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Well supported GeForce basic PCIE video card

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024

I bought this video card to replace an old BFG GeForce card which was about ten years old where the heat sink fan had quit working. This card is better because it has a large passive heat sink which eliminates the need to have a fan. I am running a dual boot Windows 10 and 11 system and this card worked as a drop-in replacement without needing to change the driver. It is handy to have three types of video connections, though I have only used HDMI.

This card is a pretty good value for repairing or updating a system where you want HD or better resolution but you don’t need super 3D performance for high end gaming.

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F Volker

Runs cool. Problems in older systems.

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016

Review for ZOTAC GeForce GT 710 2GB DDR3.
CONS:
I could not get this card to work in an older Dell XPS 420 with a Q6600 CPU. I tried this in 2 identical systems running Windows 7 Pro 32-bit in a relatively lightly loaded, bare-bones configuration and received the same error message about driver crashing and recovering. Tech support suggested viewing Microsoft's suggestions on tweaking the registry to nurse sluggish GPUs. I tried this as well as setting the display parameters for performance and there was no change in behavior.

PROS:
I placed this card in a newer system (i7-4790K Windows Pro 64-bit) and it ran with no problems at all. On the "pro" side, this card runs very cool for a passively cooled setup. Most often, the idle temp was about 33 deg C and medium load was around 45 deg C., which is very impressive.

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Well supported GeForce basic PCIE video card

Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2024

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

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THE choice PCIe x1 "display card", as a backup, or in mining/hobby/emulator/etc. machines

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2021

Size: 1GB DDR3Style: PCI Express x1Verified Purchase

This is the low-low-tier fanless, GDDR3, PCIe x1 card.
Technical aspects from my experience, paired with Ryzen 5000 series (no CPU bottlenecks):

-Compatible as expected on AM4 ASRock B450M HDV-4.0, and ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac
-Seems like modern production run, with continued driver support
-Full UEFI/non-CSM/non-legacy compatible (i.e. Windows 11)
-Core/RAM clock only in MSI Afterburner, no voltage or Power Limit control
---Accepts +200-300mhz on both clocks. Basically stays inside 40-60C under any idle/load

-Using this (or anything else) to display instead of main mining card, gave 1MH/s ethash rate increase (~28MH/s RX580)
-No conflicts with active AMD and NVIDIA drivers+software.
-Smooth 1080p60 Youtube and Twitch, issues with certain Twitch streams stuttering
---Unsure, but possibly common Windows issue with multiple displays
---Youtube strangely stutters at 720p or lower. 1080p only? lol
-Similar general desktop/browser performance as a modern GDDR5 GPU
-RX580 does have slightly better display clarity, and (vaguely so) system responsiveness

Windows can only use one GPU for rendering (Display Settings --> Make this my main screen), so if you have 2 monitors plugged into 2 cards, the secondary screen/monitor pair will always have issues with refresh rate, latency, and stuttering. However, Path of Exile, which has an in-game GPU selector, was able to run normally on the RX580/"not main" monitor, while the Windows desktop+apps directly behind felt like a remote desktop connection.

Don't expect playability past DirectX 11 stuff and PSX era emulation. Not great Vulkan performance. From my limited testing:

-Smooth, absolutely playable 60-80+fps in (1080p+high) Terraria and Celeste, (720p+low) L4D2 and HL2 era games
-30+fps in 720p Path of Exile, PERFECT for running a trade-only 2nd account on a 2nd PC/VM instance (POEers, this is how you get Mirror rich)
-CS:GO and Chivalry 2 barely function, crazy stuttering, <10fps
-Runs AOC 24G2 (Freesync/"AMD"-branded) at true 1080p144hz over HDMI. 60hz setting produces clear mouse trails and skipping. No clue if games are actually displaying past 60fps, but no stuttering or tearing with VSYNC off.

