SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Low Profile Ready Video Card - Retail

Reviewed By: on 2/9/2010

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

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Lots of output options. Card is not excessively thick or long. Drives dual monitor setup with no problem.

Cons: The VGA connector is positioned too close to the end of the metal cover that secures it to the case. I was unable to plug in a VGA cable (tried two separate cables) because of this. PowerDVD 9 Blu Ray advisor keeps saying the card is borderline for blu ray playback.

Other Thoughts: Kind of wish I sprung for a higher end card.

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Amazing little card.. you won't be disappointed

Reviewed By: on 2/3/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: This is a really impressive card. The card has exceeded my expectations in almost every way. It fits perfectly in my dell studio slim case and runs smoothly with my 250watt PSU. I have a dual monitor setup which works perfectly. Every game I have thrown at it looks and play great. Most games can be played fully maxed (COD4, Halo 2, Fallout). I got mass effect 2 the other day and it ran smoothly with high settings. You can get good gaming performance on this card. Bluray playback looks amazing and my CPU never goes over 5%. Finally, the card is really stable no problems whatsoever. What more do you really need? For 60$ this is a STEAL.

Cons: None.. runs a bit hot but nothing serious

Other Thoughts: The last PC I built was several years ago. I remember buying the FX5900 when it was the cream of the crop and I paid top dollar for it. Boy how things have changed. Now I can run Farcry fully maxed with 16xAF and 4xAA at 150+fps with a card 1/6 the price. Sure you can buy the most expensive card there is but guess what in 4 years it is going to be garbage. Why bother when you can get a gem of a card like this.

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Great Card

Reviewed By: NewYork on 2/3/2010

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: less than 1 day

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Plays alot of games on medium to high settings.Cheap and affordable.Runs with not that much power needed.

Cons: Was a huge pain to install.Customer support is garbage.It didnt come with Battleforge coupon I was promised.

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