Gigabyte GT 710 2GBGigabyte GT 710 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card

Gigabyte GT 710 2GB DDR3 Graphics Card

• Powered by NVIDIA GeForce GT 710 GPU
• Integrated with the first 2048MB DDR3 memory and 64-bit memory interface
• Core Clock: 954MHz
• Features Dual-link DVI-D / D-Sub / HDMI
• Support PCI Express 2.0 x8 bus interface
• Recommended system power supply requirement: 300W

Gigabyte GT 710 2GB DDR3 Review

Gigabyte GT 710 easy to physically install. Gigabyte GT 710 instructions failed to mention the BIOS. My monitor did not work at first because when I booted, it was plugged into the new card. I pressed “delete” a few times hoping the computer would open BIOS so i could shut down, plug back into the onboard video card and then enter BIOS to disable the onboard video, and default to the PCIe slot. Once I did that, we were in business. Someone who is not familiar with BIOS might suspect the card does not work…don’t forget to change your BIOS when you use onboard video card BEFORE you install the card. Once I got past that hiccup, it was fine.

What i do NOT like is these companies now send a card without a CD or installation software and drivers. Not everyone has internet these days Yes hard to believe, But i purchased this for someone who has a home desktop computer, when i installed the card i was stunned that there were NO drivers or installation disk in the box. Companies are getting so cheap. I had to drive home over 40 miles D/L the software place it on a CD drive back to install the software for the card to run. Totally ridiculous. Gigabyte GT 710 card on the other hand works great now that i have it installed.,

Make sure you install the software that comes with the video card. The windows default software technically works… but it is no good. Use the included software and then check for updates to assure you have the video card running at its best.

Installation of software and drivers took forever. Once installed ran machine for about an hour. Next use was online gaming where this crashed and sent me to a black screen after only 10 minutes of online online multiplayer gaming. It has been returned and my older BFG 550 Ti is back in running like a champ.

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