Foxconn 9500GT-256FR3 OC Video Card Review

Final Thoughts and Conclusion

So I think it’s safe to say that we have proven this card isn’t a performance champ. When compared to faire like the Radeon 4850 and GeForce GTX 260, it just simply can’t compete. However, when you think about it, the Foxconn 9500GT-256FR3 OC video card really isn’t for the markets those cards serve. This card is for casual gamers, or those trying to escape the shackles of integrated graphics hell.

The Foxconn 9500GT-256FR3 OC video card does support all the features you would expect on a modern NVIDIA graphics card. It’s fully compatible with DX10, and will serve you well in a budget Vista box. It also sports PureVideo, which is something sought after by the Home Theatre PC crowd. Given the right amount of tweaking, it can even serve as a gaming card in a limited fashion, and like most NVIDIA cards is expandable via SLI.

About the only market this card does not benefit is those gamers who have graduated to playing titles like CoD4, TF2, and Crysis, in high resolutions. Other then the performance issues raised by that, there’s little wrong with this card. The only other thing that comes to mind is the lack of Dual DVI. Desktop users still like big monitors, and dual monitors. Oh and though this card supports HDMI and HDCP, there isn’t an adapter included to go from DVI to HDMI.

In the end, the GeForce 9500GT has found itself in a nice position as a budget card for the budget minded and non-hardcore. At $60 – $80 USD, it’s hard to deny the appeal of such a unit, especially when you are sitting on an older card or integrated graphics solution. It may not have the chops to play with the big boys of the 3D shooter world, but it’ll play your media and work well in your computer without being noticed. And really, the people who aren’t yelling “Boom: Headshot” every five minutes are the ones who want that kind of serenity.

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