MSI N9600GT-MD1G GeForce 9600 GT 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Disclaimer: I do not advise you to test your own computer; I am doing this at my own risk and cannot be responsible for you.

I was intrigued by reports of using this video card in a computer system with only a 250 watt Power supply unit (PSU)!!!. Normally, the recommended PSU is 350-400 watts (Interesting - the outside of the MSI box said "400". The instruction book inside said "350"). So I did some research. A full computer system made by HP has a Geforce 9600 factory installed with only a stock 350 w PSU. So I have decided to test it on a lower powered system, an Acer M1100 AMD 4400+ 64x2; 320GB HDD; DVD burner; 4 gb memory; 250 w PSU.


There are two versions of this chipset (Nvidia Geforce 9600 series): one with 96 watts of power consumption and a lower power unit with 59 watts. The Nvidia chipset (which MSI uses in its video card) is the 59 w version, a savings of almost 40% in power consumption! There are negligible differences...Read more

exelente targeta de video no me a dado ningun problema hasta el momento puedo jugar los ultimos titulos sin problemas

This Video card improves my Vista Home 32-bit score from 4.1 to 5.6, but didn't realized it was Fan Sink, rather than heat sink version at times it bothersome with the noise, even without gaming or extreme programming. I'm not sure if there heat sink available for this NVIDIA 9600 series PCI-e 2.0 with DDR3. Makes vista lags a little bit. Not a gamer, but played some high graphics games such as Call of Duty Modern Warfare and it has no problem at all with it.

PROS: Good acceralation on TV Live, Standard HD HDMI & DVI ports,

CONS: Fan Sink (Noisy), Easily Heated, large-size PCI-e little challenge to install in small cases, lags.