eDirectories - Technology Weblog » Reviews http://blog.edirectories.info An internet weblog containing articles on everything related to technology and computers. Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:43:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.edirectories.info http://blog.edirectories.info/wp-content/plugins/maxblogpress-favicon/icons/favicon-26.ico eDirectories - Technology Weblog News about PC Gaming Reviews issue #4 http://blog.edirectories.info/2010/10/news-about-pc-gaming-reviews-issue-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-about-pc-gaming-reviews-issue-4 http://blog.edirectories.info/2010/10/news-about-pc-gaming-reviews-issue-4/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:44:10 +0000 TK http://blog.edirectories.info/2010/10/news-about-pc-gaming-reviews-issue-4/
Corsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset Review – Hard OCP – hardocp.com
10/13/2010
Hard OCPCorsair HS1 USB Gaming Headset ReviewHard OCPCorsair has created its first entry into the PC gaming headset market. PC gamers demand stylish, durable, and reliable sound products. … more…
Ripten Review: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 – RipTen – ripten.com
10/13/2010
RipTenRipten Review: Nvidia GeForce GTS 450RipTenWhen the high end 400 series of Nvidia GPU’s (460-480) were released earlier this year, they were received with unanimous praise by the PC gaming c more…
‘Game Dev Story’ Review – Create Your Own Game Company – Touch Arcade – toucharcade.com
10/12/2010
Touch Arcade’Game Dev Story’ Review – Create Your Own Game CompanyTouch ArcadeFinaly this kind of game for my ipod… i have played GameBiz 1 & 2 for PC, and GameBiz 3 is just around the more…
Review Roundup: ‘Medal of Honor’ Not So Controversial After All – AOL News – aolnews.com
10/12/2010
Globe and MailReview Roundup: ‘Medal of Honor’ Not So Controversial After AllAOL NewsThe early reviews are in, and it’s a mixed bag. Critics are divided on the quality of the game-play, bu more…
PC Review Final Fantasy XIV – play.tm
10/12/2010
Product ReviewsPC Review Final Fantasy XIVPlay.tmTwo weeks after its release, you’re opening yourself up to a tirade of complaints that you reviewed the game too early on to be accurate. …Final more…
Game review: Worms Reloaded – PC – Wimbledon Guardian – wimbledonguardian.co.uk
10/12/2010
Game review: Worms Reloaded – PCWimbledon GuardianSo it’s apt that the series has returned to its natural home on the PC in its natural presentation, good ol’ flat 2D. If you are not familiar more…
Game review: Worms Reloaded – PC – Your Local Guardian – yourlocalguardian.co.uk
10/12/2010
Game review: Worms Reloaded – PCYour Local GuardianIt’s essentially a turn-based strategy game in which you control a squad of worms equipped with all sorts of high-tech wizardry and the latest th more…
Medal of Honor Review 2010: Roundup on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC – Product Reviews – product-reviews.net
10/12/2010
GamepurMedal of Honor Review 2010: Roundup on Xbox 360, PS3 and PCProduct ReviewsYou’ll be pleased to know that review scores for the game are generally good, although there are a few surprises fo more…
Mafia II Review (PC) – GamersDailyNews – gamersdailynews.com
10/12/2010
GamersDailyNewsMafia II Review (PC)GamersDailyNewsIt has its moments when you are pulled into the game, but also times when you’re bored. The game starts quite fast, but then on a straight line wi more…
Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale Review (PC) – GamersDailyNews – gamersdailynews.com
10/12/2010
GamersDailyNewsRecettear: An Item Shop’s Tale Review (PC)GamersDailyNewsIt start off slow by necessity; while the game’s controls and operations are simple, there are a lot of concepts to take more…
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New York Comic Con 2010: Guild Wars 2 (PC) Video Game Preview – TMR Zoo – tmrzoo.com
10/12/2010
TMR ZooNew York Comic Con 2010: Guild Wars 2 (PC) Video Game PreviewTMR Zoo… Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Jonah provides his readers with reviews, previews and up to date gaming in more…
Final Fantasy XIV Online Review – Gamespy.com – pc.gamespy.com
10/11/2010
Product ReviewsFinal Fantasy XIV Online ReviewGamespy.comWorst user interface in a PC game since 1998; every aspect of game unnecessarily convoluted; feels like a free-to-play MMO in …Final Fantasy more…
Review: ‘Return to Mysterious Island’ – USA Today – content.usatoday.com
10/11/2010
USA TodayReview: ‘Return to Mysterious Island’USA TodayThe tablet version features enhanced graphics, new content and tweaked controls over its iPhone predecessor, more closely resembling the more…
