Fake ebay Nvidia card sold as GT630, but it is not

[ThrashZone]

Is this an indication you can't return the card
Installing a gpu driver should not take much effort even without a disk.

 

[sdowney717]

If something is not as described, ebay will allow returns and or refunds.

GPU-z shows speeds are way lower with this card, just as I thought, I knew it was slow, it is not a true GT630
Here is GPU-z
and here is card link what it should be.
NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 | techPowerUp GPU Database

I am uploading screen shots that, well verify what I said about the speeds earlier.

 

[sdowney717]

I just noticed something else!!
My motherboard is an Asus P5QC which supports pcie verison 2.0x16
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P5QC/
However, GPU-z says the video card is only using pcie1.1x16, no way is a GT630 Nvidia card a pcie version 1.1 by 16 card.
GeForce GT 630 | Specifications | GeForce

So it most definitely is a fake.

 

[sdowney717]

I have a core2duo e7400, 8gb ddr2 ram and this card can not play smooth flash video on websites, just went to usatoday to watch a migrant crisis into austria video, and the video is all jerky stop action motion.
Sound was fine, but video no.

 

[yomama365]

Yes gpu z doesnt lie

 

[Xenoid]

Hello again,

I could find that BIOS version 60.84.54.00.55 is used on GeForce GT 8600 on this page and here too. GT 630 should have version 70.08.AA.00.00 or above.
It has GPU Core Clock 540 MHz, which is identical to yours and GPU Shader Clock 1180, which is almost as yours. There could be a chance, you have an altered GT 8600.
I could find a guy with same spec card here, but he didn't go further than reporting about it's strange behavior.
As for GPU-Z report of your PCI-E1.1x16, mine genuine ASUS GeForce GTS 450 PCI-E 2.0 is reported to be PCI-E1.1x16 by GPU-Z, just like yours. It seems to be reported by GPU-Z this way.

 

[sdowney717]

Asus P5QC PC Test Results - UserBenchmark

I ran an online user benchmark test, as it was doing the graphics, it was saying like 3 or 5 fps, and the screen action was barely moving.

It reports the card in lowest 2% range.

 

[torchwood]

The device ID 0f00 shows it as being a gt8800

Roy

 

[sdowney717]

The device ID 0f00 shows it as being a gt8800

Roy

Thanks for that info, this is one really screwed up video card.

 

[ThrashZone]

Not sure what else can be said besides the same = send it back.
Not sure why you've waited this long

 

[yomama365]

Send it back quick before they refuse

 

[sdowney717]

The seller graciously refunded me, so solved for now. I bought a Galaxy GT 640.
Galaxy GT 640 2GB (64TPF8HX6FTZ) Graphics Card with CUDA Cores: 384, GPU Clock: 950 MHz, 2 GB 128-bit DDR3.
Galaxy GT 640 2GB 64TPF8HX6FTZ Graphics Card | eBay

I need a video card for a pc which has a vga port since the monitor is only vga. And a high end card usually drops that port. I also like Nvidia cards. It does not need to be a gaming card. But does need to show good 2d performance as I run OpenCpn on it which has tons of graphics can be thrown up on the screen and a slow card makes screen refreshes horribly slow when the position moves. Where the builtin PC mounts, there is little room or I could use a dvi to vga adapter. Alternative would be to use HDMI, but then the monitor have to be changed, so I am constrained somewhat on what I can use.

90* angled cable adapters are available on ebay, the way the builtin PC mounts in it's space, it needs the video cable to angle or the drawer in front can not close, you know how much a video cable sticks out the back of the pc. My vga cable has a 90* right angle bend where it plugs into the vga port, so everything easily fits well even with big stiff bulky video cables.

The builtin PC functions as a navigation computer so needs to display high quality ECN charts in a boat.
And you dont want some slow card running since that can compromise your use of the system. That card even crashed a few times the PC, not good if your running and dont want to end up with a boat wreck when it hit the bottom etc... cause you cant stay on track since you no longer know where you are.

 

[Xenoid]

Hello again,

I am glad you could get a refund.
Since you already purchased another card, the following information is not so important, but still.
Almost every GT card has VGA port, even new Gigabyte GeForce GT 740 and if I would buy one, then 7xx series or later.
My old XFX GeForce 7900 GS had a DVI-to-VGA adapter in package (see attachment) and I don't think it would be hard and expensive to find one, but they support only DVI-I ports. If you plan using one, make sure video card has DVI-I port.

Good luck!

 

[sdowney717]

I have a dvi to vga adapter, but still I would need the right angle adapter or it just will not fit in the space constraints.

I was wondering if an adapter could fit at the monitor.
So say run a DVI angled adapter off video card, then a DVI cable to monitor, then a DVI to VGA adapter at the monitor.

HDMI would fit a lot easier as the cable and plug are much smaller, you can get angled HDMI adapters. I think if the monitor ever has to be changed, I would go with HDMI and skip DVI.

But what I have with my current angled VGA cable works fine and why spend more money right now.