buy this card today after have see it in operation on a friend computer that be nearly identical to mine . I be new to the world of graphic card , have use the integrated graphic on my motherboard for the past three year -lrb- system spec below -rrb- . after install Vista Home Premium a few week ago my once pristine xp install turn into a slow-as - molasses almost unusable mess . but after tweaking with the help of user , the system boot to the desktop in less than thirty seconds , run m Office like lighten , and most internet site work well  - except the one that be too heavy with ` craplet ' to begin with . however , my physical RAM and CPU usage be still too high . so after observe how cool , quietly , and efficiently the 520 card run on my friend 's computer , and also how much better the bogged-down website run  - I decide to ditch the integrate motherboard video chipset for the 520 dedicated graphic card . when the card arrive and after I tweak it , -lrb- and sometimes this can take week - after all , one can not sit in front of one 's computer all day and night long , can they ? -rrb- I be sure it will work as well as I observe on my friend pc . perhaps the last reviewer be unhappy with he purchase because there be other thing -lrb- service , security system , auto-run etc. -rrb- slow down he computer 's overall response . also , from what I have learn this card be really not mean to run newer game - I suppose that be mean for the more expensive $ 150 and up model . I be not yet a pc gamer - I use the Playstation for that - and mainly want this card for take the load off of my physical RAM and CPU . so I be look forward to work with this card and see what will be the best performance I can wring out of it - and I will update this once I have do so . I be rating it at five star because I feel it do the job it be intend to do . Update 11\/19\/11 the evga 520 be work great . card 's temperature be cool by check it with techpowerup 's gpu-z app . will play basic game , but since I be not a hard-core gamer , more power be no problem . have a snafu though with some web site such as Yahoo News , ToyotaNation , Hearts of Space etc. win like molasses -- here the problem be my browser - ie7 . there be no support for that browser anymore , so to change from Microsoft , I switch to Google 's browser . that make all the difference . the browser be absolutely one of the most important app on you computer , and now with Chrome all site be run like a greased pig in lighten . so yes , very satisfied with this card , and of course , it help take the load off of my CPU and motherboard . spread the wealth around , I say . also , I see Amazon have raise its price for the dual dvi 520 by $ 20 over what I pay in October . . hmm . Intel Core2 Duo e4500 @ 2.3 ghz 2 gig of Kingston RAM Intell G33 Express Chipset -lrb- on motherboard -rrb- 80 Gig WD SATA Hard Drive Seasonic 350w PSU ________________________________________