intel CPU does not work as hard, so it’s noise making heatsink fan no longer need spin on high to keep it cool. Occasional gamers will be happy with this card too – I play an Unreal Engine based MMORPG on weekends, and can now keep up with the rest of the kids in battle.
I know that new desktops are way better than my 4 year old box, but I wanted to wait another year to upgrade because of several new high PSU powered bus improvements (PCIe3.0, USB3.0, SATA 6GB) that are coming – now that Windows 7 is out. You may have never heard of Zotac, but they make solid cards and this one comes with (not pictured by Amazon) a DVI-VGA and a DVI-HDMI adapter so don’t be alarmed by the dual DVI I/O that is needed to run today’s high res LCDs.
The only downside is their rebate checks take 4 Months to arrive.
What drives most buyers to use this 9500gt card is the power you get at low watts consumption, since many new cards require another 6-pin 75watt connection from the PSU, and 18amps on the PCIe bus to run properly (older machines lack that 6pin connector and only run the PCIe bus at 12amps). NVidia recognized this market niche and just came out with the new GT 240 EVGA GeForce GT 240 Superclocked PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card 512-P3-1242-LR line which may have worked fine on my 4 year old computer, but was cost overkill for my purposes. These new cards have whisper quiet chute fans, and a graphics performance triple compared to this older 9500gt product, so a serious gamer stuck with an older <350w PSU based machine, might want to consider this card instead.