The reason I bought this: my PC froze while BIOS flashing my main gaming/mining RX580. I was getting 4 boots on beep, and no display from BIOS or Windows. I simply needed to reach Windows from another display source, with the RX580 active, in order to reflash. Despite having a spare x16 GPU, I needed the 1x, slot-power only GT 710 b/c:

-Corrupt/unusable/unflashable 2nd physical bios on my used RX580, ("invalid VendorID")
-My spare card needs 1 (of 2) PCIe connectors from the PSU--my RX580 uses and NEEDS both to activate
-Spare card is null, b/c my MicroATX motherboard has only two PCIe slots (x16 and x1)
-No integrated graphics, APU, or different systems available

For this purpose, the card worked perfectly. Plugged in one monitor via HDMI to the GT 710. BIOS and Windows booted and displayed normally. The BIOS flashed perfectly and restored full function my RX580. I discovered that the PolarisSRB mining BIOS requires CSM/legacy mode active to post BIOS, otherwise it beeps, then goes straight to Windows login like normal (if fully flashed :D).

With CSM off, GT 710 in, but monitor plugged only into RX 580, BIOS seems to be happy it found any card, and skips the dreaded beeps, accept DEL to enter settings etc., but simply doesn't display anything (out of the RX580), unless you plug a monitor into the GT 710.

--Conclusion: I eventually upgrade most of my components, and built 2nd mining rig anyway that I only remotely access, so I could've returned the GT710, as a refund a refund on my $70 "fix". But I bought the warranty, and now it's always hooked up. I only switch monitor cables to the main GPU to game. Not the best solution, but dat average hashrate amirite?

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Black Rock Auto Inc

Excellent for Standard 2d or Business Applications. Not designed for 3d Gaming. Good value.

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2020

Size: 1GB DDR3Style: PCI Express x1Verified Purchase

I added this to my business computer which has onboard Intel HD Graphics but only supports 2 monitors. I found that the 2nd monitor would go black whenever the computer would go to sleep and I would have to restart the computer to get it to come back on. It slowed the computer down using onboard, so I added this because it can support 3 monitors.

This is an excellent card for adding multi-monitors (up to 3 monitors at 1080p) to a desktop or server with a PCIe x1 slot. Keep in mind that PCIe x1 is a bottleneck. This is not a card for graphically intensive games or programs that involve intense 3d rendering. As long as you use this card for the express purpose for which it was designed, it works very well. If you have an old system without PCIe x16, this may be an option for upgrading video or at least adding multi-monitor support.

It is certainly better than onboard graphics for a lot of systems. While it probably can run older games at lower resolutions, it would be better to upgrade your motherboard with one that supports PCIe x16 and use a higher end GPU card.

That being said, I would recommend this card if your needs are like mine.

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Wes B.

Small jack-knife GPU for troubleshooting or driving extra displays

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2022

Size: 1GB DDR3Style: PCI Express x1Verified Purchase

I run a GTX 3090 with four monitors, but I recently bought a Valve Index which needs a dedicated DisplayPort connection. One of my existing monitors is just a TV running at 60hz which shows my OBS preview projector window, so I initially thought I'd enable the integrated graphics and use that. Unfortunately, despite my Motherboard having an integrated graphics port, my Ryzen 5950 does not support integrated graphics. Then I thought I'd grab a USB adapter and connect it to that to free up a DisplayPort slot. It worked, but unfortunately, the USB adapter sucked a lot of USB bandwidth and the "Windows Driver Foundation User Mode Host" process which drives the adapter was also guzzling CPU and GPU power disproportionately and causing blue screen crash issues (Windows Version10.0.19044 Build 19044).

I pulled out a spare graphics card intending to stick it in, but was dismayed to find my only available slot was a PCIe x1 connection. After reading about problems with risers and not wanting to literally cut off some of the connector of my old GPU, I started looking around for x1 GPUs that would give me the one extra HDMI hookup I needed.

I bought this sucker and stuck it in the x1 slot and it worked perfectly. No issues, no fuss. Doesn't need a power hookup, has passive cooling, has an extremely small profile, and doesn't add a ton of extra heat inside my case. I did have to go into my UEFI/BIOS settings and adjust which GPU would be the primary one for boot time.

I also hopped over to the Nvidia control panel and ensured it was set to use the 3090 for PhysX settings -- I wanted to make sure nothing was trying to use this card for heavy lifting. It has one job, to drive a low-demand display at 60hz 1080p, and it does that admirably.

