ZOTAC GeForce GT 730 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 (x8 lanes) Graphics Card (ZT-71115-20L)

I don’t know why this is listed as “frequently returned”. It was easy to install and worked just fine out of the box. Seems to do as intended.

Using in a security camera HP PC. Took the load off the CPU and built in HDMI port on the motherboard. Easy to install and worked with standard Windows 10 drivers right out of the box. I did install the latest Nvidia driver though.

I put it in a computer I was building and worked just as intended for an older computer just to bring it back to life.

I'm currently using this card for my Home Theater PC (HTPC) build.Case: Antec ISK 310-150 with 150w PSMB: MSI AM1I Socket AM1APU: AMD Athlon 5150RAM: Generic DDR3-1600 8gb (2x4gb)Storage: Mushkin Reactor 2.5" 1tb SSDOS: Windows 10 ProI was relying on the integrated APU graphics, but the system became slow when it was updated from Windows 7. I installed this card and noticed a instant increase in responsiveness and processes. My system now easily downloads plays 1080p streaming without the massive lag and buffering it was suffering from.Price wise, it was an economical choice over the competitors. 4gb vs 1~2gb for same or more price, even though I will most likely never use it in full capacity, it should be sufficient for half a decade or more for my uses.For gaming, I would recommend at least a G(R)TX (X)050 [or comparable Radeon] series, as those cards have:a) better coolingb) handle newer games more efficientlyThe "GT" series were designed for "media" applications such as video playback and flash/web based games (Facebook for example), while the "(X)TX" series are for gaming in mind. This card does very well with the former, hence HTPC build.

Yes, I've read the negative reviews and I've watched the scathing videos on YouTube. But being an old fart means I'm stuck in the past and perfectly happy with with my 70's music and 20 year old computer games. I have a refurbished HP 8300 with integrated graphics. I hated it because I couldn't play my MS Flight Simulator X nor my Trainz 2012 Simulator.So I bought this $85 graphics card with 4 gigs of memory. Anything was better than what I had. I was completely prepared to be disappointed and return it after watching all of the negative videos, but surprise! It made my old simulators playable again and on high settings. There was a little tearing in Trainz but still it was much better than what it had been. And MSFSX? I flew Hawaii on high detail and crashed the plane into a mountain because I was gawking at all the beautiful scenery I had been missing up to now.Just saying--this was one of the better $85 purchases I have made. No regrets.

I purchased this card for an advanced workstation that has a professional NVIDIA card. The setup was to use this cheap GT 730 card as a display adapter and A5000 card for CUDA computing. This 730 card has two major shortcomings for my application: it requires an older driver (v.470) while the current A5000 card use v515+ driver. As only one NVIDIA driver can be active, these cards cannot work in the same computer. Another, more universal issue with the 730 card is that this card has a CRT, not VGA 15-pin port (check the pictures, it is orange, not blue). My monitor complained that there is no VGA signal and went into the sleep mode. Apparently one of the VGA signals is missing. I had to return the card and bought a 1030 card which is current and works well in my workstation with the newer drivers.If you need a single inexpensive card and you can use a DVI or HDMI cable to connect to the monitor, it might be OK for you. I gave it three stars only for my application, as I could use it but only with outdated drivers. For your application, it could be perfect.

Solution's I found based on other review complaint's--------------------------- Issue -The vga does not fit due to the socket being too close to the edge of the desktop cover.- Solution -when having the dvi connected / not and the graphics card is connected (you put it on your motherboard)' just push the dvi socket to the side a little bit while at the same time connecting your vga cable. It will move a little bit, giving enough space to connect the vga.--------------------- Issue -windows 10 updates keeps messing with the graphics card installation and I can't get it to work- Solution -turn your windows 10 automatic updates off before installing the drivers, turn it all off.----------------------- Issue -when installing the drivers, it doesn't work on the main screen, it does nothing- Solution -on the main install screen select browse the CD --- driver --- your operating system --- setup.exe (install drivers from there)-----------------------DISCLAIMER:Please be aware that after i added and installed my graphics card that it did raise the temperature of my cpu and motherboard a bit, due to the cpu and motherboard working to it's full capacity like it should / it simply working harder to make the "upgrades" work the way they should. Be sure you know how to keep your desktop temperature down if this happens. Hopefully this helped many of you.