ASUS GT 710 1GB DDR3 64Bit Dual Slot Graphics Cards 710-1-SL-BRK review

ASUS GT 710 1GB DDR3 64Bit Dual Slot Graphics Cards 710-1-SL-BRK review

ASUS GT 710 1GB DDR3 64Bit Dual Slot Graphics Cards 710-1-SL-BRK review

 today Nvidia's GeForce GT 710  graphics card who should consider buying this who should not that's what we're going to cover today first I want to separate this review into two parts gamers and non-gamers if you are not a gamer if you came here looking for a basic graphics card for non gaming use I'll get right back to you but I want to go ahead and cover gaming first now if you came to this review thinking I'm looking for an inexpensive card I want to play some basic games and have something that doesn't cost me too much this is really is not 

something that you should consider as an example I have sitting here on the desk Anna Zeus m32 CD desktop computer I've previously reviewed that computer link to that in the review description below but in short it's a basic entry-level machine it's fast it's a good machine it does not come with a graphics card instead it uses the integrated intel graphics built into the processor those graphics are called HD 530 so it's Intel 

HD 530 and it will play eSports titles and casual games League of Legends dota 2 Counter Strike global Offensive rocket League will all play at some detail level on the integrated graphics on this machine at 60 frames per second not ultra detail not ultra high resolution but they will play this GT 710 is almost half the performance of the integrated graphics of that machine yes it is slower if you buy this machine with integrated graphics and you buy a GT 710 and you install it everything will run slower or all your games will run slower this is not meant 

for gaming and if you're thinking of gaming if you think you're buying an inexpensive machine like this and you want to gaming you want to get better performance then the lowest card you should consider buying is from Nvidia a gtx 750ti which will run you or an AMD rx 460 which will run you  it's a little bit faster than the 750 but they're both good cards both will install in this computer just fine both will run multiple times 

faster than the integrated graphics in here anywhere between three to five times faster you can play all those games I mentioned at ultra detail at 1080p on either one of those cards beautifully this is not an upgrade for that machine what about non-gaming well non-gaming again it's not an upgrade for that machine there is no circumstances under which this card belongs in that computer or any new computer this card is built for this computer now not gamers don't buy 

this card really don't either use your integrated graphics or buy a better card if you are a non gamer the reason why this machine is sitting here is while that is brand new this is not this is a five year old computer this is an Intel second-generation that one is sixth this is a second generation I five 2400 with Intel's HD 2000 graphics in it they were terrible when they were new intel has come miles and miles in progress of integrated graphics since this machine came 

out this computer is from 2011 so it's 5 years old and while it works fine as is it does not have an HDMI port in the back many machines didn't back in 2011 and even playing back HD video on YouTube or Netflix can be imperfect on a machine like this enter the GT 710 this card will play back all the modern formats beautifully installed on a machine like this in terms of overall graphics performance it's about 250 percent faster than the HD 2004 apart the integrated 

graphics are between the four generations of chips this is two-and-a-half times faster than the HD 2000 but half the performance of the HD 530 so Intel has come a long way but here's what the value is this computer I bought last month off of ebay  is a quad-core Intel chip now it's an older machine but for web browsing watching Netflix watching YouTube checking your email doing Facebook it's plenty it has all the CPU power you could ever want 

for basic tasks graphics wise it's terrible this card will be installed in this computer and will improve the performance of high-definition video playback of rendering web pages of it accelerates a lot of things within Windows that the integrated graphics really frankly in 2016 are pretty terrible app if you combine the cost of these for this machine and for this it's actually a pretty good machine now you could absolutely buy this and put it on your TV or 

use it as a basic machine but that's  is a whole lot less money and I'm actually going to put this computer on my television and use it basically is a media consumption device watching YouTube watching Netflix browsing the web on my television it gives this card gives me an HDMI port and it gives me all the performance I need to do it for a lot less money than a new machine so that's really 

what this is for in terms of use beyond review if you are just browsing the web and don't care about video playback the integrated graphics in here will do it just fine except of course there's no HDMI port on here and if you want an HDMI port to plug into your HDMI monitor again I bring you back to this for what this really does is is gives you modern accelerated HD video playback modern accelerated standards for it's got newer technology in it and an HDMI port 

