EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR

I recently had a XFX Geforce GTS 250 burn out on me, and needed an emergency, drop-in replacement. It was tough to find a card which matched or exceeded the specs of the original card without busting the bank, but this one fit the bill at an amazing performance-to-price ratio. It was easy to install, and after updating the nVidia graphics drivers (no need to use the CD), everything was back up and running, along with my original graphics settings profiles. I was pleasantly surprised that even though on paper this card has similar benchmarks, most games run much better than on the previous card (the old card still retails as double the price of the Geforce GTX 650!). Not only is the performance-to-price ratio impressive, but the performance-to-power-consumption ratio is high as well. It draws less power from the power supply and runs much quieter. Games tested so far: Planetside 2 - PhysX works correctly on this card (particle effects), whereas the previous card had some issues. I was also able to turn on fog shadows, ambient occlusion, and bump up most settings from medium to high while staying at 30 FPS. Both cards supported turning motion blur on. fs2_open 3.6.18 (open source upgrade of Descent Freespace 2). I turned on all graphics options available on this game, including new experimental features, and it looks absolutely amazing while being silky smooth. The old graphics card would occasionally stutter when switching from one capital ship to another. Conclusion: This card is a great value if you want to boost performance on an aging system, or as an affordable replacement for a bad video card or on-board video card. It supports modern features (physX, CUDA, the latest versions of directX and OpenGL), and should play most new games with medium to high settings at 30-60 FPS. The large amount of ram on this card should reduce stuttering when moving around an environment with lots of high-resolution textures.

I was looking for a good graphics card that was going to be able to handle HD quality imaging and online gaming onto my 55" HDTV. I came across this graphics card in my search and i believe i bought it for under $100. That was my goal at least and i'm pretty sure that's very close to what i paid. Regardless, I built my own pc with an 8 core processor, 8 gigs of memory and 550 watt power supply. I originally put in a $30 graphics card that i think must have come with the barebones kit. It was fine for the movies and photography but i knew it wouldn't be enough to play games like EQ2, SWTOR, LOTRO, and many other graphic intense online games. I wanted to max out my graphics settings without spending a fortune to do it. The 8 core and 8 gigs of memory help but i needed a graphics card that could handle to shadowing and detail without burning up. I read tons of reviews and comparisons and eventually came to the conclusion that for the money, this was the best bet. To get a noticeable difference in graphics i'd have to jump up to the big dog graphic cards costing hundreds and hundreds of dollars. I believed that i could achieve what i needed personally for these games and any other graphic intense projects i had, on this graphics card. I could have spend $400 and got something i knew would be overkill or i could take a shot on this one and hope my research paid off. In the end, This graphics card works wonderful. Every game i play on the PC works wonderfully on max graphics and no lag. I haven't even had to tweak it or overclock it. My PC stays nice and cool the entire time i use it, regardless of what i'm using it for. I highly recommend this graphics card to anyone that has a decent built computer and enjoys playing PC games or online games that are memory intense. There are better graphics cards out there but they will cost you a bunch! Maybe someday down the road i will have to upgrade it eventually if they come out with a game it can't keep up with but i think I've got plenty of time before i get to that point. Maybe i can overclock it a little? I was slightly hesitant when i first bought this but if this review can help someone like myself out there, get a great quality graphics card without having to worry if it will run games like the games i mentioned, then that will be great.

I bought this card around a year ago to upgrade from integrated graphics. I have to say it was a huge improvement. I can play Battlefield 4 on medium settings at about 30-50 FPS on a 1600x900 resolution. The thing about this card is that frames tend to drop down into the 20s on a 1080p resolution on newer titles. The card has been on the market for about 4 or 5 years, so if you want to play the latest titles in 1080p and ultra settings, this card won't do the job. If you're on a budget and you can't afford a badass graphics card, then consider buying the GTX 750 ti 2gb. It isn't much more money than the 650 (maybe $20-$30 more) and it will run newer titles in 1080p just fine. the link to the GTX 750 ti is at the bottom of the review. If you can't afford the extra $20 or $30 for whatever reason, the GTX 650 1GB card isn't bad. keep in mind that the 650 has 384 cuda xores and the 750 ti has 640 cuda cores so an extra bit of money for the 750 ti is very much worth it. GTX 750: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-750Ti-GDDR5-Graphics/dp/B00IDG3IDO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424093144&sr=8-1&keywords=gtx+750+ti

Looking for a replacement board for a dead ATI (the second Radeon to fail in some manner in less than 4 years) in our desktop Dell, I decided to go nVidia this time around. Hadn't really heard of EVGA but their products were pretty much everywhere and garnering very positives reviews. Initially tried a lesser 610 graphics card with 2GB of GDDR from them...ended up being an utter failure on our i7. Constant crashes and system freezes, even with Windows Aero disabled. And certainly streaming any sort of video content was impossible to do without the computer locking up, which is about the heaviest lifting that this computer does (it's not used or set up as a gaming computer). After that debacle I really didn't want to go with EVGA a second time, but Amazon had this one at a decent price so I bit...and I'm glad that I did. Installed easily enough, and it worked perfectly from the word 'go'. Video response is extremely fast with none of the slight delays and hesitations that the last Radeon--which was nearly twice the price when it was purchased--did in this Dell when viewing content streamed off the web or working in graphics-intensive apps. Zooming within graphics editors and usability within video editing software has never been better. AutoCAD, SketchUp and Revit operations are far more seamless. This card quite simply makes the user experience on this box so much more enjoyable than what we had previously. While I doubt that we'll ever set up this computer for any sort of intensive gaming activities, this card makes me think that I could, and that the experience would be very satisfying.

i bought this to replace a 9500 gt because the fan on it died, installed the thing, took a bit to get the driver to install, and so far i like it, except for one thing....., the quality on the mHDMI is TERRIBLE, it did support a higher resolution than vga on my 19 in lcd tv, but the refresh rate was only 30hz and the picture was interaced when this tv is 720p. disappointed in the quality of the hdmi connection, i expected alot more quality than that from an uncompressed connection...... ended up using my dvi to vga adapter and that still is alot better quality than the "hdmi" connection, and i know its not the hdmi cable. in conclusion, other than the failed mhdmi quality, this card is a very good upgrade if you are on a limited budget like myself.

