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Jordan F.

Jordan F.

Joined on 12/28/06

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Had to underclock card to get it stable.

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100281-3SR
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card 100281-3SR

Pros: Pretty powerful card that can run everything on high settings with low noise.

Cons: Everything runs smooth on the desktop but as soon as I boot into a game, it all goes down hill. I've had at least one gray screen/driver crash in about 90% of the games I've played which is annoying, but I kept updating the drivers hoping for a fix. I booted up Batman Arkham Asylum and had the driver crash 5 times in the first 30 minutes. I was just about to spend $500.00 to buy a new video card, when I decided to try underclocking the card. I've played 10 hours now without a single issue.

Overall Review: This was my second Ati card that I've bought but I think I'll go back to Nvidia for my next graphics card purchase.