ZOTAC ECO GeForce 9800GT 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 (550MHz/1800MHz) Graphics Card ZT-98GES3M-FSL

This is the newer, slightly slower, and less power hungry version of the original 9800GT. The original 9800GT runs at 600 MHz while this version runs at 550 MHz. The original version requires a 6-pin supplemental power connector to the card while this version does not. If your computer power supply unit has the 6-pin supplemental power connector, you probably should buy the original 9800GT (look for 600 MHz or higher) instead of this.

My Dell computer's PSU is rated only at 300W and has no 6-pin connector. This is just about the most powerful card you can get without a 6-pin connector. This card draws 75W at full load. Zotac includes a program called Firestorm that can overclock or underclock the card easily. I definitely will not overclock. If my games hang or my card runs too hot in the future, I might even consider underclocking the card to about 500 MHz since my PSU is the weak link. After 1 week of gaming, the card never got hotter than 70 degree and no...Read more

Doing great after many months of hard gaming.

My initial review...
If you can stand the free shipping, it is probably the best value gamer video card. The utility that controls the various clocks and the fan speed is easy enough to use, but I had to roll back the NVIDIA drivers in order to use it. It comes with the new set of three different outputs, not the old scheme of outputs in the picture. Seems like a good complement to my Q9550 quad core CPU. Both are underclocked until someday when the speed is needed. It does not require a power cable. You do need a good quality power supply, I am using an Antec TruePower II 380. When choosing a power supply, do not go by wattage alone, that is a big mistake. You can find out how much power your computer uses by buying a $20 US electricity meter like the "Kill A Watt". Your (high quality) power supply should be no more than twice the actual wattage going from the wall to your PC power supply.

I was looking at this or a GT240 for my HP computer which does not have any PCI-E power connectors. I bought this and did not regret it. Works fine for the video games I play, and has good performance. Very quiet too, almost silent. Bought this over the 1GB version of the same card as I heard the other one is louder.