Gigabyte GeForce GT 210 Mainstream Graphics Card With HDMI Unboxing & First Look Linus Tech Tips

[stevenknight95]

i have this card before, but this card is always overheating its because the fan not working very well.

[TheMusic171]

I have ordered some parts to build a Computer (which I will get by next week) and I ordered the PNY GeForce GT 210 512MB Graphics Card. Do you know if this particular Graphics Card is good for gaming? if so what Games would be playable without lag?

[Meboyboyboy]

@TheMusic171 LOL, NONE. you need a gts 240 ATLEAST to play games happily. it will run sc2 in 1920x1080 with all LOW settings. horrible choice.

[MrCounterstrikefan]

yer but whould this work games

[timpos546]

Im gonna buy the one without fan :) costs 249 kronor swedish money :)

[doomlock3]

For like $30 its actually quite good

[ItsFish2k]

@KennyGJE if i was rich, id love to do it on mine -_- but its not all that bad :)

[ItsFish2k]

Hm i have the notebook version of this. and i do play Mine Craft. all i gotta say is: its not bad. decent 30-50 FPS. wut? 60 FPS? HAH! thats funny. but its better to get a GTX :l

[Superoreo42]

Gold plating dosent really do anything but fully gold contacts on the otherhand.

[KennyGJE]

I wipe my ass with GPUs like this.

[vangstaz]

@KennyGJE "It's not a gaming card" DO I have to spell that out for you? This is a media center card, why do you think that HDMI is written in BOLD letters?? jesus these kids....

[KennyGJE]

@vangstaz I never mentioned its use. I was merely making a joke, learn to take one.

[ArtmiR93]

i have geforce gt 210 an i play mw3 in max settings...

[gamehouse1002]

can play call of duty mw2 and news gaming in GeForce GT 210 or not?

[TheCaNin3]

@gamehouse1002 you can but don't expect to run it completely maxed 1080p without any hitches.

[gamehouse1002]

@TheCaNin3 Thnx man

[phantomlich]

@gamehouse1002 this was my old gpu and i was able to get 30-40 fps but on a lower resolution, hope it all goes well for you

[ingimarsi]

still better then my radeon 2600 pro agp!

[iCypherZ]

Dont be fooled u can play most recent games just probally at med or low settings but u can play games like gow 1 and batman arkham asylum like your bitch

[PatabookG5]

If you're just going to play Minecraft, this is perfect.

[Bartenderh]

@PatabookG5 Minecraft doesn't need a good video card. It only needs RAM.

[GamersCanGame]

@PatabookG5 fuck minecraft needs a gtx 550ti 1gb just to install mods

[bonk800]

@PatabookG5 Java doesn't use your GPU its all cpu...

[MW2watchyourback09]

@bonk800 Are you retarded? Its a game. With ALOT of rendering to do. Swap from HD3000 to a 6950 and play MC then tell me the GPU doesnt matter.

[urabubble]

@PatabookG5 more like if your going to play pong.

[MichaelFordish]

@PatabookG5 in fact minecraft is very demanding for what it looks like and I dont know even why.

[hertzman5YT]

@MichaelFordish The textures don't matter. It's all about the amount of shapes being drawn.

[MichaelFordish]

@hertzman5YT but then how come other games like manic digger perform much much faster? compared whit the CLASSIC minecraft even

[hertzman5YT]

@MichaelFordish Minecraft is a hungry hog. On my Phenom 955, it uses 70% minimum.

[09razzor]

@PatabookG5 yeah right, i have this card 1gb and i can play battlefield 3 at medium 25 - 70

[09razzor]

@09razzor and that isnt overclocked yet. If i over clocked i can play battlefield 3 at ultra settings. so this card is pretty useful

[SiNFleXlt]

So it's a piece of shit, right?

[DragonRising88]

@SiNFleXlt

no

[SiNFleXlt]

@DragonRising88 But he said it's not a gaming card. I'm not a programer so media cards aren't important to me. And that leads to MY OWN opinion and a conclusion that it's a shit :)

[Tomahawk7670]

how much did you buy it?

