EVGA nVidia GeForce GTS 250 1 GB DDR3 2DVI/HDTV PCI-Express Video Card 01G-P3-1158-TR

Actually I do not agree with the other review about this is not a gaming card, on contrary, to say quickly: this card will run most games at 1680x1050 with ALL at max, so if you want a card to play on a 22" monitor with low power consumption, low temperatures and also cheap ... this is the card you are looking for.

Note, I said most of the games, but not all. Games like Crysis run to the aforementioned resolution, not Very High but High, at least not with 16xQ AA. To run on Very High must go down to about 4x AA. The card isn't bad, but games with extreme graphics effects will put to suffer the card if they carry the AA to the max.

Remember that this card is an old chip with a new name. At first was called GeForce 8800 GT, Nvidia then rose slightly more speed, and it call it GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB. Then, when came the 9 series Nvidia took the 8800 GT and called it 9800 GT, then took the 8800 GTS and rose a little more speed and called it 9800 GTX. With the...Read more

I used this card as an upgrade to a Geforce 8800GTS. It performs well, doesn't overheat and overall seemed to be the best value for my video encoding and general Windows 7 needs.

I know the chipset is a bit long in the tooth, but I like the stability.
The price is pretty good with the rebate otherwise I doubt I would have bought it.
It installed easy, runs great.
I won't take away a star, but I wish EVGA would offer lifetime guarantees like SOME card makers I've bought.