SAPPHIRE 100255HDMI Radeon HD 4670 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card - Retail

Reviewed By: on 11/25/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: had a Radeon 2400HD which pretty much melted. I bought this to replace it and it worked great. easy install and ran L4D at max fps with no lag. Its very, very quiet.

Cons: none.

Other Thoughts: i was worried it wouldn't fit because the fan is huge on this sucker.

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Excellent budget graphics

Reviewed By: Mike on 11/9/2009

Tech Level: low - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This is a definite improvement over onboard graphics for those who don't want a total overhaul or a new build. It's low on wattage, runs on a 300W PSU even. Single slot. HDMI out, VGA and DVI for maximum compatibility. Comes with overclocking utilities to squeeze a few extra FPS out when you DO get that new computer and are waiting on the video card. By now the drivers are fairly stable. 512MB is a nice amount for a budget card like this.

Cons: The overclocking is very, very limited (it's a budget card.) No competition for the GeForce 250 series and higher.

It specifies 1GHz RAM. True speeds are
750MHz core/873MHz mem
Maximum RAM speed is 980MHz.

Other Thoughts: Used an old Compaq system (mostly prebuilt) with a Bestec 300W power supply. 19A on the +12v rail.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (Venice) (220MHzx11=2.42GHz)
1GB (2x512MB) DDR-400 @ 220MHz 3-3-3-8
2 IDE (PATA) HDDs
1 SATA HDD (Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB)
1 IDE DVD+RW Drive
lots and lots of USB devices, including webcam, wireless-internet-USB adapter, iPod, printer, wireless keyboard/mouse
Generic 300W PSU (Bestec)
and this card

Fallout 3 and Oblivion are fully playable at the highest detail settings (1280x1024, HDR Ultra High)

Team Fortress 2 fully playable at highest detail settings.

Counter-Strike Source: about 100-200FPS

This card is not a replacement for a weak CPU. In nearly all my games I experience micro-stutters when I move around, but just looking around I get amazing FPS. This indicates a CPU fault.

Ultimately, if you're over three months away from a new build, this card will make a huge improvement over onboard graphics.

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GREAT

Reviewed By: on 9/4/2009

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Very cheap. Got it for $70 including shipping. Doesn't need any power connectors. Pretty quiet. I dont get why people say it's so loud.. when i put the fan on 100% the sound from the game makes it hard to hear the fan noise.
my integrated graphics bottle necked my computer but ever since i got this card, i could play left 4 dead on highest settings with 1600x900 resolution and get about 70-100+ fps and i could also run crysis on high on 1024x768 and get about 30-40 fps. i could run it on very high and i get around 20 fps.

Cons: none so far (:

Other Thoughts: my specs are..

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0 ghz
500 gb HD
3 gb RAM
Sapphire Radeon HD 4670

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