Point of View GeForce 9400 GT 1024 MB Wall-E Edition Review

Name: Point of View GeForce 9400 GT 1024 MB Wall-E Edition
Brand: Point of View

W1zzard

on Sep 8th, 2008,

in Graphics Cards.

Manufacturer: Point of View

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Introduction

NVIDIA's new GeForce 9400 GT Series is based on the same G96 GPU that is used on the GeForce 9500 Series. However, since the 9400 GT is positioned at the entry level you have to make some sacrifices regarding clock speeds. Also NVIDIA gives board partners the freedom to pick the memory technology, whether it be DDR2 or GDDR3.

Point of View has engineered a special 9400 GT version that is themed around the popular Wall-E movie. Included with the (beautiful) package is a full version of the Wall-E game. Also Point of View has chosen to use 1024 MB of DDR2 memory on their card.

	S3 Chrome 440 GTX	GeForce 9400 GT	Point of View 9400 GT	GeForce 9500 GT	Radeon HD 3850	Radeon HD 3870	GeForce 9600 GT	GeForce 8800 GT	GeForce 9800 GT	Radeon HD 4850
Shader units	32	16	16	32	320	320	64	112	112	800
ROPs	4	8	8	8	16	16	16	16	16	16
GPU	Chrome 400	G96	G96	G96	RV670	RV670	G94	G92	G92	RV770
Transistors	Unknown	314M	314M	314M	666M	666M	505M	754M	754M	956M
Memory Size	256 MB	512M	1024M	256 MB / 512 MB	256 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB	512 MB
Memory Bus Width	64 bit	128 bit	128 bit	128 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit	256 bit
Core Clock	800 MHz	550 MHz	550 MHz	550 MHz	670 MHz	777 MHz	650 MHz	600 MHz	600 MHz	625 MHz
Memory Clock	800 MHz	400 MHz	333 MHz	900 MHz	828 MHz	1126 MHz	900 MHz	900 MHz	900 MHz	993 MHz
Price	$69	$59	$79	$89	$99	$125	$90	$140	$160	$170

Packaging & Contents

On the front of the package you will immediately recognize the cutest robot of all time: Wall-E. This will definitely draw immediate attention on a store shelf, also from the girls. On the back of the package you find some basic marketing information in multiple languages. After opening the box you will find your new card sitting in a very nicely detailed package. Most other manufacturers choose to go with plain white or brown cardboard.

You will receive:

Graphics card
Manual + Driver CD
Point of View product brochure
Wall-E full game

The Card

Compared to the high-end cards on today's market the Point of View GeForce 9400 GT uses a rather compact PCB, yet it is not a low-profile design which might be important for many media PC users. The front of the card is dominated by the big passive heatsink while the back has nothing important to note other than the eight memory chips. Due to the design of the heatsink the card uses a tiny bit more than one slot. An empty slot below the card is strongly recommended to ensure enough airflow around the heatsink.

The card has one DVI port and one analog VGA connector. If you need a second VGA port you can use a DVI adapter. When using an HDMI adapter (not included), you will also have access to HDMI+HDCP+Audio, which allows easy setup of a media PC. To receive audio you will have to feed the audio signal from your motherboard to the black connector near the SLI connector.

Here are the front and the back of the card, high-res versions are also available (front, back). If you choose to use these images for voltmods etc, please include a link back to this site or let us post your article.

A Closer Look

Point of View uses a big passive cooler without fan. Its large surface area dissipates the little heat that is generated by the G96 GPU easily, even without much air flow around the VGA card.