BFG Tech GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card BFGR88768GTXOCE

Pros: I stared at the "purchase" button for this card for the last 60 days. Read all the reviews. Had 2 7900 GT's in SLI and was getting great performance with an AMD 4800+ and ASUS SLI 32 939 MB. Finally bit when I saw previews of Supreme Commander and Crysis. I was not disappointed. My Doom 3 timedemo only went up by 5 fps. My HL2 timedemo went from 150 to 175 in 1680x1580. Nothing really exciting. It was only until I fired up COD2 that my jaw dropped. Here was a game that I could not get 30 fps in 800x600 on a 6800 GT. Went to 7900 GT and got 40fps. Went SLI and got 65-70 FPS in 1280 by 960. Finally playable. Could never get to my widescreen monitor's default of 1680x1050 comfortably. This thing does 80-90 FPS at 1680x1050 all by itself. Same on Advanced Warfighter. Also, my SLI 7900GT's could not handle BF2142 with everything cranked up. Problem solved. But what really surprised me was the IQ. It was like a fog lifting! i could see so clearly.

Cons: Yes, this puppy is huge. Luckily, I have a removeable HD cage in my Thermal Take Tsunami Dream Case. Removed HD cage, installed card, moved one HD down a notch and out of the way, and dropped HD cage back in and I was off to the races.

Overall Review: Don't let the nay-sayers tell you that you need a Core 2 extreme to use this. Nonsense. This takes the heat off the CPU, and that trend will only skyrocket in DX10. Also, running fine on a Antec Neo HE 550 with 2 dedicated PCIE express cables. The 1000 watt hoopla you here is also nonesense, most likely written by folks who cannot afford to buy this card. Finally, card idles at 65-70 and under full load at 80-85, depending on the demands of the game. This is normal. Do not think you need an aftermarket cooler or water-cooling. More caca. Haven't seen one single artifact all week.

Pros: This beast is FAST. I have not even begun to see what it can do. I am running it in an ASUS Commando MB with a QX6700 and I am running Vista RC1 and DirectX10. I am using the beta drivers which work well. This is a large and heavy board built like a brick House!. The cooling seems to be effective and is very quiet. It does flow moderatly warm air out the back, enough to feel if you wish to do so. Even with beta drivers and a pre release OS and a brand new Mobo with new BIOS this card ran well right out of the box. BFG also gives you a few goodies, nice suprise.

Cons: Not cheap but that is not a flaw. This card is long so do not try to put it in a small case.

Overall Review: This card is big so plan well. be ready to move other cards and cables and be sure you have the power leads that can reach. Somehow I can not see myseld wanting a new graphics card again for a while. NewEgg got it to me in a day and packed it like it were the royal jewels.

Pros: Cutting-edge power for any game around right now.

Cons: Runs extremely hot - too hot. 67 C Idle, 74 C Load. Also, the size of this thing cannot be appropriately shown by any picture - it's THAT big.

Overall Review: Running on an A8N32-SLI, FX-57, 2GB DDR RAM.

Pros: The word wow does no justice to discribe this card. When you open the box you just want to stare at it for hours. It has brought new life to all my games. You see things in all the old games you have never seen before.Like I said words can not describe it alone. You must see for your self.

Cons: NONE. You get what you pay for. Must have the best of the best.

Overall Review: When you buy this monster be sure you have a full size case. If you spend the money for this bad boy be sure to get a good full size case with decent fans. This card is very long and very big. Needs lots of power also. I have had no problems with heat. I teamed this bad boy up with the intel board, a quad core EE proc and have no heat problems running with all stock fans. Get one. You will be happy you did.

Pros: I have yet to find a game that slows this card down. Games even run well in vista with it.

Cons: It's getting pretty old. There is probably going to be some new video cards coming around some time soon.

Overall Review: This card needs a big computer case with good air flow.

Pros: Great card - great performance.

Cons: Covers adjacent PCI slot.

Overall Review: Big - but most high-end cards are these day. No problems installing under Vista. Downloaded newest driver direct from nVidia.

Pros: My rig was previously using an 8600gts that was a replacement from neweggs awesome service for a 7800gt that went out on me last year. Picking up Age of Conan, I needed a card to achieve high framerates without sacrificing video quality. This card was the answer. I was torn between SLI on two lower priced 8800s, but went with this one because of the awesome reviews, and glad I did. With the 50 dollar rebate, I couldn't refuse. Age of Conan I was able to run with 40-60fps on even view distances of 2km, AA set on 8x. Buy it.

Cons: Nothing really...perhaps the size of it. It's a pretty beefy card.

Pros: Worth every penny. If you want to run crysis at very high setting on vista with AA on, i recommend getting 2. Also if you have to buy a new PSU to power this sucker, i'd recommend getting one that'll support sli.

Cons: Like everyone else says, its big. It blocks off 2 of my sata connectors. Not BFG's fault but makes me question asus and their placement of connectors. It runs hot but you probably don't need to get aftermarket colling.

Overall Review: DO NOT BUY PRODUCTS AT THE BEGINNING/END OF THE MONTH. I bought it a week ago and missed out on the 30 dollar savings. I recommend getting in touch with BFG before you send in the rebate. Ask exactly what they want and make sure you get the name of the employee you talked to. That way, if there are any problems you can call back and ask for that associate and potentially get your rebate.