MSI GeForce GT 240 OC 512MB PCIe GDDR5 N240GT-MD512-OC/D5

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Pros:

Runs very cool, No additional power is needed, HDMI, VGA, and DVI connectors, HDMI support 7.1 audio without additional cable, Good performance for a budget card, GDDR5 memory interface
Low power consumption, 40 nm GPU, Native HDMI output, HDMI audio no longer requires SPDIF cable, Low temperatures, No external power connector required, Support for DirectX 10.1, Support for CUDA / PhysX

Cons:

Dual slot cooler
Noisy, High price, Difficult overclocking process, Can't compete against 9800 GT which is even cheaper, No support for DirectX 11

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Last revision on July 27, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Runs very cool, No additional power is needed, HDMI, VGA, and DVI connectors, HDMI support 7.1 audio without additional cable, Good performance for a budget card, GDDR5 memory interface
Low power consumption, 40 nm GPU, Native HDMI output, HDMI audio no longer requires SPDIF cable, Low temperatures, No external power connector required, Support for DirectX 10.1, Support for CUDA / PhysX

Reviewers Didn't Like

Dual slot cooler
Noisy, High price, Difficult overclocking process, Can't compete against 9800 GT which is even cheaper, No support for DirectX 11

Expert reviews and ratings

For a budget oriented card, we think the NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 is an excellent choice. The card performs quite respectably against the older generation of cards that requires additional power adapter yet it does not need any additional power. Althogh...

By Bjorn3D on February 08, 2010

NVIDIA's recent introduction of 40 nm graphics processors is a wise move from the company's standpoint, as it allows the company to take baby-steps on the new silicon fabrication technology. The company started off with two entry-level GPUs in...

By techPowerUp! on November 17, 2009

The MSI N240GT MD512/D5 OC Edition is very much a Jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none card. We have a good looking, cool running card, designed for overclocking complete with software voltage adjustments. For the area of the market it's aimed at it...

By Viperlair on December 17, 2009

The N240GT is obviously not an ordinary GT240. I've actually never seen an ordinary GT240. The Palit GT240 Sonic was the only card equipped with 1GB of GDDR5 memory, which made it out of the ordinary. The MSI N240GT uses military class components,...

By Neoseeker on December 02, 2009

You know -- if the pricing comes down a little the GT 240 really is nice card. NVIDIA however is now facing a problem ... the technology might be changed on their end, but on the end-user side it's the same performance and the same feature set we...

By Guru of 3D on November 17, 2009