I got this video card as part of a budget build that I was doing. For 115 bucks plus the rebate, this is a good deal for a budget card that has good features and speed. This particular video card went into an ASUS B85M-G motherboard with no issues. I added an Intel I5-4430 CPU, Kingston Technology HyperX 8 GB (2x4 GB Modules) 1600 MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Kit with no issues into the board along with a Seagate Barracuda 3 TB HDD SATA 6 hard drive. After connecting all the cables and turning on the machine, I had no issues with compatibility or hardware problems. I am using Windows 7 Home premium as the OS. Keep in mind that your power supply needs a PCI power adaptor to plug into the board as it requires one connection. I used the EVGA 500 B 500 watt power supply which powers this card with no issues. Also you will need a mini HDMI to HDMI cable if you wish to get the full HD capabilities of this card which helps eliminate cables for sound as HDMI can do both video and sound through the same cable as opposed to the DVI connection. The video card features: Core Clock: 1058 MHz 1024MB GDDR5 128-Bit Memory Clock: 5000 MHz CUDA Cores: 384 PCI-Express 3.0 Unfortunately EVGA has gone away from lifetime warranties on a lot of these card but this card does feature a 3 year warranty. By no means is this a high end card but for the money you can't beat this card especially if you are building a machine that can handle most things at a budget price.

I am not new to EVGA Vid cards. This purchase was intended for a mid range desktop that doesn't see any gaming. While overkill for its intended purpose, it appeared to be a good value at it's price point. I have had nothing but stellar experience with EVGA cards in the past. Based on cursory review, this card appeared to fit the users needs. (Build was for Mom) Unfortunately, I can't attest to the cards gaming performance since we never got past the sound of its fan. The card sounds like a jet engine regardless of the fan % setting specified. It sounds like a hairdryer on it's high setting. This is with fan % set to 21% (lowest setting), system idle, core temp 22-24c. At the lowest setting, the fan is screaming. I paired it with the latest forceware drivers and EVGA PrecisionX 4.0.1. Change the fan % to 70% and speed increases, but there is only a discernable change in the pitch of the fan sound. Overall, it still sounds like it wants to tear itself out of the case. Literally! After visiting the EVGA forums, I see this complaint has been mentioned by many users who have this series, 650, 650Ti, and SC. As of this writing, there are no performance related bios updates, fan unlockers, etc available. Others might be willing to accept this, but the noise this thing generates is intolerable for anyone who is expecting a quiet workspace. I understand fan speed increases when the card is being pushed, but several family members actually asked me "what is that noise"? when they entered the room... PC sitting idle. If you don't mind fan noise that dominates your environment, this card might be right for you, but if you are accustomed to quiet until you start gaming... you will not be happy with this card. Note: The video was shot with an iPhone 5 held approximately 1 foot from the back of the case. Case sitting in the middle of the room and is not near any walls or obstructions that might reflect sound. This is how it sounds from the moment the power button is pressed. System idle, core temp 22-24c. **Edit - I untimately opted for a GTX660 FTW Sig2 (my z68 based rig) and put its twin fan 560Ti DS SC into the system below. Whisper quiet. Now that I have had a few weeks to research this and gain feedback from others, I would recommend a 650Ti Boost at a minumum, or one of EVGA's Sig2 models. The single fan design on Boost models and the higher end cards are indeed quiet. The single fan design on the base model 650's (which is different) is noisy. Specs: Asus p8z77-V-LE Plus i5 3570K ivybridge 16 GB Corsair Vengeance Intel 520 SSD 120GB Boot WD Black 1TB Data

Bought this to upgrade an HP Pavilion P6-2390 Desktop (bought from Amazon) upgraded with a Logisys Corp. 550W PSU for gaming purposes a few months ago, running Windows 8. The Pavilion has a PCI Express 2.0 slot, and this graphics card is a PCI express 3.0 , (it is meant to be backward compatible with 2.0). On normal running of the PC it has no problems whatsopever, scoring well on Windows and although the PC didnt at first see the graphics card , I found a way round this. The monitor however, needed to be unplugged from the HDMI every time I started the pc and replugged for monitor screen to come on. However, upon playing games , WoW in particular, the PC would just switch off randomly and restart itself. Not every day, but most days and ONLY when playing WoW. I replaced the Ram at first to see if it maybe that, then the power supply, and finally just took out the graphics card. The PC has now been running for 2 weeks on onboard graphics and has never once restarted. So is this graphics card 1/ Not backward compatible as it says in the literature, 2/ Not compatible with Windows 8, 3/ Did I buy a lemon 4/ Not compatible with HP desktops or 5/ Just not a good choice for any or all the above reasons? I am sure due to the amount of good reviews It may just be the one I purchased, but it has taken me a few months now to totally establish the cause of my shutdowns.

Still working :)))

Awesome graphics card, especially for the price. Combined with a good CPU (I'm using Phemon IIX4 965) I can play anything on high, many games can be maxed out.

the graphic card works perfect on my desktop the shippment is fast and i got everything i need. hope to deal with again

Love it! much better then my GTX 210

je fais confiance a EVGA, mais cette carte vidéo reste une entrée de gamme dans le jeux vidéo j ai donc préféré une gtx 670 ftw