ZOTAC GeForce 8400 GS ZT-84MEG5M-HSL Video Card

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Fair Price tag, Functions with windows 7 Runs at 72C idle if you don't place a fan close to it. I applied one particular to get it down to 40 effortlessly. I have been waiting for the rebate for 16 WEEKS and nevertheless absolutely nothing. This product had a rebate when I purchased it.

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Video Nevertheless Performs. No sound by means of the HDMI port. Has HDMI port, but lacks cable to connect motherboard SPDIF sound by means of HDMI port. This is an update to my earlier overview. I changed my rating to 1 star due to the fact the obsolete documentation is misleading as properly as incomplete.I requested the missing cable from Zotac and in return I received this reply: "The RMA Division does not have further cables or accessories. Sadly, we do not have the cable you have requested. I would advocate xXxx or Xxxxxx to supply the 3 pin universal SPDIF cable.The 3-pin socket on the best left is the SPDIF audio port. The lower, 2-pin socket is a fan power socket (not utilized in this model) which is employed on an additional model with a fan build.xxxx xxxxxxTechnical Support AdministratorZOTAC USA"This fanless card does have each two-pin and a three-pin connectors. The documentation supplied shows a drawing of a card with a fan and a cable about to be inserted into what appears to be a 3-pin connector.The pins on each of these sockets are perpendicular to the card. A reworked CD-ROM cable fails since it hits n Manufacturer Response:Hi Roger, I have discussed the issue with our technical and engineering group, and was told the new versions of the 8400GS cards has the sound chip built into the GPU and does not demand a SPDIF cable. Please feel free to speak to us if you need further technical assistance.External Link(s): Techincal Help|

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Low-cost. None. I wasn't worried about gfx overall performance as I'm working with this in a linux file server, I just wanted some thing cheap and pretty low energy usage.

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Make quality incredibly good Rebate not fulfilled Could Michelle with Zotac please let me know how I can speak to her as effectively. Submitted the ษ rebate back in October and have not received any acknowledgement back. Manufacturer Response:Hi Ponzi, For inquiries regarding rebates, you can e-mail our rebate department straight at rebate@zotacusa.com or by submitting a assistance ticket. Thank you!External Link(s): Assistance Ticket Submission|

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Affordable. With rebate it came to พ.99 For HDMI audio it requires a proprietary SPDIF cable that must be purchased from Zotac's web site for พ.99 plus tax and shipping. Not a good deal. Help was mediocre at greatest. Okay if you don't need to have HDMI audio.

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-Price. -Operates totally fine.-Low profile brackets worked great. -1 egg because the VGA ribbon was a tad bit also brief if you want to location it beneath the DVI/hdmi port. It still functions but barely. Otherwise putting it above functions just fine. Clearly this won't be a issue for most folks, but due to the location of my PCI slot, I had to location the vga beneath employing the low profile brackets. I'm employing this for operate, to be able to run dual monitors. Not working with graphic intensive software program, so it does the job well.

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It operates, HDMI, DVI, and VGA ports worked as promised. Product gets incredibly hot! I know this is a passive board, but the card got so hot it pushed my CPU temp above spec ࿫+ degrees C). Removing the card put the CPU back beneath 60 degrees. Only use this card in a properly-ventilated, large case. Returned item. VGA connector cable is very short.

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Straightforward to install. It was incredibly hot when running. I was employing it with Premiere pro. Died in much less than two months. Manufacturer Response:Hi Jeprox,That is unfortunate! Your purchase must nonetheless be covered under our warranty policy. Please submit a RMA thru our internet site. Thanks!External Link(s): ZOTAC RMA Request| ZOTAC Warranty Facts|

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Seems to operate okay. Rebate approach. Principal cause for writing this review is to comment on the rebate course of action which is rather lengthy and annoying. I`ll report back if I get the ษ promised. Manufacturer Response:Hi Rob2042, For rebate inquiry, you can speak to our rebate department: rebate@zotacusa.com or submit a assistance ticket.External Hyperlink(s): Support Ticket Submission|

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single slot OR low profile, passive cooling, no frills, excellent image high quality under powered for what most men and women believe they need to have, sound out to hdmi has been an situation fits our application, low power xbmc linux media center box sending image only to monitor

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Low energy, low expense.CON: No audio thru the HDMI cable without having a jumper cable to an S/PDIF output elsewhere on your technique. That ten cent jumper cable is described in the user's manual as although it had been included but it is not, so don't expect to watch videos on your Television until you can fabricate it and get it connected to the suitable spot. The user's manual also shows the jumper cable as becoming two wires with one particular finish connected to a two-pin connector on the video card and the other end to the S/PDIF header on your motherboard or sound card. Neither my motherboard or sound card has such a header, or it's not documented. So I fabricated a jumper cable, made the connection as shown in the user's manual and tried it twice. Each times this card sparked, the moment burning up a resistor. I see a post further up that relates an email from Zotac help stating the S/PDIF connector is in fact a 3 pin in a distinct spot on the video card and the two-pin connector is for a fan. No wonder I got sparks rather of sound. I'm hoping the S/PDIF output on my video card nevertheless functions. Really ridiculously, dangerously, bad documentation. Totally no excuse for telling people to attach their S/PDIF output to 12 V fan energy. That's a imply thing to do to your electronics and a fire hazard to boot. Zotac is negative. Really really negative. Manufacturer Response:Sorry to hear you are experiencing troubles with installing our item. ZOTAC has technical help accessible 24ǝ to fully assist you in the process. Please note: S/PDIF cable is not included with this item and should be bought separately.External Hyperlink(s): ZOTAC Technical Assistance|

