would highly recommend it to any gamer who cannot afford the higher gtx 295s or 290s cons: i wouldnt say this is a con, but the card is massive in length.
so far all i've really tested is wow, but i can report that it handles that at "ultra" settings and laughs at it.
with one card i can run any game great with all eyecandy turned up.i even got two of these monsters for two for the price of one.
i have a full atx case and it touches my hard drives and blocks most of my sata ports, but wow the graphics are great!!
the card has run great in wow (what i play most) and stays under 70 c with a moderate o/c (685/1477/1202)!
i don't play many graphic intensive games but i did feel the need to install crysis just to see how it would run at max settings.
this card is magnificent, with the new catalyst drivers thus baby runs any new generation game with ease, paired with my new core i7 920 it is more than enough to run crysis at max settings.
and yes its only for braging rights to my friends because with this card it plays all games on my 24' monitor at max settings( flawless) and anyone that says otherwise is a fanboy or just staight
wow a beast very fast card raise up the fan speed to 100% and the card will run very cool and smooth i run it at (1920-1080) full hd its super fast and cool my card will never go above 45c it has a
wow, this has to be the best card i've ever got!, i was pretty excited to recieve since the day i bought it.
gaming at 1920 x 1200 is challenging for just about any card (now i said just about, gtx 295s are in a league of their own) and it does all games flawlessly with a few exceptions.
never had an ati card before and this card laughs at every game i throw at it.
the card stays cool, quiet, and plays every game i throw at it on high settings at 1680x1050.
other thoughts: for the price this card is unbeatable, with the rest of my system it destroys any game i've played.
256-bit (second card on the way)windows vista ultimate sp1 64-bitraidmax smilodon atx-612wb black casecorsair cmpsu-650tx 650w atx12v p/s (will see if it can handle second vidcard)samsung dvd r/w
it is a good buy for its price and it runs call of duty world at war on max just fine.
very good price/performance.got free shipping, free game and free 3dmark vantage cant beat it!
i rather like this one over hd4850 because it offers the same or better performance, better driver compatibility for gaming and less software installation hassles.
with a free amazing game!the boxing was absolutely stunning (bit of a design nerd)along with the graphics card.2 dvi cons: no hdmii get opengl rendering errors while working in after effects
other thoughts: my system is:msi-7093 mainboard1.9 ghz amd 64 3200+ single core1 gb ddr1 400 ramhec power-x 600w psumy processor speed is a little on the low side, haha.the graphics on games run
soon to try the cod game that came with the card.
you just want to replace your no name gpu then this is a great deal on a great graphics card, but if you are looking for more power for your "new" gaming rig you might be happier with something else.
it works well with all of my games and 3d art programs.
i primarily bought this card to play world of warcraft and thus far, i have been impressed.
installed in a gaming computer for a co-worker, runs wow for him on slightly less than max settings at 50-60 fps.
nvidia cons: -- not a one so far -- other thoughts: i haven't done any gaming with this card but it works through solid works 2009 and other engineering intensive programs with ease
my monitor only supports up to 1600*1200, but i can't find a game to throw at this card that even chokes it up.
this card can play every game i throw at it including gta-iv and crysis at good detail settings.
my vista graphics score was capped at 5.9 previous, so this card did not change it.
it runs every game i play very, very well.
the card works stable and quiet, all my games play at max res.
it runs all of my games on high-very high at 1680x1050 without a sweat.
overall, extremely happy so far with it's stability, quiet and cool operation and it's ability to run pretty high-end games such as crysis, far cry 2 and fear 2 at high res's with decent fps.
and, i wish they'd bundled it with a better game.
game wise i would say you gain about 15 to 20% in performance, that is in maximum fps.
on top of being a pretty high end graphic cards it runs all games perfectly.
that's what the giant fan is for :) other thoughts: i just started a new gaming rig, and built it around this card and a core2quad processor.
i recently built an additional pc, my previous pc had crossfire hd 3870's and this new pc only has the hd 4870 - honestly i do not notice a performance difference except to say that (obviously) when
all games i've thrown at it run fantastically, especially farcry 2, and even at max settings at 1920x1200 resolution.
chews up every game i throw at it and spits out the pieces without ocing.
video card is for the serious gamer running todays games and tommorows.
it's improved my gaming experience as i've just upgraded from a 9800gt.
get empire total war to run in sli, with some nhancer help :) i'd also recommend using the evga sli enhancement download from nvidia it's an easy quick profile tweak to help with some pesky games.
not only better fps in games but i can add much more aa in games like crysis with little affect on frame rates.
i can turn up the fans while heavy gaming and turn them down while doing everyday computing.
i buy this card for my new pc and it's really strong and good for my gaming experience, i run a world of warcraft wrath of the lich king a full capacity and the graphics card didn't fell it xdd, so
i have them in crossfire and i'm pleased with how it works not ground breaking in crysis but all my other game play easily at max settings with very good fps bioshock, call of duty four, tomb raider
he has the same rig as i do all asus junk i run crossfire he runs single i run single on my htpc nothing "nothing" comes close to this card!
