MSI NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 2GB GDDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI Low Profile PCI-Express Video Card N610GT-MD2GD3/LP

The package arrived in the original box as shown and was packaged very neatly to avoid damage during shipment. The contents of the package were the graphics card, an installation CD, an installation guide, and two smaller brackets for different size card slots. The ports on the graphics card came with protective covers to prevent damage and/or to keep trash or debris from entering. The graphics card was easy to install. It snapped right into the pci slot without any problems. The card is held into the computer by existing screw from the card that was removed. It took less than 2 minutes to install the card. The CD is activated when it is placed in the CD/DVD drive and all I had to do was load the graphics card drivers. This took several minutes to complete as the program performed several graphics test as it loaded the drivers.When the driver installation was complete I had to reset the computer display (resolution) to my preferences. This took just a couple of minutes to adjust these settings. When this process was complete there was nothing else to do but button up the computer.The picture and sound quality were outstanding ... much better than the GeForce GT 220 that I replaced. However, I am not a gamer and just use the computer for day today business. The graphics card cooling fan is quiet and can barely be heard (if you are listening for it). So far, I have not experienced any issues or problems. The problems I had with previous graphics card (loud fan noise and automatic computer shutdown due to overheating, DVD;s hanging up, ietc) were eliminated. The Dell Agent told me I needed to replace the computer and tried to sell me a new one.I am glad I took a chance on replacing the graphics card first. I hope this review helps you make an informed decision.

I replace a slightly higher end (if not older tech) card with this card. The specs were nearly identical. I primarily use this for video playback and some editing. Playback is on a 55" 1080p TV. It works great. No lag.

A good NVIDIA card for a Linux set up, I have two of them running in SLI with Ubuntu, and it still doesn't do much for my gaming with that bloat Unity or GNOME 3.x in the background. I know that these aren't the greatest gaming cards ever, but 2.5 Gb of DDR3 RAM on a GPU ought to beat the Quake 2 engine to death. Is this the card's fault? No, not for $105 invested over all for an SLI set-up, but this doesn't make it ideal either. I bought one on amazon and one locally, and together they work great, better than the 8400gs I had before. It's mind blowing how much Unity and Compiz suck the graphics processor dry and leaves nothing running at full speed though, it makes you wonder if Steam for Linux isn't going to be a huge failure unless you have $500 to waste on a GPU.

This has turned out to be a really great value card!! The computer shop here was wanting 2 & 1/2 times more than what I paid for this one for a card with only 1gb of memory. This card has put in a sparkle in my graphics and eliminated a few other issues that I would have never had associated with the graphics card. This was a steal of deal and easy installation. I strongly recommend this card for anyone in the market. And the HDMI is a huge upgrade from my previous card. Im actually glad it broke now otherwise I wouldn't have known was I missing out on.

After my ATI Sapphire Radeon card bit the dust, I was in a serious bind to be able to use my computer. I saw this on sale for under thirty bucks, and figured I could do much worse.While I can't play my games at max settings, it gets the job done. I like that it features an HDMI output, so I can connect to my TV.My only complaint would be that this is a VERY low-end graphics card, but I already knew what I was getting when I bought it, so I'm not deducting any stars. It even works with my HP Pivot Point softwear for my HPw2207 monitor, so that's a bonus.

At the time when I bought this I was still using onboard graphics & the included 350w power supply that came with my old setup. I believe that was suitable to let me play some older games I frequented such as the sims 2 & maybe 3 but I ended up realizing that I needed more so I quickly upgraded to a 750 ti with a new case along side a 500w psu & never looked back. I never actually got any use out of the card but I still have it to this day as a spare. Not sure if it even still works, though it's sitting tight in it's original box for the day the 750 ti unrealistically decides to bite the dust. For basic video purposes, especially as an upgrade from onboard graphics, I'd say give this a try. For gaming purposes, you probably wanna save up & aim a lot higher because this won't get you close at all to the minimum requirements of most newer or a lot of now older games. Do your research before committing to anything less than what you need.

Pretty much the best quality buy on a 2 gig GDDR3 low-profile board. Exactly what I needed for my Dell OptiPlex 740. Still using the OEM PSU without issue.The thing is....it's already here, and I just ordered it yesterday. Literally. WTFRecommended.*Update* 9-25-13The card works great. Only supports one output at a time, though. The card included a software CD with a bunch of junk, but was compatible with Windows 7 without the disc. Also worth noting...the CD is hidden under all of the packaging (in case you want it).

Video card seems to work pretty nice. One thing keeps me from giving it 5 stars is the fact all upgrading software from the company keeps downloading after you install the software from the cd keeps making the card crash and have to restart the drives each time. This happened to both times i tried this unit in 2 different pc's. I have one these cards in the second pc that has the error with this card as well but from a different manufacturer so I'm guessing it's a card error or cheap parts on the one i have causing the error. So as long as I dont upgrade any drivers and use the ones on the disk came with it seems to run fine. Soon i upgrade drivers as it asks you to every time load game or open a movie the drive crashes and resets!