[DXXDgame]

why are older cards so ugly

[smvsbg]

thanks for show. Now I have this card.

[DjLemonx]

thanks this was really helpful

[sciman001]

how wekk will tis play gta san andreas? and is it better than a geforce 4550?

[AmH032uTuBe]

@sciman001 Do you mean an AMD/ATi HD 4550? Or an nVidia GeForce GTS 450?

If you mean an AMD HD 4550, no the 4550 is better.

[gmk120]

making this review must been depressing for him

[siiil21]

whats the difference between this and the -->(Turbo Cache edition)<-- 521 DDR2 or DDR3 one ? pliz if any1 knows let me know what does it give/mean whats turbo about it o.o; is it better ?

[rezident13n]

fuck the card, i want the gold HDMI connector :X

[danny29914]

@rezident13n yeah its gold plated not GOLD....but you can take that cuz its looks great

[berindea]

The golden plated connector is more expensive than the card.

[Chargersball1]

can it run on a 250w psu

[TheBigupz]

@Chargersball1 yes but recomend a 300+

[fatfox100]

Iam having Asus En210 silent 1GB DDR2.Is their any big difference between mine and Gigabyte GeForce GT 210???

[Roflcopter4b]

Why do gold plated HDMI and USB connections even exist? Its all digital. The gold does absolutely nothing. The gold doesn't even touch the connectors. Its just stupid. Gold its only relevant with analog signals. Retards.

[PckpwL4D]

@Roflcopter4b its more malleable so itll take longer to wear, though that never matters...

[Damola3]

@Roflcopter4b so thats where my 40 bucks went

[PsiloCybinDreamX]

@Roflcopter4b they use gold plated stuff cause gold is the best electrical conductor out of any metal

[ItalyNerf]

@Roflcopter4b Gold is soft, so if you insert like a gold usb cable in an usb port and you take it out it will reform almost like new. That's what's better about gold plated things.

[Roflcopter4b]

@ItalyNerf Yes, I posted this 10 months ago. I learned that shortly after. You're right.

[Palillos1337]

@Roflcopter4b so that you can roll pimpin brah! i would rather have gold than aluminum.

[MichaelFordish]

@Roflcopter4b but its durable, you cant put it in and out, again and again! and we know how much you like that.

[cforkool24961]

I have this card but it was bought through Tiger Direct and the manufactuer is PNY.

[smellyal25]

nice lounge

[v8bmwboy]

lol get your facts right, gold is one of the best conductors on the planet, also it protects against corrosion.

[wolfpackflt670]

I use a GTX 460 for physx

[f0zi]

@wolfpackflt670 m2

[26psyside]

Worst card ever, slower even from low end cards 2 years ago.

[danieldvs100]

@26psyside its better than my intel celeron ausus mother board =[

[9Deda]

would any1, or Linus himself recommend NVIDIA® GeForce 210 1GB for gaming?

[9Deda]

@Usul573 thanks, i bought an XFX ATI RADEON HD 4650 1GB, you think thats a better option if i wanna play games?

[9Deda]

@Usul573 thanks a bunch, you see the 2 were exactly the same price, and people say NVIDIA handle games better, good thing i decided to do my research instead of rely on a few opinions right? and u just made my day :D cheers pal

[mynameisreaper123]

@9Deda no

[CatXFlash]

@9Deda I would go with a GTX460 for gaming. Its not good to have limits when u want to run games.

[KINGKENNYTHEHOLY]

Im trying this card out now for my new office pc,I gotta say its not that bad at all,I can play most games on medium settings with decent fps..not bad for 20 bucks at all..really

[SCAREDBANANA]

I thought that gold plating is used to prevent corrosion.

[995sunglasses]

what was the cost on this card?

[Amy01223]

hiya will the BFG GeForce 210 PCI-E Graphics Card run on a 306w max power supply? plz can some 1 help me ? :):):) <3 thx

[KINGKENNYTHEHOLY]

@Amy01223 You need at least a 350w psu for most new lower end cards ..im in the same boat myself,buying a new psu myself tommorow for around 70 bucks

[KINGKENNYTHEHOLY]

@Amy01223 hey Amy,I have checked out this card peronally,and I) can assure you this runs with a 300w psu..its really a good card for the 20 bucks it costs..

