 Home Theatre PC |
| Review Date: July 4, 2009 |
| Reviewer: N. Seal, |
| Purchased this for a home theatre PC. Works perfectly in Windows 7. What I liked the most is the HDMI connector on the board. If you install the full catalyist driver for the card you get up to 7.1 sound in the HDMI connection. One cable to your TV, for audio and video. Fits small form factor and full height exspansion slots. With the low price, HDMI and passive cooling. I don't think you can find a much better Video card for making a HTPC. |
Great Card Finally!!!!!!
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| Review Date: October 15, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Tricia B. Weigel, Baton Rouge, La. |
| I own a Dell 531s slimline desktop. And it has been a long process trying to find a video card that would fit into my case and work off of a 250watt PSU. Well this one was the one. With a little modification with the brackets that came with the card, it fit's perfectly in my machine. Installing was a breeze, then I went to the Sapphire site and downloaded the latest drivers and that was it. No troubles. Great card. So if you need a low profile card with low power consumption, this is the one. |
Bought this to be compatible with Windows 7 upgrade install
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| Review Date: December 6, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Elec geek, |
I upgraded a homebuilt computer with Windows 7 64 bit version and there was a compatibility issue during the install. I was not sure which component was at issue, but I took a chance and ordered a new video card which some of the reviewers had said worked with Windows 7. Sure enough, as soon as I installed this card, the rest of the Windows 7 install proceeded without a hitch.
The interesting thing though, is that I then used the problem child card in another computer that I was also upgrading, and the install for Windows 7 went fine with that computer. Message I think is that it is not just specific hardware that is an issue, it is the combination of hardware that can cause the conflict (motherboard, chipset, CPU, videocard, etc).
Anyhoo, I wanted a card with no fan (quiet is my mantra these days installed in my Antec Sonata case) and which also had HDMI out as well as DVI so I could stream netflix directly from this computer. Works like a champ. Cheap price and great performance for my needs (not a gamer, but lot of photoshop type work). |
Works as advertised!
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| Review Date: January 30, 2010 |
| Reviewer: MyTakeOnThis, |
| Works as advertised! NO problems at all. I used it to provide HDMI out put to my LCD and it works great. There have been no problems with drivers or installation and I am running Vista x64 Home premium. |
Worked perfectly in a Dell C521 and 64-bit Windows 7
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| Review Date: February 10, 2010 |
| Reviewer: S. D. Mayor, Chico, CA |
| I bought this card in order to spread my desktop across two monitors. The computer is a Dell Dimension C521 which has a small form factor case and only takes low profile cards with short brackets. Also, I'm running 64-bit Windows 7. After changing the bracket on the card, and routing the VGA to a second bracket in an adjacent empty slot (spare brackets come with it), it was completely plug-and-play. I didn't even have to put the DVD in to install drivers (It's like magic. Where do they come from?). Finally, I should point out that another reason for buying this card is the absence of a fan. I wanted it to be quiet, and indeed it is silent. |
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