for older machines that don't have it so that's where it's going what does it look like inside the box let me open it up and show you this is a very basic low profile card and the nice thing about being low profile is this is a thin machine a standard desktop graphics card would not fit in here because this is one of those slim machine but this will fit just fine take it on to the bag and show you what this looks like very small and here we go it is passively cooled there is no fan so this 

will be completely 100% silent no moving parts it's just the heatsink it's very low powered card there is a VGA port an HDMI port and a dual link DVI port so for connecting to a television or any type of monitor this gives you the ports you want if maybe you want to run two monitors and you have an older machine that only has a single video out port you can connect a a monitor to your HDMI point and then a monitor to either your VGA port or the dual link DVI 

port and run multiple monitors so that's another value of a card like this now this card for comes with 1 gigabyte of RAM on it which is plenty you don't need any more than that to actually make 2 gigabyte versions of this mostly because people say Oh two gigabytes must be more there's no reason to buy the 2 gigabyte version don't bother now you may notice that the bracket at the end of this is too large to install in a low profile machine that's ok they provide 

two separate brackets for each of the ports this unscrews and I don't have the tool with me but basically you unscrew these four hex screws you can either use pliers or you need needlenose pliers or socket for it unscrew those this comes off the front this VGA port actually could be unplugged from here if you don't want it otherwise the VGA port is on a flexible cable this is 

your VGA plug here and basically it'll put them side-by-side on the back of this machine basically you'll have you'll take up two slots and this ribbon cable will just move over so that's how you convert it from being a full high card to being a low-profile card using the included adapters that'll take you two minutes there's no configuration changes you don't have to do anything to the software it's it's just simply moving this ribbon cable over to the side there's 

nothing else I don't think there's any is there there is there is a driver CD in here don't use this go to Nvidia comm and download the latest drivers from Nvidia there's no reason to use an outdated a CD and then a quick user's guide that I'm sure just shows you how to install it I'll open this up in case you're curious and that's in like 25 languages go figure I'd um the actual information is printed in very small print here that's not terribly useful but that's really all 

that's in the Box this if that weighs more than 8 ounces I'd be surprised you're buying this to get hardware accelerated HD video playback to get the additional ports to run on an older machine do not put an HD 710 all the way through 740 in a modern machine even the HD 730 which runs between is slower than the integrated graphics in here the lowest you should put in any modern machine is a 750 or higher or an Rx 460 so I hope that was useful and informative to you regarding low end graphics cards they do serve a purpose but it's a very 

limited one and it's mostly for older machines either to accelerate their video playback or to give you additional video ports to run multiple monitors .

ASUS GT 710 1GB DDR3 64Bit Dual Slot Graphics Cards 710-1-SL-BRK review

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Learn more about the ASUS 710-2-SL-CSM

ModelBrandASUSModel710-2-SL-CSM
InterfaceInterfacePCI Express 2.0 x8
ChipsetChipset ManufacturerNVIDIAGPUGeForce GT 710Core Clock954 MHzCUDA Cores192
MemoryEffective Memory Clock900 MHz (1800 MHz GDDR3)Memory Size2GBMemory Interface64-BitMemory TypeDDR3
3D APIDirectXDirectX 12OpenGLOpenGL 4.4
PortsHDMI1 x HDMIDVI1 x Native Dual-link DVI-D
DetailsMax Resolution2560 x 1600Dual-Link DVI SupportedYesHDCP ReadyYes
FeaturesFeaturesPassive 0dB cooling with ASUS-designed heatsinks, maximizing surface area to effective cool the GPU with absolutely no sound

Super Alloy Power components boost performance by reducing power loss, enhancing durability, and achieving cooler operating temperatures

Auto eXtreme SMT assembly removes human error from the build process and results in higher durability with a smooth PCB for easy handling

Robust connectivity with D-Sub, HDMI, and DVI-D video outputs

ASUS Corporate Stable Model designation ensures a minimum of 1 year product life span, so you can expand your contracts without worry
Form Factor & DimensionsMax GPU Length135 mmCard Dimensions (L x H)5.31" x 4.72"
GroupOptionGT 710 2GB Silent.

ASUS GT 710 1GB DDR3 64Bit Dual Slot Graphics Cards 710-1-SL-BRK review

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