SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L )

Pros: Runs everything pretty well.

Cons: I have had it for about 10-11 months and all the sudden i got graphical issues, it splits the screen all the sudden and the game "splits", it still runs it but it put the edge of the screen in the middle and you can run the courser from one side to the other,but not through the middle, so it calls for a restart.

Pros: Maxed everything out until Far Cry 3 launched.

Cons: This card worries me, it bends about 2-5 mm when in my case, nothing has gone wrong though, so it must be no big deal.

Other Thoughts: Idle 34 C*

Maxes out at 74 C* under full load for hours of play

Rosewill Challenger

Pros: These together work much better than my previous dual video card setup. I had two Radeon 4000 series.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: On a low budget this worked out well for me.

Pros: For the age of this card it still does wonders.

Just played BF3 with a 1600x1200 screen on Ultra with 30+ FPS.
I'm happy with it.

Cons: None!

Other Thoughts: My other specs help...
i5- 3570k @ 4.5Ghz
8gb Gskill 9-9-9-24 @ 1600 1.5v
120gb Vortex 3

WEI ratings...
Processor 7.7
Memory 7.9
Graphics 7.7
Gaming Graphics 7.7
Primary HDD 7.9

Pros: Bought this card on a bit of a budget in 2012 looking to play catch up so I could play a few newer titles. It faired well in most games. Doesn't quite have the pep to max newer games like Max Payne 3 or Far Cry 3. But on decent settings, it pumps out steady playable framerates.

Cons: None really. I had a few issues with installing the drivers. Some kind of conflict with Microsoft .net Framework prevented the Vision Control Center application from opening so I couldn't adjust scaling. As a result any resolution below my monitor's native 1920x1080 was skewed. A fresh install of Windows fixed the problem, it was time anyway.

Pros: Maxes WoW easily. Quite a lot of performance for a good price.

Cons: Seems to run hot.

Pros: This baby can really keep up! I've been playing Far Cry 3, Black Ops II, and Saints Row on high resolution and have had flawless performance (I realize these aren't real heavy games). After researching graphics cards I assumed that I would need to upgrade to a 7970 to really get amazing performance but I've been pleasantly surprised with how well this card does.

Cons: I would recommend getting a 2GB card. It will ensure that your card will keep up with newer games without issue. For a 1GB card this bad boy is great!

Other Thoughts: Very happy with this card. I will probably upgrade to a 7970 2GB in the future simply because I have upgraded my whole PC to the point where this is the weakest link. If you are just wanting an addition to a pre-built PC in order to play better games with better graphics I highly recommend this one. Great quality for the price tag.

Pros: The card handled games much better than I had expected for the price. Rift was around 40-50 FPS while on max settings @ 1080.

Cons: The card began causing a stutter in the audio and video. It was not a driver issue as I tried many different drivers and even a format. I have had no word from sapphire on a replacement or really anything from them for about a week now. Their lack of customer service will make me rethink buying their products in the future.

Other Thoughts: I would look into this card if you are looking for a placeholder or if you are a casual-mid level gamer.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer,

If the driver doesn't help with your situation, chances are the HDMI output is properly having some hardware issue, did you try to contact North America regional office? Please contact tech@althonmicro.com and they will be able to assist you from there.

Pros: It runs great. Keeps my video games smooth and running fast.

Cons: The fan is noisy. No doubt about it. But it does help keep the card cool.

Pros: I will tell you if I can get it to work.

Cons: Nothing but trouble with this card. It is great if you don't want to do anything. Try playing a game and it goes to black screen and the computer has to be reset.....not great for the computer. The odd time it will fail and recover, but then it freezes. I have tried absolutely everything I can and nothing works. I paid almost $200 for it (not from Newegg) and can't use it. Very unhappy!

Other Thoughts: Sapphire needs to address this issue. I am finding hundreds of people with the same exact problems I am having. Google Radeon HD 6850 Black screen. That only brings up some of the people experiencing this.

Manufacturer Response:

Some of the "black screen" issues can be resolved by uninstalling your drivers, running a driver cleaner and then installing the latest drivers that can be found on the AMD website.

We hope in your case that it fixes your issues.