The Top Graphics Cards for Speed

Pine Technology XFX RADEON HD 4890 XT

$308.00 Est. at Amazon

from TurboMofo, www.newegg.com
i paid the extra 3 bucks for fast order processing, which i never do, but lately it seems that my schitt is getting here very slow for some reason.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
this card performs about 10% better then the 4870, however, the cost is also about the same, over clocking can easily get this card to 1ghz speeds stable...
from N/A, www.newegg.com
fastest 8x fsaa card to date..
from N/A, www.newegg.com
yes it can be a little loud but oc to 925 core and 1025 mem under load i see around 40 c with fan set to 50% speed.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
this card is fast!

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Fast, Excellent Performance, Installed Memory: 1 GB

EVGA 01G-P3-N945-LR Geforce 9400 GT

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
i am very satisfied with the performance of this card no longer have hangups in my software programs from a slow card.
from lt.dell.com
the color is much brighter, the movement is more fluid, and faster.
from lt.dell.com
there was a noticeable difference in speed, especially with my design applications.
from lt.dell.com
(and the shipping was on time) consnone additional thoughtssomething i was not expecting was ,the start up and shut down times on my computer are faster .
from TFurm, www.newegg.com
but if all you want is to free up processor speed by ditching your on-board graphics, then you will love this card for it's performance and price.

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Positives: Fast, Installed Memory: 1 GB, Graphic Processor: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT, Display Interface: DVI x 2

EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported V...

$219.00 Est. at Amazon

from RusH, www.newegg.com
dont get me wrong it can pack a punch even though its just a i tiny bit faster then the 9800gtx+ cons: rehashed 9800gtx+ sadly, just a tiny bit faster.uses the same old g92 core gpuno case
from 3D Hitman, www.newegg.com
the program that runs the fan speed will fight vista when you try to use the hot keys plus if you like to use the security programs on vista it will ask you "do you wish to alow this program" every
from breadoflife13, www.newegg.com
cools down very quickly after gaming thanks to the dual slot cooler.
from www.amazon.com
i can see shadows, cracks in the parched soil, reflections on water, detailed explosions and now my game speed has greatly improved (gotta learn to keep up better .
from imwhite, www.newegg.com
not quite as fast as a 8800gtx.

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Positives: Easy To Install, Fast, Excellent Affordability, Installed Memory: 1 GB

512 MB Sapphire RADEON HD4650 DDR2 VGA/DVI/HDMI

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

from northtexan95, www.newegg.com
cpu manufacturer: genuineintel number of cpu: 1 cores per cpu: 2 cpu type: intel core2 duo e7400 @ 2.80ghz cpu speed: 2438.6 mhz cache size: 3072kb o/s: windows vista (32-bit) total ram: 2046.3 mb.
from Alvin, www.newegg.com
i am.current specs are:computer: lenovo 3000 k100system ram: 2 gigabytesprocessor: intel pentium dual-core -_-processor speed: 1.6ghzpower supply: liteon 280wattthe system requirements say 400watt is
from David, www.newegg.com
settings at a decent frame rate, though i haven't tried other games yet.massive increase from the stock chipset, only cost 60$ after shipping, received it in exactly 3 days, fast and reliable.
from austx, www.newegg.com
quiet fan unless you jack the speed up to 80% or so, and it is nice and small for us sff case owners.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
great service, shipping costs/speed, and they're just plain reliable.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Quiet Operation, Nice Performance, Installed Memory: 512 MB

EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250

$181.00 Est. at Amazon

from TaDow, www.newegg.com
cant wait to buy another one and sli it in my evga 780i fortw cons: the card froze twice since i got it, so when im gaming i turn the fan to manual at 85% max speed and it hasn't froze since.
from Dane, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i got this for my second machine, i play crysis wars on "good visuals" @ 1440x900 frame rates are just as fast as my gtx 280 @ 1680x1050, in fact because the monitor is smaller they
from jrt20, www.newegg.com
this card is fast and runs on my corsair 400w power supply.
from JezzzD, www.newegg.com
i didn't want to break the bank but wanted an nvidia card and this fit the bill nicely.runs fast and i now have no problem torpedo bombing the imperial japanese navy.
from TheDaveL, www.newegg.com
not a huge increase in fps, but it is faster.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Easy To Install, Fast, Installed Memory: 512 MB

SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI RADEON HD 4830

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from Matt, www.newegg.com
i was not getting much better framerate on crysis in windowed mode than my old 8600gtxxx but at fullscreen 1440x900 it plays beautifully on high settings and very little slowdown on fps even in large
from arkayn, www.newegg.com
the games i have thrown at it work just fine and when i am not gaming it cranks through units at a very fast rate.
from Dravu, www.newegg.com
you only begin to hear it when the fan speed goes over 50% and i've only had it do that when playing games and such when i'm going to be listening to sounds and music and such anyways.
from PK, www.newegg.com
at 20% fan speed, it's totally silent (can't hear a thing), and the temperature is 43 degree during full blu-ray/1080p-h264 play back in the antec 300 case.
from msr42, www.newegg.com
cools down the card quickly.

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Great Affordability, Great Performance, Installed Memory: 512 MB

EVGA 896-P3-1173-AR GeForce GTX 275 FTW Edition

$292.00 Est. at Amazon

from DaggertX, www.newegg.com
i read reviews on toms hardware that said pentium d or pcie 1.0 might affect slow the performance that this card is capable of.
from NOS!, www.newegg.com
also if you dont buy a ssc or f.t.w of the 285 , this 275ftw will be as fast or faster than a gtx285.
from Bill, www.newegg.com
pros: with the oc this is currently faster than any stock clocked single gpu/non-sli card on the market.it runs crysis warhead at 1080p/wuxga all settings enthusiast with 2x anti-aliasing and it runs
from CodsterTX, www.newegg.com
pros: this thing is smokin fast!
from the saint, www.newegg.com
pros: speed, and other stuff.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Fast, Good Performance, Installed Memory: 896 MB

eVGA 512-P3-E959-TR

$86.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i love this card and it came really fast.
from yaketysmakety, www.newegg.com
before installing the card it was diffucult to edit my movies cause of choppy and slow video, but once the card was in everything ran nice and smooth.
from www.amazon.com
can be limited by your connection speeds as well as your video card.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it was reasonablely priced and got it pretty quick.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
came just like new egg described it and fast shipping.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Easy To Install, Fast, Installed Memory: 1 GB

Sapphire HD4850 PCIE

$147.00 Est. at Amazon

from xfloggingkylex, www.newegg.com
it's still fast bandwidth memory, but the core runs very hot even though sapphire have an excellent copper core heatsink/fan combo.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
and the 1gig of ram it contains is very nice touch since it doesn't steal ram from the pc and slow it down woohoo.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it's fast, reliable and relatively cheap.
from TruHuSKa, www.newegg.com
all textures are rendered very quickly and crisply.
from Detroit Pete etc., www.newegg.com
overclocks easily and coolly to 700 core and 1200 memory speeds.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Fast, Quiet Operation, Installed Memory: 1 GB

HIS H489F1GP RADEON HD 4890

$250.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
if you think about it you can oc this card to stock speeds of $3oo cards, atleast.
from Love games, www.newegg.com
mw2) it may pay off to have a faster card.also, i have been playing so many games that i forgot to send in the rebate within 3 weeks.
from mhespenh, www.newegg.com
i mean hot, this thing runs hot- but as other have said it handles it just fine- but don't be surprised to see it idle in the 60's (centigrade), even at stock speeds.not a con, but be aware: it is
from Buddylee, www.newegg.com
very fast card runs great with crysis and bioshock.
from spinportal, www.newegg.com
this is not compelling for 1920x1200 crowd when gtx 285 runs cooler and faster as the best single gpu card.2.

