EVGA GeForce 210 1024 MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/HDMI/VGA Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1312-LR

Best 100% QUIET (but you must replace in 4-5 years max, review explains why in detail)
There is a 4-5 year limitation with this card but it’s still a good card for low cost needs.This card worked well and lasted for about 5 years. The explanation is next.If you value NOISE-FREE QUIET over a RENEWABLE LIFESPAN card, this is that card.After 4-5 years or so you may see the temperature going up from its average startup temp of 37-39 C (Celsius) to actual in-use static operating temperatures hovering in the 75-77 C range.And that’s a sign that the heat absorbing compound (called “thermal pase” -basically it’s a type of grease ) between the GPU embedded in this card and the heatsink, over time has absorbed so much heat for so long it has dried up to a hardened dried up crusty-like texture (PC tech geeks are already familiar with this, from same issues with CPU thermal paste) and is no longer doing it’s job. Thermal Paste purpose is to act like a go-between/sponge to DRAW the heat FROM the graphics card GPU and then the heat sink further pulls that heat from the thermal paste etc..)As the thermal paste gets older and drier out the card’s temperature begins to creep up…etc etc.. The problem with this card is that you cant simply reapply fresh thermal paste like you can on other versions of this exact same card. You can get thermal paste for as little as $3.95 or so. There are videos on Youtube about applying putting on fresh thermal paste to cards in this product line, the GEForce 210 GPU Series. Because with other brands such as MSI etc, the heatsink is removable, and you can access the thermal paste and clean & replace it. With this version you can’t.EDIT :: Inserting this paragraph [ HERE] to specifically point out that you can’t remove the heatsink from this card simply by unscrewing it or otherwise. On other cards you can. This card does not have the heatsink attached with screws, instead it is factory-equipped with a type of non-extractable rods that insert like push pins thru standardly placed holes in the corner areas of the card but with Q-tip sized plastic buds that flair out once the forward end of the rod has been fully inserted. This is the case for all four of them. If you zoom in on the heatsink in the product image of this card (the big black boxy rectangular object with fins upright vertically) you will see in the corner area of the card the HEADS of what would be screws on other versions of this card. Instead, on this card, the heads are flat, you can’t use a flathead or phillips or hexadecimal or Torx or any kind of screwdriver because there is nothing there, it’s completely bare, totally smooth, from the factory assembly process. They never intend anyone to renew this card, extend lifespan with maintenance, as covered below. They expect you to use it, then discard, and either get another one over & over again, or get a different kind that you can service with maintenance. (Discussed next)So be aware of that when making your decision to get this specific version. There’s a reason for this. This is a “quiet” card. There is not a fan that helps the heat sink on this card, like there is on the cards with removable heat sinks. On those cards, the fan can make a whirring or humming sound, degree of noticeability varying by individual system setup. Soo You have a tradeoff decision.. Do you want to be able to renew the card with maintenance in 4-5 years or so but in the meantime maybe have a little added system noise.. or have no noise, a silent yet comparably performing graphic card instead, but you have to trash it and get a new one in about 4-5 years ? That’s what you are getting here.I’m not trying to talk you out of this card or into into another one… They cost only about $4 – $5 difference anyway, which is of negligible consideration… They are different form factors > NOISE-FREE QUIET or RENEWABLE LIFESPAN.As mentioned earlier, it depends on what you value more… for my bang, I prefer the NOISE-FREE QUIET… It’s only a $39 card and sometimes you can get these even further marked down… I’m replacing mine after years, no complaints.

An extremely capable, low cost, and silent graphics card
I bought this card a year ago for a Dell 755 Optiplex that I bought to function as my home theater PC. Low and behold, the 755 didn’t come with a graphics card or even an HDMI out. So off I went searching for a graphics card and the GeForce 210 passive fit the bill.The card was selling for a good price, $35. It’s absolutely silent and was incredibly easy to install. I’ve used it for a year mostly for streaming content (Netflix/Amazon/Comcast), DVD playback, and moderate web browsing (with anywhere from 4-10 tabs open at a time). The only issue I’ve had with it is that a few times under particularly heavy use, the card overheated, crashed, and did some sort of self-reset. It’s only happened a handful of times and the self-reset only takes 20-30 seconds before everything is back to normal.I can’t speak to its performance for games but all in all? The EVGA GeForce 210 passive card is an extremely capable, low-cost, & totally silent graphics card that’s perfect for HTPC’s.

What I really need is a very inexpensive VGA video card for servers. I don’t need HDMI, I can use DVI if available, but really just basic VGA video. I run non-GUI servers and so this is really all one needs.This card was the least expensive card available at the time. It’s actually a very good card, and an awesome deal at the price. It’s just unfortunate I’ll never actually use the features.On GREAT VALUE is that it comes with all you need to install in either a full-height case or a 2/3 height (i.e. server) case. Nothing extra to buy. It works perfectly.

Plug and Play. Excelente para equipos home theater que necesitan de una gpu barata. Puedes colocarla en tu vieja pc y convertirla en una Netflix machine o algo similar. No necesita conexiones adicionales de energia, se alimenta solamente del puerto PCIe.Si eres noob y quieres empezar en el mundo del PC Gaming, esta es definitivamente tu mejor opcion. Mas que nada por su precio, esta tarjeta es capaz de correr una amplia variedad de juegos, creo que corre GTA V en resolucion de 600px a 20 fps, en la configuracion mas baja, sin sombras ni nada. No es algo espectacular pero lo corre, con esta tarjeta definitivamente te puedes adentrar en el mundo gamer sin necesidad de gastar miles de pesos. excelente tambien para equipos home theater que necesitan de una gpu barata.