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Value For Money
Customers have a generally positive opinion about the value for money of this graphics card. They find it to be an absolute steal and a great option for those on a budget. Despite some not having used it for gaming yet, they are satisfied with its ease of installation and reasonable price in comparison to the current GPU market.
Performance For Older Games
Customers have generally positive opinions about the performance of the product for older games. Many are able to run their older titles smoothly at appropriate settings, including Fortnite, Minecraft, League of Legends, and World of Warships among others. Some customers had to make minor adjustments like purchasing a VGA adapter or accepting the card's limitations to achieve optimal performance. Overall, the product is considered a good value for those with older PCs looking to improve gaming capabilities.
Build Quality
Customers generally praise the build quality of the Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 OC 2G, with some expressing satisfaction in its smooth installation process. However, a few customers were initially concerned about its size due to misinformation regarding its low-profile design.
Quiet Operation
Customers generally have positive feedback about the quiet operation of the graphics card. Some mention that it's virtually silent due to its passive cooler, while others note that even with the fan running, it remains quiet. The ease of installation and compatibility with various operating systems is also highlighted.
Low Power Consumption
Customers have generally positive opinions about the low power consumption of the product, stating that it makes their computers work faster and allows them to run 4K videos without issues. However, some customers note that while it is quiet and good for lighter workloads, it may not be suitable for heavy gaming or high-performance tasks due to its lower power consumption.
Highlights
Quality
Great graphics card, easy to install and set up.
Legit product that’s easy to install and works great.
Worked a treat and my tv picked up it was a hd card when ever i switch to my pc which is connected to the tv.
Of course, it was unplayable using the system's integrated graphics as the frame rate was about 10 per second.
Price
It is an absolute steal and perfect for those that are on a budget who maybe won't want to spend more than £100 just for a graphics card.
To sum up, a great card unless you are a serious gamer, but for the price, i am more than happy with it.
On checking prices and availabity of products this was among the cheapest and also available.
Great price if on a budget will play destiny 2
Shipping
The graphics card arrived the next day in the afternoon which was great.
Very fast service from seller - arrived within 24 hours well packaged and sealed.
The onboard gpu was lagging and jumping and took 3 weeks just to dock a ship !
Parcel came on time in amazon packaging with original gt 1030 box inside of course.
Packaging/appearance
Arrived well packed, opened it up and very easy to install
I have'nt used it for gaming at present so cant comment on that but it is very easy to install came well packaged on time speci... Read More
Then i brought this card packaged with a cd which checks if the software on the cd is the latest, installs quickly, restarted t... Read More
Competitiveness
Having gddr5 memory it is significantly faster than ddr4 versions of the gt 1030, which should be avoided.
And importantly, it can use the latest nvidia driver, which many older gt models no longer can.
Some gt1030s are instead gddr4, which is much slower.
The only other downside is that low profile cards seem to cost more than a full size card with the same benchmark score.
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- This product had a total of 2,133 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 25 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Dual monitor card that punches way above its price point
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The card needs to be low profile and low power as the pc’s psu is only 240 watts and it has no provision for powering a graphics card other than via the x16 pcie connector
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I opted for gigabyte as it seems a good product
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I put this in an optiplex 3050 sff specifically for emulation from zx spectrum up to nintendo switch
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The one i got was the gddr5 version which is really the only version that should be available
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It could run games that were older but i would not entertain anything newer than 2018
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had been looking at the msi equivalent card with one hdmi and one display port but glad i found this instead
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The product description didnt specify that a low profile bracket came with it so as an add on for £1