Upgrades - Video Cards - PCI-Express Video Cards good or bad?

Upgrades - Video Cards - PCI-Express Video Cards



Asus nVidia GeForce 8400GS Silent 512MB DVI/HDCP PCI-Express Video Card (EN8400GS SILENT/HTP/512M)



Price: $48.99



Specification



Mfr Part Number: EN8400GS SILENT/HTP/512M

Chipset: GeForce 8400 GS

Engine Clock: 567 MHz

Video Memory: 512MB DDR2

Memory Clock: 1 GHz

Memory Interface: 64-bit

Bus: PCI-Express x16 (Support PCI-Express 2.0)

RAMDAC: 400 MHz

Max. Resolution: 2048 x 1536

Connectors: VGA, DVI-I, TV-out (HDTV ready)

Thermal: Fanless (0dB Noise Silent Cooling Solution)

Support HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection

Support Microsoft DirectX 10, Shader Model 4.0 and OpenGL 2.0

Built for Microsoft Windows Vista

Package: Retail

Minimum of a 300 Watt power supply.



http://www.4allmemory.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=upgrades.details&product_id=238196|||bad. get something a little more powerfull.|||I'd use it as toilet paper.



Would be kinda scratchy though...



While I go apply Preparation H, have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



About 2x the performance.