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Operates wonderful, tiny and comes with low profile adapter, my 23" Asus wide screen monitor looks alive with this card. No noise! It does run hot, but it's a video card they don't run cool. Rebate makes this good, If I ever get it. Windows 7 loaded drivers for it making the CD unnecessary and made it run a small cooler. This seems like a decent video card.

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low energy and low price Back of card pcb had some dirt. I bought it on 10񳏊. It had บ mail in rebate. But I did not obtain any reply form ZOTAC yet. It was not very good encounter about very first time I bought the ZOTAC product. Manufacturer Response:Hi Rock,For inquiries about rebates, please speak to our rebate department at rebate@zotacusa.com or by filling out a Support Ticket. Thanks!External Link(s): Assistance Ticket Submission|

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Graphihcs card was shipped quick, thanks to newegg eggcellent services.It's a quality card, does as described. I filled out the rebate form, sent along a copy of the invoice along with the original UPC cut from the box.I registered on zotac web page to expedite the rebate procedure, but when I checked it's status on the internet, they claim the rebate was invalid! I wrote to them, and they requested a copy of the rebate form, invoice, and maybe would be fantastic to have a copy of the UPC, but I didn't make a copy of the UPC because it wasn't mentioned in the directions, and immediately after all the rebates I've filled out more than the years, this corporation drops the ball on this.Read far more reviews, you'll see what I mean. Newegg need to quit carrying these items, they just make them appear negative. I won't be buying Zotac ever again if they don't rectify their issues and return 25 dollars USD to me.My name is Michelle with Zotac USA RMA division and I would be glad to help you. Thank you for bringing your Rebate Status Request to my focus. I have reviewed your Rebate Claim and I will need further data. Could you please offer a .PDF scan of your rebate records, this must contain the UPC bar code, invoice, and rebate form. Supplying such records will be of substantially help. It is critical that I receive this request. Please let me know as soon as you have submitted the documents through attachment in PDF. When I get it, I will assessment your rebate claim accordingly. Manufacturer Response:Hi pacnow,I apologize for your knowledge with the rebate approach. If you nevertheless have questions relating to your rebate status or would want us to evaluation your documents again, please let me know. You can reach me at Patti@zotacusa.com. Thank you!

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Looks like just what I want No 1 seems to be getting their rebates I know the manufacturer examines these critiques, so they ought to know this: I had this item in my cart but withdrew it soon after seeing all the complaints right here about not receiving rebates. I choose dealing with organizations that honor their rebate commitments.

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Bought this for many monitor program Submitted rebate back on October 2011 and am still waiting. We're talking over five months because submission. I have even emailed Zotac and attempted to get in touch with the directly. In the quite a few years of submitting rebates I have not had a dilemma with the exception of this 1. It is apparent that this corporation has a dilemma dealing with rebates for some unknown reason. I would venture to say that this is intentional on their part which would make them a scam company which is unfortunate because the product itself is of high quality. I will continue to push them to fulfill the rebate but it is such unproductive use of my time. Any potential client must not count of receiving the rebate when making their purchase choice. Manufacturer Response:Hi,Sorry to hear you have not obtain your rebate. Was our support staff in a position to aid you get it process? If you have additional questions or require further assistance, you can get in touch with me directly at Patti@zotacusa.com. Thank you!

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Video works good. I am employing the HDMI connector to attach the Computer to my Tv. The generic documentation provided is obsolete and does not even show an HDMI connector nor discuss how to get sound operating via the HDMI port. With this card, a unique cable is required to connect the card to the SPDIF out connector on the motherboard. The vital cable is not provided. Worse, the connector on the card is a special two-pin setup. Great luck in acquiring a cable with the required connectors. I have wasted hours on what must have been a straightforward installation task and I nonetheless do not have a cable.

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Works fine but I`m not a gamer. None that I know of. Reporting back as promised. Got rebate in about three weeks. Challenging to beat a video card that functions and only costs ten bucks.

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Inexpensive, straightforward to install, no fan, no external power source, leaps & bounds better than the onboard video. Not all that great performance for games I purchased this to get an older Compaq game capable for a LAN party. For HL2, CSS, Flat-out2, TF2 it did the trick....at lower resolutions although 񡺀x768).....but for the cost I cannot complain.

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Only bought to hold be over till I would get a GTX 470. Still a massive upgrade from a 6600, overclocked to 715 / 1750 / 500 from 550/ 1400 / 300. Idles 70c, can run newer games at Med-Low settings. Was hoping it would run games smoothly at Medium settings but hey, following rebate it was five$. Just ordered the GTX 470 currently, so can't wait to by no means use this card once more.