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Positives: Good Performance, Quiet Operation, Fast, Graphic Processor: ATI RADEON

Sapphire 11132-17-20R

$153.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have not had any problems with the card (no failures and it doesn't overheat) however the fan spins up and down for 10 seconds every few minutes instead of a constant low-speed when idling.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
also you can oc this card and control the fan speed via catalyst drivers.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: i would *highly* reccomend the dfi lp ut x58-t3eh8 lga 1366 intel x58 atx intel motherboard to go with it, since it actually supports two cards at 2.0 x16 speed.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
i have not encountered any slowdowns with this card.
from jmacguire, www.newegg.com
this card works great in high resolutions with the one gig of ram and has superior image quality, if not the speed crown in games.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Quiet Operation, Fast, Installed Memory: 1 GB

ASUS 90-C1CLGF-L0UAY00Z

$241.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i have 3 of the 512 versions, i recieved 1 card that was not 100% i sent it back rma i recieved a replacement very fast!
from xocrazycobraox, www.newegg.com
fan speed at 50% keeps the card at 40-45 c cons: drivers on cd suck, but i knew that before i bought it.
from sapuddy, www.newegg.com
this card is fast, well built, sexy and a good price.
from sidd, www.newegg.com
as a result, the idle temperature of the top card increased from 38c idle to 57c idle, and the fan speed increased from 31% to 60% - which became annoying.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
did i mention it's fast?

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Fast, Good Performance, Installed Memory: 512 MB

BFG Technologies GeForce GTX 280 Video Card

BFG Technologies BFG GeForce GTX 280 Video Card - OC2 Edition,, (1 GB) GDDR3, PCI Express 2.0 x16, SLI Ready, (Dual Link)

$407.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's important to note that you need a really fast cpu and some good system ram running at or near 1066mhz in order to avoid the system bottle necking the performance of this card.
from www.amazon.com
i brought this video card to replace a pair of nvidia 7950gtx, it does not disappoint it's about 10% faster than my previous cards, it really makes my games look good at a higher resolution.
from Flintinious, www.newegg.com
which made the card be in crooked when it was fastened with screws in and locked into the pci express slot.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
it's a substantial step up, but not twice as fast.
from Don, www.newegg.com
this card is fast, very fast!

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Positives: Fast, Quiet Operation, Easy To Install, Installed Memory: 1 GB

1 GB Asus RADEON HD4870 DDR5 2DVI/HDCP

$253.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
i have 3 of the 512 versions, i recieved 1 card that was not 100% i sent it back rma i recieved a replacement very fast!
from xocrazycobraox, www.newegg.com
fan speed at 50% keeps the card at 40-45 c cons: drivers on cd suck, but i knew that before i bought it.
from sidd, www.newegg.com
as a result, the idle temperature of the top card increased from 38c idle to 57c idle, and the fan speed increased from 31% to 60% - which became annoying.
from Rob, www.newegg.com
this forces the fan to be run at a much higher speed to keep the card cool...or allow the card to run hot.the exposed heatsink permits the case fans to draw air in through the pci slot vent across
from sapuddy, www.newegg.com
this card is fast, well built, sexy and a good price.

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Fast, Good Performance, Installed Memory: 1 GB

Pine Technology

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

from N/A, www.newegg.com
it looks and works faster then before hope it stays that way for many years to come.
from chris, www.newegg.com
- 1 gb memory- price- very quiet fan (only hear it when its total silence)- rebate- fast shipment (got it in 2 days) cons: none so far other thoughts: i bought this for my dell optiplex
from RGV_Warrior, www.newegg.com
i also pulled up photos and stuff much faster than before.
from mdoogie, www.newegg.com
fan on the heatsink sounds a little weird when throttling up, but quiets down at full speed.
from ismaelgokufox, www.newegg.com
i've never seen vista 64 bit performing so fast!!!

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Positives: Easy To Install, Fast, Quiet Operation, Installed Memory: 1 GB

MSI R4870-T2D1G RADEON HD 4870

$269.00 Est. at Amazon

from James Flax, www.newegg.com
i thought it ran a little warm peaking at about 67c (in game with the fan running at about 40% speed) and running idle at 53c (on desktop).
from sjr, www.newegg.com
others have complained of the noise but i think they may have poorer airflow in their cases as the fan has not run above the low start speed for me and maintained the mid 50's for max temps.
from Aethm, www.newegg.com
adjustable fan speed.
from Max, www.newegg.com
(my cpu is a core 2 duo e8400 3.0 ghz) quiet with adjustable fan speed.
from KainTFM, www.newegg.com
a profile of my personal computer's airflow: i am running an i7 920 at 3.8ghz with a coolermaster v8 running at the minimum fan speed, in an antec three hundred case, with 3x silverstone fm121 120mm

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Fast, Good Performance, Installed Memory: 1 GB

