PNY GeForce 9400 GT

vistablackben

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Heya, Hope everyone had good X-Mas!

Been looking at this card, just want to know a few things. It says PNY, is that like a sub-category of Nvidia? I dont understand it! Also will I need to plug in a power cable or will this card get the power from the PCI-E slot itself. And any other thoughts on the card are helpful!

http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/68549...rchstring=PNY+GeForce+9400+GT+&searchsource=0

Thanks, Ben. :)
 

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Heya, Hope everyone had good X-Mas!

Been looking at this card, just want to know a few things. It says PNY, is that like a sub-category of Nvidia? I dont understand it! Also will I need to plug in a power cable or will this card get the power from the PCI-E slot itself. And any other thoughts on the card are helpful!

Play.com (UK) : PNY GeForce 9400 GT / 512MB DDR2 / HDTV-OUT DVI / PCI-E Graphics Card : Computing - Free Delivery

Thanks, Ben. :)
PNY are a company who manufacture the cards, like mine is XFX, and others are like BFG and EVGA, you will need a 6 pin molex PCI-E power cord, which should be included with the card if it requires it.
 

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OK thanks, so the power cord goes into the motherboard and then into the card, sounds straight forward to me.

Ta
 

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  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual
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    Asus nForce 410
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    4GB DDR2 667Mhz PC-5300
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    GeForfce 6100
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    AC'97
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    19" Sony
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    1024x768
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    250GB
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    Black
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    Air
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    Microsoft Curve
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    Logitech Wireless
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    Up To 16MB
OK thanks, so the power cord goes into the motherboard and then into the card, sounds straight forward to me.

Ta
no, heres a pic of mine lol, to better explain, forgive the doodle its easier to see where my wires are going, i couldnt get a decent picture, my camera is my phone :p
 

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    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
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    1920 x 1080
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    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
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    Antec 900 Gaming Case
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    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Build
    CPU
    Intel Q6600 @ 2.8GHz
    Motherboard
    Evga NF78-CK-132-A 3-Way SLI
    Memory
    8Gb DDR2 Corsair Dominator @ 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 560 GTX SC FTW 1GB
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC888 7.1 Audio, Logitech G35 7.1 Surround Headset
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell S2409W 16:9, HDMi, DVI & VGA
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 7200rpm 250Gb SATA,
    Samsung 7200rpm 750Gb SATA,
    WD 7200rpm 1TB SCSI SATA.
    PSU
    Xigmatek 750W Quad sli quad core 80% eff
    Case
    Antec 900 Gaming Case
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9700-NT NVIDIA Tritium, Dominator RAM cooler
    Keyboard
    Logitech generic keyboard
    Mouse
    Razor Lachesis Banshee V2 Blue, 4000DPI
    Internet Speed
    16Mb Sky bb
    Other Info
    Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows, Wireless Xbox 360 Pad, Wireless Xbox 360 Les Paul Guitar
Thanks for the advice again, if i do get the card i should be able to do it, otherwise il post back.

Also the most "graphically intensive" process I will probably run is something like The Sims 2 which runs fine on my on-board. Mainly just want to update for future and larger screen resolution. Therefore a card sub £50 is perfect for me, as im not dreaming of running GTA. Any other card suggestions that meet my criteria then give us a shout and il consider it, as you guys know what your talking about, and really I dont.

Thanks, Ben :cool:
 

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  • CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual
    Motherboard
    Asus nForce 410
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 667Mhz PC-5300
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForfce 6100
    Sound Card
    AC'97
    Monitor(s) Displays
    19" Sony
    Screen Resolution
    1024x768
    Hard Drives
    250GB
    Case
    Black
    Cooling
    Air
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Curve
    Mouse
    Logitech Wireless
    Internet Speed
    Up To 16MB
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