ASUS Radeon HD 4830 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card EAH4830/HTDP/512MD3

Pros: Displays 80 to 100 Fps in BF2142 for single player mode with all quality settings maxed out at 1440x900 resolution. Picture quality is noticeably "crisper" compared to my previous 8800GT card using High Quality settings in both card's software control panels.

Cons: Fan is a bit loud but bearable. I ran ATI's Auto-tune overclocking utility and it locked up my system. It then repeated lockup every time it restarted my PC until I reverted to a Restore point (in safe mode) before the installtion... run Auto-tune at your own risk!

Overall Review: Replaced an 8800GT with this card and am very pleased with the 4830's improved picture quality at similar to slightly higher frame rates. Runs a bit warm in my mediocre ventilated case at 71C under 100% load. Tested at 10,500 3DMark06 using overclocked E4300 CPU at 3.0 Ghz.

Pros: Worked fine for 3 months.

Cons: Fan died after 3 months. Since I used the rebate and the box no longer has a UPC code, I can't return it for replacement and ASUS just says "see your reseller". Fan is a bad design...read all the problems it had with both the ASUS 4830 and 4670, and don't plan on any help from ASUS.

Overall Review: That's the last rebate I send in...I didn't realize that by using the rebate I was forfeiting my warranty. Rebates are the perfect way for manufacturers to get out of warranty responsiblities.