If you have an existing OEM clunker laying around you want to get HD acceleration for, it might make some sense as an upgrade to get a little extra out of an aging box.
As far as building new? With IGP's like the 785G, its fairly pointless to consider these cards in a low end build. I don't see OEM's doing anything with it, I don't see consumers building new with it, I just see a decent upgrade for that OEM clunker if you want to enable HD video acceleration for a home theater PC or something. It's the space that it fits in.
Aren't they called the GT 210 and GT 220, not GTX?
They don't seem like very competitive cards. The GT 220 is in the same price range as the HD 4670 which it is outperformed by. Its power draw is also not significantly lower than the HD 4670's, so I don't see what their aim is.
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As far as building new? With IGP's like the 785G, its fairly pointless to consider these cards in a low end build. I don't see OEM's doing anything with it, I don't see consumers building new with it, I just see a decent upgrade for that OEM clunker if you want to enable HD video acceleration for a home theater PC or something. It's the space that it fits in.
They don't seem like very competitive cards. The GT 220 is in the same price range as the HD 4670 which it is outperformed by. Its power draw is also not significantly lower than the HD 4670's, so I don't see what their aim is.