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Key Specs
Product Height: 8 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Width: 10 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Length: 3 inches (The out of box length of the item. Length is measured as the longest dimension of the item.)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): NVIDIA GeForce 210 (Often referred to as a graphics card, a graphics processing unit (GPU) is the electronic circuitry responsible for manipulating and processing computer graphics/images and accelerating video decoding. Ultimately, a powerful GPU will provide a boost for anything involving visuals, including games, graphic design, and video editing.)
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU): NVIDIA GeForce 210 (Often referred to as a graphics card, a graphics processing unit (GPU) is the electronic circuitry responsible for manipulating and processing computer graphics/images and accelerating video decoding. Ultimately, a powerful GPU will provide a boost for anything involving visuals, including games, graphic design, and video editing.)
Model Number: BFGP210512E
Compatibility
System Requirements: Windows 7, XP or Vista; 512MB RAM; 50MB free hard drive space; PCI Express x16 graphics slot; CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive (The software that a product must have for it to be able to integrate with another product.)
Operating System Compatibility: Mac, Windows
Dimensions
Product Height: 8 inches (The out of box height of the item. Height is measured as the vertical distance from the bottom of the item to the top as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Width: 10 inches (The out of box width of the item. Width is measured as the horizontal distance from one side of the item to the other as it would be primarily used or placed.)
Product Length: 3 inches (The out of box length of the item. Length is measured as the longest dimension of the item.)
Product Weight: 2 pounds (The out of box weight of the item.)
Other
UPC: 876758004337
This graphics card features 512MB DDR2 memory for realistic images and a PCI Express x16 interface for high-speed processing. The HDMI output allows for connection to an HDTV.
Powered by the GeForce 210 graphics processing unit (GPU): For high-quality graphics power.
512MB DDR2 memory: To provide the memory needed for visual realism.
Customers admire the NVIDIA GeForce 210 512MB DDR2 PCI Express Graphics Card, but some have noted issues with overheating, leading to system shutdowns. The cooling fan has also been reported as a source of excessive noise and potential failure. These issues appear to be significant concerns for some users.
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Not easy to install
I had a friend buy this card because it had the HDMI port on it. We were using the VGA port during this attempt. After attempting an install we ran into an issue that when it booted to normal windows mode it wouldn't display anything and if left alone for a while (5 minutes or so) it would blue screen and reboot. I ended up calling tech support who walked through the normal steps of removing all the drivers and reinstalling them with no luck. I had to have her take this card back and get something else. It might work better on a different system but it didn't on the Dell Vostro 200 Series.
Posted by mark1973
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Noisiest Video Card Ever
I bought this card (NVIDIA GeForce 210 model BFGP210512E) for my HP Pavilion y6110p about 11 days ago because I was finding more and more that I was watching tv content online. I specifically chose this model over others because of it's price and the fact that it would output both VGA and HDMI.
The installation was easy and straight forward and I had no problems installing on a 64 bit Windows Vista machine.
Being new to having more than one display, it took me a while to learn about extended laptops and cloning one display based on the other. In the end, I used the extended desktop setting and if I wanted to watch a youtube video on my TV, I would just drag the window over to my HDTV and voila. I could keep working at my computer and still have the video out put to the TV.
I originally had a problem with the HDMI image being cut off at the top and sides. After some googling, I realized that there was a setting in the control panel for the card that would fix that.
I absolutely had no problems with the card until the last few days when the fan that cools the CPU on the graphics card started getting really noisy. I might not have noticed on another computer but I specifically bought the HP computer because of it's quietness and now all I can hear is that noisy fan. This is a deal breaker for me and I will be taking it back.
Posted by Chandler760
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decent card, but is it Windows 7 compatible?
Bought this card after seeing the PNY NVIDIA card was sold out in my area. I had to dig around online to see this card as "Windows 7" compatible. It's not on the front of the box, but it's boasted on the back of the BFG box. Bought it, removed my old ATI card, and it's working so far on my Pentium D system w/ Windows XP Pro SP3. The thing is, I ran Microsoft's Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor and it spit back a result saying this card is NOT Aero compatible. I didn't install my Win7 Pro upgrade yet, but I'm worried. The BFG box suggests that it's Aero compatible, though it doesn't explicitly say so. Works fine as an HD card so far - just keep the receipt in case Aero goes bust. I know I will. NOTE: my PC setup passed every other test necessary to run Aero, with the exception of the graphics card - just like my old ATI card.