Asus GeForce GT 430 1GB GDDR3 PCIe

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

4
Average:

3
Bad:

1

Pros:

Awesome Overclocking.
Build Quality.
Decent Budget Gaming card.

Cons:

Lack of Second DVI connection.
Poor choice for gaming.

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Last revision on January 11, 2013

Reviewers Liked

Awesome Overclocking
Build Quality
Decent Budget Gaming card
GPU Cooling
Affordable
Good video rendering performance
Can be modified to fit in half-height cases
DirectX11 Compatible
3D Vision / 3D Media Capable
Can Play Mainstream Games

Reviewers Didn't Like

Lack of Second DVI connection
Poor choice for gaming
Games have to be "dialeddown" to playable settings
Gaming performance not up to par with slightly more expensive cards

Expert reviews and ratings

Nvidia has taken its time about it, but now we're seeing its DirectX 11 Fermi GPU filtering down into the mainstream sector with the £70 GeForce GT 430. AMD has had its lineup of DX11 cards set up since February this year, around which time the...

By TechRadar on October 13, 2010

As an entry-level card, the GeForce GT 430 is a decent offering from NVIDIA. But it neither impresses nor excites, and we find it hard to recommend it to anyone who’s looking for a serious upgrade.In terms of performance, it is somewhere between...

By HardwareZone.com on October 11, 2010

NVIDIA's release of the GeForce GT 430 GPU is interesting insofar as it's the first partner-produced Fermi product that's not designed as a gamer's card. Rather, given the reductions in architecture needed to hit a £60 retail price...

By HEXUS.net on October 11, 2010

With an MSRP of around $79, the ASUS ENGT430 will be a welcome upgrade to many PCs utilizing on-board graphics chipsets. And while this card will be available in the retail and e-tail realms, over 90% of the GT430 line will be sold to system...

By Bjorn3D on October 11, 2010

IMPORTANT: Although the rating and final score mentioned in this conclusion are made to be as objective as possible, please be advised that every author perceives these factors differently at various points in time. While we each do our best to...

By Benchmark Reviews on October 11, 2010

If you only need your video card to drive a home theater PC, Asus' ENGT430 will do the job well. Just don't expect it to excel at much else. Buy it...

By PC Mag on October 11, 2010

OK, the ASUS ENGT430 is not going to be setting any new benchmark records anytime soon, but what it does give you is some outstanding performance and increases above the older 220 series of NVIDIA cards and of course the ATI equivalents.The low power...

By Modders-Inc on October 10, 2010

Asus' ENGT430 Geforce GT 430 graphics card is a very decent low profile DirectX 11 budget card for the money. Even while slightly handicapped by its slower onboard DDR3 memory, it still succeeded in matching and in some cases surpassing the ATI...

By TweakNews on December 08, 2010

The entry level market likely won't that exciting for the vast majority of people reading this article. However, we feel the GT 430 has become a serious contender by injected just the right amount of adrenalin into this somewhat stagnant price...

By Hardware Canucks on October 11, 2010

Now that we have been through all of the data, let's take a moment to digest the numbers. For the most part, the Asus ENGT430 performed about on par with the Radeon HD 5550. Yes, there were a few tests where they traded places, but their scores...

By HotHardware on October 11, 2010

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