MSI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card R4850-512M

Pros: idles at 34 c , and it summertime
blows the pants off my x1950xt

maxes out world in conflict with ease

allows you to experience physics and gaming how it should be played

silent operation, cant hear it over hd

plenty of OC room, but at the moment you don't need to

best price / performance ratio

pretty wicked copper heatsink and fan design

RUNS PERFECT on my 480w power supply, with several LED's and fans hooked up

Cons: two slots but doesnt direct exhaust out of case
more expensive then stock 4850 and no factory OC

Overall Review: wow, I dont know what else to say. I am a long ATI fan, and have refused to upgrade my x1950xt which was OC'd for the longest. I had almost jumped ship, but then ATI returned just in time. This card is wonderful, idles plenty cool as oppossed to the stock cooler, and runs all my games maxed out easily. Whats even funnier is I have pci xpress 1.0 , so this thing isnt even running full potential.
I would caution those with really small cases though. This thing is big, but easily fit into my mid tower case.

I'm glad I waited for a better cooled version of the 4850.
I could have gotten the gtx 260 for about $30 more after rebates, but then I would need to get a much bigger power supply as well.

GET THIS CARD, it won't fry your components, and runs like an olympic athlete.

Pros: Decent heat temps for a 4850 avg 50c under full load. Works great play COD5 with everything maxed. Wife's card doesn't crash play Warhammer Online and looks great. Great price/performance ratio.

Cons: Would crash playing Warhammer Online. Isolated and reproduced error on other system with exact same build. Game would play for 15-20 minutes then crash. Minidump's pointed to ati process.

Overall Review: It is a good card if it works. I purchased a new one while I RMA the other one. The error was a blue screen which was reproducible.