I've only been using this GPU for a few days, but it's been stable and I've seen no tearing, lagging, or system instability. I already bought another to keep around as a troubleshooting card for desktop systems that are experiencing issues and need fixing -- systems often have an x1 slot free but may not have integrated graphics, so I can slap one of these in and just cut the power to the main GPU without having to physically disconnect it. The small form factor and lack of external power hookup or fans are a godsend.

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JohnNE

The good: Plays Grand Theft Auto 5

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

The good: Plays Grand Theft Auto 5, plays World of Warcraft, plays all kinds of stuff I simply didn't expect it to play. I sold my GTX 660 Ti and relegated my 8 year old Xeon workstation to server duties -- this card was simply a "I need video outputs on the server" card.

Then I changed my mind, and sold my i7-2960qm/Quardo 5010M 4gb laptop, and started using the desktop again.

I can't believe this card runs almost everything at around 30fps with settings turned down, surprisingly reliably, though not quite perfectly.

Extremely impressed. If you want a cheap card that'll impress, and you're not looking to brag up your system to friends who throw a lot of money at theirs, this card is probably a good bet.

Specifically GTA5: I drop the resolution down to get the FPS required for the faster parts, and it delivers. The benchmark rarely dipped under 30FPS. Settings are all pretty much on their lowest, but the game still looks just fine, and plays great, including car chases and shootouts.

Specifically World of Warcraft: runs awesome almost all the time on so-so settings with particles turned up to see spell effects/danger zones on the ground and view distance nudged up a few points. Every once in a while in WoW boss fights it lets me down, and crawls badly enough that tanking becomes more challenging, but it's rare. This includes LFR EN.

Skyrim runs pretty choppy. I haven't really made use of it. It doesn't have a way to see FPS that I know of, but I'm guessing it's between 5 and 10 FPS during the first attack.

Side note: I have, however, ordered another card to let me crank all the settings up. GeForce Experience is requiring a login now even to run software updates. That bugs me a lot. So, I went with an R9-380 (highest benchmarking card I've ever owned for a great price). My first ATI/AMD card in probably 18 years. Almost entirely because of the login requirement, but also because the price/performance was amazing. $99 for a 380 is fantastic. Passmark has it way faster than my old 660 Ti and for basically the same money.

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F Volker

Runs cool. Problems in older systems.

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

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gtippitt

works great if you don't have a full sized 16X PCIe slot available.

Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2018

Size: 1GB DDR3Style: PCI Express x1Verified Purchase

I was trying to set up an old PC with UBUNTU Linux to use as a home theater PC. The PC didn't have room for a bigger graphics card requiring a full sized PCIe slot. While this graphics card will not satisfy a PC gamer wanting a really fast GPU, it is working great for me for 1080i HD videos. The old PC I was trying to use had an integrated VGA port on the motherboard, but it was too slow for watching HD video. I don't know if it would be enough GPU horsepower for Ultra-4K video, but it is great for 1080i.

It has a good sized heatsink without a fan, and it only requires 1 slot width of space. I would not suggest putting it next to another adapter card where air couldn't flow easily over the heatsink. I had already put a quiet case fan to exhaust heat from the CPU and its fan, and everything is staying cool without having noisy fan(s) on the graphics card. In addition to wanting the system to be quiet when watching TV or listening to music using the system, it is in my bedroom where I wanted it quiet when not in use.

Other reviewers said they have difficulty using the card with Windows, but I'm using it with UBUNTU without any problems. It runs fine with the open source drivers as well as with NVIDIA's latest drivers for UBUNTU 18.04. For people that cannot get it to work as a replacement for their systems' motherboard built-in graphics, it may help to disable the onboard graphics in CMOS setup or via jumper setting on their motherboard. The onboard graphics are often AMD-ATI-Radeon or Intel. The Windows drivers for this card using an NVIDIA GPU, sometimes don't work well when trying to have multiple display adapters active that are not the same brand.

The speed versus cost of this card compared to others isn't really great, because you're paying a slight premium for a specialty card, since this is the only one I found online that works in a tiny 1X PCIe slot.

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Martin M

Nice graphics card for the money

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

Was easy to install and set up! Good price nice card!

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B.C.