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

$238.00 Est. at Amazon

from Soliasi, www.newegg.com
honestly, this is a great card, it is fast and compatible.
from Kibarob, www.newegg.com
its great, havent found anything to slow it down yet, and is always at 43c even with tf2 on high cons: fist one was doa other thoughts: huge card
from iamtheonlystevo, www.newegg.com
this card is exceptionally fast, even by itself, and tears through pretty much any game i throw at it, especially at higher resolutions.
from geekyfrans, www.newegg.com
its probably bigger then my netbook, but it is just a nice quick card.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
overclocked it to 702/1515/1188 with no problems, it can go higher, but i don't need it to :) cons: not really a con, but the auto fan speed setting makes me nervous.

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Positives: Good Affordability, Good Performance, Quiet Operation, Installed Memory: 896 MB

Evga GEFORCE GTS 250 PCI-E s

$224.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this card has a lot to offer in future computer architecture, it has feature that will allow it to work with the new ms windows 7 allowing the computer cpu more use in programs, making them run faster
from Falcon, www.newegg.com
i upgraded from a 9600gt superclocked edition that scored 11000 while ocd to the highest stable speed.it has a fairly low idle temp of 39c cons: this isn't much of a con since the card is
from Mark, www.newegg.com
the fan is extremely quiet - i can't even hear it until i crank it's fan speed to 55% (35% is default).
from RocketRider1000, www.newegg.com
left cards running at standard speed..no need to push them.
from N/A, www.newegg.com
shows you the card's temp, allows control of the core clock, shader clock, memory clock, and fan speed.

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Positives: Nice Performance, Fast, Good Affordability, Installed Memory: 1 GB

SAPPHIRE 100259L RADEON HD 4870

$234.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
my only complaint is that it runs hot, but you can change the fan speed settings in ccc to fix that.
from Devastation, www.newegg.com
i have an agena 9600 at stock speed (because it won't overclock!!
from www.amazon.com
this is a solid card the fan speeds up as needed makes my computer almost silent when not playing games.
from Greatness, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: great card, extremely fast shipping!
from tom L., www.newegg.com
other thoughts: this is a strong card, and runs at 750mhz speed.

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Positives: Quiet Operation, Nice Affordability, Nice Performance, Installed Memory: 512 MB

1 GB EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked DDR3 2DVI

$419.00 Est. at Amazon

from Mirlin510, www.newegg.com
and, of course, it's the fastest card on the planet.
from enthused, www.newegg.com
but apparently this card might be a tad bit faster.1285 .8ns1181 .7nsplease correct me if im wrong!
from Zombievac, www.newegg.com
much less expensive than most cards overclocked at this level, and i was able to easily overclock it much farther than the stock oc speeds!
from N/A, www.newegg.com
the 285 is the fastest of the single cards out from nvidia at the moment.
from Lunarcrank, www.newegg.com
mine does well, though i set the default fan speed to 75%.

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Positives: Fast, Nice Affordability, Great Software Controls, Installed Memory: 1 GB

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Best Graphics Cards for Speed

Pine Technology XFX RADEON HD 4890 XT

EVGA 01G-P3-N945-LR Geforce 9400 GT

EVGA 01G-P3-1155-TR GeForce GTS 250 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported V...

512 MB Sapphire RADEON HD4650 DDR2 VGA/DVI/HDMI

EVGA 512-P3-1150-TR GeForce GTS 250

SAPPHIRE 100265HDMI RADEON HD 4830

EVGA 896-P3-1173-AR GeForce GTX 275 FTW Edition

eVGA 512-P3-E959-TR

Sapphire HD4850 PCIE

HIS H489F1GP RADEON HD 4890

Sapphire 11132-17-20R

ASUS 90-C1CLGF-L0UAY00Z

BFG Technologies GeForce GTX 280 Video Card

1 GB Asus RADEON HD4870 DDR5 2DVI/HDCP

Pine Technology

MSI R4870-T2D1G RADEON HD 4870

EVGA 896-P3-1257-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216

Evga GEFORCE GTS 250 PCI-E s

SAPPHIRE 100259L RADEON HD 4870

1 GB EVGA GeForce GTX 285 Superclocked DDR3 2DVI

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