attempted a 3rd but the card had to be rma'd due to bad fan ...and i lost interest in trying 3 - 4 way crossfire.
period if your a gamer you won,t be disapponted with this now budget card!i had these cards in 3 of my machines with nothing but great results!
runs all my games maxed out except left for dead but the graphics are still amazing on idle it runs around 38c great looks and love the xfx imprint on it.
it looks cool and plays all the games i through at.
lifetime warranty cons: none other thoughts: i put the fan at 100%(very loud) and the card never goes above 45c loadi'm thinking about buying another for some 3x crossfire action!
while i was testing his system i did try overclocking using the catalyst drivers (9.2), but it glitching after i installed windows vista 64 bit.
great fps for most games on maxed out settings.
other thoughts: i've installed this card in my new gaming rig, the card is enormous, and the heatsink and fan cover one of the pcie slots in on my motherboard, but i have a full atx board, so it's
without the converter however, the card ran a very stable 32bit coloring ratio.even under windows 7 beta and windows vista x32, the drivers were very stable and never faulted, unlike some other
normally high graphic games take what ram is on the card plus whats on the motherboard.
it's a great deal, gets a 5.7 for gaming graphics in vista windows experience index, and does amazingly well in 3dmark.
readily recognized by vista 64.
this is a cheap affordable product that brings anything you need, i was skeptical about the card, but after installing looking at some hd videos and games i was blown away, this card is perfect if
in way is this a cutting edge card, but it will average 30 fps on most game on max settings.
well this card is a great deal, its not the best one out there but for the price and performance it is a very goood deal, gaming and lots more can be done with this evga
with this card, a core 2 duo wolfdale, and 2 gigs of ram i'm now playing wow with the graphics settings maxed at 1024x768 and it runs very smooth.
it plays all of my pc games with the settings maxed out.
it can be set up crossfire with another card.
if you play games at 1920x1080 this is for you.
well no free game.
aera 51 black suite game will pause for afew sec.
allows me to run my games full settings at 1680x1050 with anti aliasing set to the max on almost all games.
has an issue with wow where it crashes vista when in windowed mode, but this is a driver issue, not a card issue and will soon be resolved.
it blows any game thrown at it, crysis, cod4, you name it.
if you don't you will get lines in games and can't run 3dmark06 other thoughts: i think it's the 2 gb making you bring down the clocks abit compared to the 4870...the graphics are beautiful...i
other thoughts: you want the fastest card with the best drivers out...buy this card....i will soon crossfirex this ...
corsair xms2 dhx 4gb (2 x 2gb) 240-pin ddr2 sdram ddr2 800 (pc2 6400) it was clicking along at 419 fps just out of the box no tweaking or overclocking wow i just set there an marveled at this thing.
to performance ratio,my hp pavilion a6700y had a performance of 3.1 using vista 64 bit(the rating that is determined in the game section of vista), now with the addition of this card its at 5.8.
"another awesome video card from pny, with nvidia chip, i love it, i can play my games in full quality with no problems, and smooth playback.
what's great about it:?looks awsome with settings maxed out on games and bluray.
i did have to switch all my components to a larger case as this thing is huge, the automatic fan control system works well and seems to keep everything running good, i use it to play call of duty
i maxed out all of the settings on call of duty 5, world at war and it plays incredible.
it has 1gb of graphics memory which does wonders for gamers, especially those that like to play high graphic games like gta4, fallout, or even left4dead.
this card is not a gamers card but makes a good cheap htpc card.i saw one reviewer state this card won't do dual screen,not sure what he's talking about.i use extended desktop to watch movies on my
it works, is well made, was instantly recognized by vista, and appears to be an upgrade from the low-end video card that originally came with my dell e520.
oh and for vista users, this card will take full advantage of vista and do it with awesome performance.
most of the reviews were concerned with basic uses, however, so i wanted to create a review for someone like myself who was working on a budget to come up with a good gaming machine, but worried that
i don't do a lot of heavy gaming but this card has handled everything i've thrown at it.went with this card to match my x48 chipset with crossfire in the future.
even received the oc version from newegg and that makes the deal so much sweeter { 8 ^ ,i see no gaming difference between this 4830 card and the 8800gts 512mb card it replaced - except the price, as
here's some benchmarks:on a 2560 x 1600 screen, bf2 all settings cranked 8xaa, getting a constant 100 fpson a 2560 x 1600 screen with rainbow 6 vegas 2, it's max resolution the game supported was
has a massive heatsink that keeps it running very cool - idles at 34c, and reached 41c after playing wow for 2 hours dual boxing.the custom solid state chokes provide for better power management and
other thoughts: i have no idea how this card preforms on a gaming machine, but for my purposes its working great.
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