Set your expectations properly and you'll be pleased

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2016

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

The last time my dad came out to visit, he brought a massive ATX tower desktop. Knowing his requirements (and looking inside at how empty the case was), it was clear that this was way too much case and way too little PC. We went and picked up a salvaged Dell Optiplex 755 small form factor PC, then I cleaned it up and added more RAM and a hybrid hard drive. There was one problem left: the Core 2 Duo's internal graphics were hilariously awful, struggling to push 1080p playback at all. It was obvious that he needed a graphics card, just about any graphics card, to make it usable.

The case is slim, only about 4" side to side, and there's no PCIe riser, so I was limited to half-width cards. he didn't need much, nor did he want to spend much, so this card was the lucky winner.

This was my first adventure into Zotac graphics cards. I've heard mixed reviews on their higher end stuff, but this was a good opportunity to step in and see how their lowest end stuff performs. I *do* want to feel them out before deciding on a GTX 1070 model for myself, after all. The GT 710 was more than enough for my dad's needs, the low-profile form factor was great, and the passive cooling made it completely silent.

1080p playback was flawless. YouTube looked and sounded great with no stutter or distortion, and local media files played just fine. The card runs a bit hot, but that's to be expected from a passively cooled GPU in a compact case.

...that didn't stop me from trying to overclock it, though. Because I was already pushing the limits of what this cheap OEM power supply could handle, not to mention the thermal limits of the card, I didn't go too crazy. I did get a nice little +60MHz core, +200MHz memory bump. Because I was perfectly stable there and hit only my thermal limits, the card probably has some more headroom for a better overclock in a bigger case with more ventilation.

That said, under no circumstances would I consider a GT 710, let alone one powered by DDR3, if I were shopping for a gaming rig. The card just isn't designed for that, and even low settings at 720p will offer choppy framerates and bad graphics quality. To put it into perspective, I still have a GTX 260 from my old PC lying around. That GTX 260 can run rings around the GT 710. The 260 is from 2009. The GT 710 is from 2015. Consider that if you're thinking about using this card for gaming, no matter how light.

That said, no one really markets the 710 as a gaming card. It's marketed for what it is: a card to add HDMI support to a PC that doesn't have a built-in HDMI port, or for old computers that need a cheap replacement for outdated untenable graphics that can't keep up. If you keep that in mind, temper your expectations and understand that you're just not going to get a brand new, high end gaming card (or any worthwhile gaming card, for that matter) for $40, you'll be very happy with this purchase.

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RLR

Perfect graphics upgrade for integrated APU

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2017

Size: 2GB DDR3Style: PCI Express 2.0Verified Purchase

Upgraded my Ivy Bridge Celeron G APU graphics with this card. I don't play games so that wasn't a consideration, but I watch a lot of video and noticed a lot of frame drops with 1080p material using integrated graphics. This particular PC runs Ubuntu 14.04, displaying on a recent-ish Samsung LCD TV via HDMI.

This Zotac card fits in a single PCIe x16 slot, even with the passive heatsink. The install process was simple and less hassle than I thought, since my BIOS defaults to using any PCIe card as the primary display. Had to download & install the proprietary nVidia GPU drivers but this literally required 2 clicks after opening the Additional Drivers program.

I use the opening few minutes of my Quadrophenia BD as a graphics test because playing the beachscape in VLC used to look like
paint melting off a wall. It looks fine now.

Graphics aren't perfect as I see tearing and some judder in VLC, but none of that is apparent playing the same content in Kodi. I saw a
few frame drops with the Two Towers 1080p but these were minuscule compared to frame drops under integrated video.

Bonus surprise: the nVidia drivers added a bunch of new GPU data to my pSensors screen, I didn't even have to do anything, they just
showed up. So I'm able to track GPU temp, activity, bus use, etc..

Despite being installed right next to another card, GPU temp always falls after I stop video and it never gets too hot even during a 90 min 1080p movie. So the passive cooling is sufficient for my use.

One glitch: using the nVidia driver's default settings, dark scenes were almost unwatchable. The screen went mostly blank as black rendering was way off between this card and my LCD display. Fixed this by limiting RGB color range in the nvidia-settings program, now dark scenes look fine.

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