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Sparkle GeForce 8400 GS Video Card
NVIDIA® GeForce 8400 graphics processors now offer the features of the GeForce 8 Series architecture for an incredible value. A superb for driving the Microsoft Windows Vista experience, the GeForce 8400 GS runs Vista features quickly and seamlessly, allowing you to play the latest Microsoft® DirectX® 9 and DirectX 10 games, and enjoy an outstanding HD DVD/Blu-ray movie experience.
Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is
compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't
work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa.
Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
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NVIDIA
Geforce 8400 GS
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8 series graphics processing units (GPUs) redefine
the PC gaming experience. With a revolutionary unified architecture and
full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 10 games, GeForce 8 series
GPUs deliver unprecedented performance, extraordinarily detailed environments,
and film quality game effects.
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NVIDIA
Unified Architecture
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry,
vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering an incredibly
true-to-life 3D graphics.
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NVIDIA
Lumenex™ Engine
Support for 128-bit and 64-bit floating point HDR with up to 16x anti-aliasing
delivering vividly realistic lighting effects while obliterating ‘jaggies’.
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Microsoft
DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders
Dynamic geometry creation smoothes surfaces and enables incredibly detailed
environments, shadows, and effects.
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NVIDIA
Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation deliver
amazing performance and visual effects such as smoke, fire, and explosions.
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Shader
Model 4.0 Technology
Get your box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader
performance and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 4.0.
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Reviewer:
Mike on
Sep 03, 2010
Customer Rating:
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I bought this video card so I could upgrade to windows 7 (my oon board Video was not supported. Not only do it work great but now I can run dual monitords without any problams. |
Sparkle video card brightens up Dell Dimension
Reviewer:
AMDQUADCORE on
Aug 11, 2010
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I was asked to install Windows 7 on an older Dell Dimension 8100 PC, after installing the OS I find out the on board graphics card wouldn't cut it. So I start to look for a budget graphics card that wont break the bank & came across the Sparkle GeForce 8400 GS Video Card. The card was Vista ready, Direct X 10, 512 megs of RAM and was cheap. I had some minor hiccups on the driver install but it gut figured out quickly. Its a great budget video card for basic upgrades & worth every buck. |
Good for the price and does what I need
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harley24 on
Aug 10, 2010
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Since installing the product, I am very satisfied. This video card does exactly what I needed, and the cost was just right. |
worked ok
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tazz on
Aug 09, 2010
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worked ok but added 20 degree's to the case temp. and ran very hot all so. the picture was ok but expected a better one. i have had 256mb unit's that were better then this. do your self a favor and spend a few extra bucks for a better one then this. |
Great For 4x monitor set up
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Greg on
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If you lookin for more screens this is the card for you, not gonna say its great for gameing thats why i have a 9800 gt.
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What You Should Know
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Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
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PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
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Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
card may look cool, it's the specs that matter! |
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Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard.
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here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.)
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here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot.
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here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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SPARKLE Computer Co. Ltd.
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SPARKLE Computer Co. Ltd.
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This product has a Lifetime Warranty.
Mfg Part No:
SFPC84GS512U2LP
UPC No:
4710710445256
Box Size:
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Shipping Weight:
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