[DogoSanji]

This card is enought to use ONLY for phisx?

[Usul573]

@DogoSanji

Nope, cards have to have 32 shaders to do Physx, 210s have 16, 220s have 48, 240s have 96.

[MYMAnarchy]

THIS IS AWESOME FOR HD VIDEO PLAYBACK BUT SUCKS FOR GAMING !!!!

Unless you play some 5+ years old games or super-low resolution with super-low graphic details

[Syn110]

Will this video card runs on windows XP?

[MYMAnarchy]

@Syn110 Definitely, Windows XP drivers are available for this one of course

[xxkevinxx323]

can i use dual moniter with this card

[MYMAnarchy]

@xxkevinxx323 Yeah, DVI+VGA, DVI+HDMI or HDMI+VGA

[Clankl33t]

3,06 GHz Intel Core i3

4GB RAM

500 HDD

ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 MB

iMac 21.5"

Is that good?

[MYMAnarchy]

@Clankl33t For how much money ??? 2000 or 3000 USD ??? Completely non-sense stuff :((

[Clankl33t]

@MYMAnarchy Idk..

[MYMAnarchy]

@Clankl33t I don't know what you mean ????

If it was a PC then that's a nice one. Mac huh??? It's just quite expensive

[TMNoob3]

Yay now I can play doom at 30 fps :D

[Clankl33t]

Is it Okay for gaming ? I heard its very good for watching HD movies + blu-ray

[Usul573]

@Clankl33t

Not really.

[3L3ctroYT]

@Clankl33t It's able to run Modern Warfare 2 smoothly :)

[ChannelGreen2010]

as start i thought you were FRED.

[f0zi]

i got mine geforce 7300 gt for free :D!

[ChannelGreen2010]

@f0zi how did you got it for free? i need one.

[f0zi]

@ChannelGreen2010 Found it in the trash...No,but my friend was gonna trash it and i wanted one so i got it

[babyturtlex]

@f0zi ew

[TheMayor5000]

Oh my god is gold plated you want a cookie for it or something? Gigabyte think a gold platted hdmi is the best thing in the world. lol

[amon2525]

this card sux

[josiprietkovic]

I could get one Dual-Slot edtion with HUGE passive cooler with 4 6mm hetpipes,but i choose 4550.

[supercritical100]

lol mainstream... sorry I don't meant to offend but this thing is barely better than integrated HD 4200/3300 series.

That thing won't allow you to all mid any new games, not even starcraft 2, unless you prefer frame rates below 30 regularly.

[jmak999]

is this video card good enough to run mw2,sc2,bc2?

[Usul573]

@jmak999

Probably run MW2 and SC2.

No guarantees on BC2.

You can get something way better for just a few more dollars though.

[Usul573]

@jmak999

Probably run them, should get something better though, can still be cheap.

[21rossyboy21]

Good graphics card?

[jmd182]

what psu do I have to have for this? I just bought one and it said 350 minimum, but I think I have 250 or 300

[Aboydebeat12]

is this the same as nVidia GeForce G 210 ?

[Aboydebeat12]

does it support DirectX11?

[iiTzQuiik]

could i cool this with 1 80mm side fan lol? cba buying a new case, ive got AMD Athlon II X2 240 and 2gb rubbish ram

[chrisfur2]

gold is actually a really good conductor of electricity. so is silver, which is why they are used in prety much every electronic component...pretty much on everything. i know you can get a lot of money by recycling old computer chips. i saw it on the history channel. lo

[cem719]

i play games (metro 2033) med settings 30 to 45 fps

[HIIMDAVID12345555]

Im having my mom's friend to set up this graphics card

If he uses the CD thats inside this package...

Can i still update it from the NVIDIA site?

[Aboydebeat12]

@HIIMDAVID12345555 the shop where i buyed my pc (with this card) and he told me to update it from nvidia co uk or like that

so i guess yes.

[AVietGamer]

so the gt 310 is the same card am i correct?

