When it comes to installing the 8400GS, the installation is pretty standard. For a normal computer, just pop the 8400GS into the PCI-E slot and boot the system up.

As with any video card change, I would recommend skipping the drivers disc and going strait to the internet. NVidia’s website will easily get you to the newest drivers for your card and operating system.

If you’re going to install this in a low profile case, then you’ll want to swap out for the included bracket. This is a simple enough task for anyone who plans to be changing out computer hardware, or building their own system.

This is the first 8 series card I’ve seen that doesn’t require a 4 or 6 pin hookup to the power supply to run at full speed. Even some of the 6 and 7 series need that. This is good on systems with limited connections inside.

Another advantage of this card not needing the extra power pins is you won’t need to spend more on your power supply than your video card. All that is required of this card is a 300 Watt power supply.

This card is made for dual monitor support, although it only has 1 port on the back for a monitor. It comes with a special adaptor that allows you to hook up 2 monitors through this one port, and control them as if they were on two separate ports.

Hooking this up is a breeze, as is setting up a dual display. Just like any card with 2 DVI or VGA ports, you configure the display under the windows settings. No special software is needed with this card or its single port in order to take full advantage of the features. This is good for the less computer-savvy who might purchase this card when building a home media center computer.