VisionTek Radeon 5450 1GB DDR3 (DVI-I, HDMI, VGA) Graphics Card - 900860

I got this for a HP wx4400 workstation I use for archives ...however it had a memory problem and was not the video card. .I plan on installing it on another computer soon ...looks well built and i like the features ...I did install it on a Linux computer ...had to figure twin monitor uses but works great and has excellent picture quality (sidenote the vx computer has mount making the Radeon cooling fins on the bottom --- it was final mounted on a computer with mount reversed thus allowing cooling fins to be on-top)

I used this GPU for a dell dimension e520. It runs well on with this old computer. I wouldn't use this graphics card to run modern games, but games from the early 2000's will run excellent with this graphics card.

I don't play a lot of video intensive games with this card; I purchased it because I needed a decent card to replace my old graphics card that died. When I installed it, Windows installed its own set of generic drivers, but those were only passably accurate (typical for Windows). I went to the website for the manufacturer and downloaded the drivers for the card.My only complaint is that on its own, the card changed to 32Bpp display, and picked a weird format that reset all the files I have on my desktop. Not cool. Worse, when I told it to go back to 16Bpp to restore the display I was used to, it resumed the 32Bpp format without my intervention. Fortunately, the display reset kept, but I'm not sure I care for device drivers that pick what some engineer who doesn't know my rig should be using. At the moment, it's working and I can use my computer to surf the web and for my writing. My next task with my odd jobs is to increase storage (of my 3 1Gig drives, 2 are over the Microsoft limit of 90 percent full) so that's next on the upgrade, then I will finally have to leave behind Windows 7 64bit Professional, which has let me customize my desktop to what I want, not what Windows thinks I should have, and hate having to link Windows to some nonexistent gaming account. I also really hate that solitaire requires a *()*))* subscription to be advert free, games that have been free since the days of Windows 3.1. When I first upgraded to Windows 10, it was brand new and part of the process, Windows started moving my data files to a nonexistent cloud account (i.e., yes, it was deleting my data files, some of which are new gone forever). But I have to migrate because my Kindle for PC quit synchronizing with my working Windows 7 Pro, so I can't read on my PC. At least I still have my tablet.Anyway, it seems to be a decent card (hard to tell after 30 days how it will perform in the long haul, but I opened up my machine, popped out the old card and put in the new on in 15 minutes. This has a passive heat sink like the old one, but instead of 256Meg of RAM on the old one, there's a full 1Gig of DDR3 onbaord. I have extra fans to keep everything inside cool, so that's a consideration with passive heat sinks -- making sure there's good air flow to keep the inside temps at a reasonable level (card CPU keeps steady around 35-37C; low temps are important for long-term card endurance). If you are unfamiliar, Piriform software has a free version called SPECCY, a PC program which will analyze your system and tell you what your hardware is, what OS, and it includes dynamic temperature reading of any CPUs and graphic cores.I rated tech support and gaming at 4* as I am giving them the benefit of the doubt. I don't play video intensive games and I did the install myself without issues, and then found the website, downloaded and then installed the drivers on my own -- so take those two scores with a serious grain of salt.

Easy install

My PC will no longer do anything, after I installed this card. I turned on my PC and my mother board suddenly sparked and does nothing now

No es conpactible con mi pc

I have a bunch of HP Gen5,6 boxes that don't work with later linux gnome/gui versions -- boot just fine, but have to use as no head server. This card is relatively inexpensive graphics card choice to get over that limitation. Down side is I end up using a PCIe slot for this.I don't use this for gaming, just server gui interface so leaving that blank If I need another one for one of my other servers I would end up buying this card, but since a gaming box update is on my list would just down cycle those to the servers.

My PC was locking up hard. Seemed it was whenever I was doing something that required a fair amount of graphics work. Ordered this graphics card, it came quickly and well packaged. I popped my PC open, pulled the old card and slid this one in. Closed PC and powered up. Drivers installed automatically and my display was noticeably crisper than with the old card even though they had the same specs. Once it was out, I could tell the fan on the old card was stiff and would not turn, hence the overheating and lockups. This new card has a giant heat sink with no fan so I don't anticipate the issue ever to return.