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Originally posted 12/18/11 Revised and re-posted 7/4/12. After innumerable “ display driver has stopped responding ” messages and waiting for my screen to come back up I have given up on this video card.   I have tried every solution I was able to find on the web.   NONE of them have worked.   I pulled the card and have not found any issues since I uninstalled the drivers and removed the card.  I can NOT recommend this card for use with Windows 7.     First off, if you are a gamer I did not test this with any games. I got it to keep my on board video card from grabbing RAM from my base memory. That feature seems to work just fine. This is a very good video card for the price. The onboard 1gb off DDR3 memory just astounds me. Keep in mind that my computer roots go back to computers that had 64k of memory, let alone video cards with 1gb of RAM. It does include the low profile bracket. SAPPHIRE Model 100292DDR3L Form Factor L...

Apparently I have been living in a cave again. I ran across Hula last night. http://www.hulu.com/ It is another online video service and it is FREE. It has a lot of clips but it also has full length movies and series. The currently are featuring all six seasons of Highlander, a cult classic. There is a wide variety of material although quite a bit seems a somewhat off beat. Quality is good and again it is FREE. They say about themselves that Hulu was founded in March 2007 by NBC Universal and News Corp and is operated independently by a dedicated management team. Hulu's mission is to help people find and enjoy the world's premium video content when, where and how they want it. Hulu is an online video service that offers hit TV shows, movies and clips at Hulu.com and other online destination sites — all for free, anytime in the U.S. Hulu brings together a large selection of videos from more than 50 content providers, including FOX, NBC Universal, MGM, Sony Pictures Television, W...

DIY The video blew on my son’s computer. He asked if he should replace the computer. After we discussed it and he weighed a new computer against a $30 video card and free labor, the choice was simple. Best price I found on a new AGP card is at Buy.com. They have a 128mb gfx5200 for $29.00 including shipping. http://www.buy.com/prod/evga-geforce-fx5200-128mb-agp-8x-video-card/q/loc/101/202902698.html .buy.com/prod/evga-geforce-fx5200-128mb-agp-8x-video-card/q/loc/101/202902698.html I looked around on eBay and other places for a cheap AGP but this was the winner. I am gradually replacing my son’s computer piece by piece. His use is modest, he doesn’t need to buy some mammoth Vista machine and what he has is substantially better than the $399.00 discount house machines. Too many people get wrapped up in the “must have the newest, fastest, slickest machine” trap. When selling computers I often lost a sale because I tried talking someone out of buying new just for the sake of being new. Loo...