- I decided to go with the Sparkle 8400GS PCI because a relative of mine bought a wide-screen LCD monitor, but didn't realize that their computer did not support them. (The SIS 661 chipset is infamous for having issues with 1440x900...while the desktop was still visible, the 4:3 output was upscaled and stretched to fit the monitor's 16:10 and caused people to look short and fat in pictures, etc.)Since the computer was only used for email, looking at pictures, and general surfing, I figured that by adding more RAM and upgrading the graphics card, the machine's service life could be extended by several years. With a long-term solution in mind, I went with a fanless card since it's entirely maintenance-free.…
- I bought this card to install in a PC that only has PCI slots (no AGP and no PCIe). The PC runs Ubuntu 10.10. Ubuntu had no problem finding the card. And it uses the card's hardware acceleration for full screen video display. I'm very happy with the performance of this card.
- PCI bus design
- Ultra Silent Cooling System
- 40nm Processor Technology
- Advanced cooler design, High performance, Low RPM cooler
- Low profile design
- Native HDMI & HDMI 1.3a support
- integrated Audio for HDMI