[yeerk22]

Will this play cod4?

[Usul573]

Yup.

A 210 is like $30 though, for the love of humanity if you can spend $98 you can do A LOT better.

Something like 24 FPS at 1024x768 at normal settings compared to 40 FPS at 1920x1080 and maximum settings.

[spiderpig85]

Gold is actually a fantastic conductor.

[stupidmonkey121]

yes most of america is poor now  :(

[cotyslick]

im going to use this for gaming cuz im poor

[TheCCCKKK]

@cotyslick

DAMN Straigh

[cotyslick]

@TheCCCKKK :P

[aschris87]

@cotyslick i will use it for physx cuz im rich

[Adrianpettit]

@cotyslick Poor gamers should buy AMD cards. More power for your money. (This coming from an Nvidia fan)

[teh1337storm]

@cotyslick fail.

[eljugadorloco]

@cotyslick i am poor to so i use this

[stupidmonkey121]

@shafnet fail i get 60 fps for both maybe you feel the need to waste money its called overclock and ram now i have 4 gb ram

[stupidmonkey121]

not true this card can game i can play crysis and mw2 with this system

amd atlon x2 3.0 ghz

bfg 210

1gb of ram

[shafnet]

@stupidmonkey121 The rest of us prefer to play games at more than 10fps ;)

[DemCheggs]

@shafnet if you didn't run your games on the highest of setting you could get great fps.

[shafnet]

Possibly the perfect card for boxee/xbmc users.

Note the current xbmc bias to hardware accelerate using Nvida over ATI and the GT210/220 fits the bill perfectly.

Pure Video 4, VDPAU(linux), DXVA(windows) and let's not forget Flash 10.1 beta acceleration.

Only problem for me is that it can't play games :|

[LiquidFriction]

gold is one of the best conductors. .why would you say its not one of the best conductors out there, when in reality, it is.

[tiagom135]

google it

[LiquidFriction]

I don't have to, I know for a fact it's one of the top 5 best conductive metals.

[tiagom135]

one of the best heat contuctors!

[LiquidFriction]

I am talking about electrical conductivity.

[tiagom135]

not a god eletrical conductor i tink

[mockrocker]

I wish my laptop has a gold plated hdmi. Its only about a year old but it got a lot of rust in it. Very annoying.

[AMVDawg]

@mockrocker gold doesn't rust...

[marcusnns]

do you need a chair to sit on when you install this card?

[djd711]

GOLD PLATED :O

[Robertwright889]

O_O i want to count how many times it was said XD

[paradoxdesigns]

would this be better than 8800GTS?

[KingGiac]

no lol

[CorneliusGrim]

@paradoxdesigns

Hell no.

[Kranbone]

I'm surprised this uses a 3 pin fan connector. I'm guessing with some utility you can actually control the fan speed of the card despite it being a low end card.

[mrNHC]

Cute!

[Peetah16]

don't ya think they over advertised the GOLDEN HDMI part lol... -_-"

[caesarnaywin]

w8 w8 did he say god is NOT the best conductor? i though it was =S

[TokerMate]

Silver is the best conductor of electricity then copper then gold and then aluminum, gold is soft and can take more of a beating. Google could have answered this. :D

[caesarnaywin]

thanks

[JamieA242]

water =D

[Peetah16]

No its not the best. If Linus says its not then its not lol :D

[DJDAMO93]

dnt no he just is

[deepakm]

why is linus so freaking cool?

[LinusTechTips]

I'm a lean, mean unboxing machine!

[LANPARTYDUDE]

yea!!!!

[saudikid]

@LinusTechTips what do u do with the products after u unbox them?

[richis109]

If you've seen the NCIX webstore then you know they sell "open box" products so I'd assume that they put them back up on the site for the open box price. But that is just speculation.

[galuple]

@saudikid i'm pretty sure this is all crap he's bought for himself or stuff that is going into stuff for work

[zelpel]

you are working 7 days in week?

[ashleybeshir]

nice

[Antje14]

Never lol

[alexwileman7n]

Nice vid :)

[f11rob]

WHEN DO YOU STOP :p