Joined on 11/25/08
Great card, bad drivers
Pros: Card works perfectly, went in smoothly, looks great, and isn't TOO loud. CCC is useful.
Cons: the 8.12 catalyst drivers (and possibly others) do NOT work with monitors under a certain resolution (mine is 1280x1024 and doesn't work) with the DVI port. I'm stuck on the VGA port until ATI remedies the problem, hopefully with 9.1 this month.
Works
Pros: No memtest errors, runs at rated speeds (faster than I need for my q6600), looks good.
Cons: I could always use faster timings.
Essential
Pros: Does what it is supposed to. Motherboard isn't ripped apart.
Cons: Feel like I shouldn't have to pay for it.
Cools well
Pros: Solid feel, not as heavy as I was expecting, fan mounts easily.
Cons: I hate installing large heatsinks.
Ridiculous box
Pros: The box made me laugh - it looks like something you get from a tourist trap in chinatown. Quiet for how much air it moves, seems decent in construction.
Cons: No adjustable speed...not that I was expecting one, but Newegg wants me to have some cons in here.
Overall Review: There are tiny black clips that hold the wire in to the little channel that routes it out to the side. These are removable AND re-insertable if you decide you didn't want to take them out.
Super Writemaster
Pros: It says "Super Writemaster" on it. looks good, works well, runs fast.
Cons: Makes a screaming noise when it's spinning fast, but it spins really fast, so it's not unexpected.