SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4550 512MB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Low Profile Ready Graphics Card 100252HDMI

Pros: First let me say I'm not a gamer so don't read this thinking it's about gaming.

This card installed into my Win7 x64 system extremely easily. The motherboard had ATI HD3450 video embedded graphics already which kept the machine rating at a 3.4. After installing this card (and using the same Win7 beta drivers) the machine scored a 4.8. The extra horsepower is VERY noticable when using Photoshop or editing video files.

Since this card is fanless it contribute NO noise at all.

It also came with 2 low profile brackets. One for DVI/HDMI and one that only offers DVI.

Cons: None really. Being fanless you'll want to install it in a case that already has good cooling.

That's about the worst thing I can say so far.

Oh wait, I forgot. The heat sink is mostly on the front side of the card, but there is a small portion on the back side so if the PCI-e slot on that backside needs all the rom it won't fit.

Are either of these really a con? Not for me.

Overall Review: At $29 shipped after MIR rebate and email promo discount this thing is a no-brainer.

As of June 2009 the current ATI Win7 x64 v9.5 Beta drivers are pretty stable.

I'm pretty happy with this card

Pros: Mainly used with Blu-ray drive through HDMI port. Worked fine for 4 months, until..

Cons: Card died with no video or audio signal. My other cards just work fine on the same desktop.

Overall Review: Very poor and un-reliable support.
Tried reaching out Sapphire's support through the website and opened up ticket three times, as they simply deleted earlier tickets. No response at all.