Hands-on With the Windows Phone 7′s Gaming Features – PC World – pcworld.com
10/11/2010
CBC.caHands-on With the Windows Phone 7′s Gaming FeaturesPC WorldBoost your PC performance & speed with the world’s most popular registry cleaner. FREE Error Scan! ThinkPad W701ds Aimed at more…
Game Guys review: FIFA 11 – news10.net
10/11/2010
Game Guys review: FIFA 11News10.netThen again, if it wasn’t being played on a mid-level Toshiba Satellite laptop PC this game might have achieved the level of ‘very good’ rather than just more…
Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice Xbox 360 review – Adrenaline Vault – avault.com
10/11/2010
Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice Xbox 360 reviewAdrenaline VaultThe Sacrifice offers more of the same (in a positive way), by letting players experience the events after the ending of the first Left 4 Dea more…
Galaxy GeForce GT 430 1GB Review – NVIDIA moves Fermi to HTPC – PC Perspectives – pcper.com
10/11/2010
HardwareHeaven.comGalaxy GeForce GT 430 1GB Review – NVIDIA moves Fermi to HTPCPC PerspectivesThis GPU offering from NVIDIA is obviously not going to be a great card for those of you that want a PC ga more…
Medal of Honor review posted – World-Gaming Network – world-gaming.com
10/11/2010
ShutterVoiceMedal of Honor review postedWorld-Gaming NetworkMedal of Honor comes out of PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 tomorrow and I’m sure many of you are wondering how the game ranks. Well, CVG more…
ASUS ENGT430 Review – Overclockers Club – overclockersclub.com
10/11/2010
ASUS ENGT430 ReviewOverclockers ClubNot everyone has an up-to-date, flavor of the week gaming rig. In fact, when you compare the amount of gaming rigs to those used on a daily basis for … more…
ASUS GeForce GT 430 Fermi GF108 Video Card – Benchmark Reviews – benchmarkreviews.com
10/11/2010
ASUS GeForce GT 430 Fermi GF108 Video CardBenchmark ReviewsWhile PC gaming is still strong and growing, a new force is beginning to shape the PC market. Televisions and Monitors boasting 120Hz refresh more…
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]]> http://blog.edirectories.info/2010/10/news-about-pc-gaming-reviews-issue-3/feed/ 0 EVGA GeForce 9500 GT – Mini Review http://blog.edirectories.info/2008/10/evga-geforce-9500-gt-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evga-geforce-9500-gt-review http://blog.edirectories.info/2008/10/evga-geforce-9500-gt-review/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:13:47 +0000 TK http://blog.edirectories.info/?p=160  I just bought the EVGA GeForce 9500 GT video card from Amazon and so far I’m quite impressed.  For a budget video card it is quite capable of running many of the newer games, even if they do have to be set on low to medium settings [Keep in mind, this is all based on when the game was made and how graphically-detailed it was made to be]. I got it for $65 with free shipping, so you can’t beat that.  I’m playing Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Fallout 3 without a problem what so ever.  My temperatures seem to be keeping cool, and I haven’t had to adjust fan speeds.  This is a great card if you don’t want to spend a lot but are looking to play some of the newer games. 

Product Features

  • PCI Express 2.0 Support
  • GeForce 9500 GT with 550MHz clock
  • 512MB 256 bit 0.8ns GDDR2 memory
  • 800 MHz clock with 1600 MHz effective memory rate
  • Full DirectX 10 and OpenGL 2.1 support
 

Technical Details

  • GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
  • RAMDAC: 400 MHz
  • Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
  • Video Memory: 512MB
  • Memory Type: DDR2
  • Memory Interface: 128-bit
  • Stream Processors: 32
  • Core Clock: 550 MHz
  • Memory Clock: 1000 MHz
  • Shader Clock: 1400 MHz

 This is definitely not a card for hardcore gamers (unless you decide to run 2 at a time), but it’s also enough for mid-level gamers to enjoy some decent graphics at a great price.  Plus you can watch HD quality movies on your PC or HDTV.  It will eventually be put into my media/game entertainment station.

Update:  Call of Duty: World at War works with this card, but I couldn’t keep the resolution too high. 

Crysis works as well, but the Optimal Settings are set as Low.  It will run higher for sure, but will depend on your CPU for performance.  If you have a dual-core or better,  you could run Medium/High settings no problem.

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Xoxide.com

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