Joined on 02/10/04
Running 2 in CFX
Pros: Picked up two of these when they were a shell shocker deal. Replaced a single PNY 8800GT (with frequent crashes) with two 4770 GFXs in crossfire X. Both cards overclocked easily (800 GPU/ 880 memory) with no problems with fan running at stock speeds. I play at most games at 1680 x 1050, so the 512MB of memory has been sufficient. You might have problems with higher resolutions. The lower power requirements allow me to run them with a Corsair 620 HX PSU stably.
Cons: Somewhat of an older card. No DX11 support. Doesn't come with a Crossfire cable. Had to buy one separately. Most recent patch with Dragon Age Origins has been crashing to desktop. No crashes in other games.
Overall Review: AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM GIGABYTE GA-MA790FXT-UD5P 2X XFX HD4770 512 MB Windows 7 64bit
issues after 6 months
Pros: On initial install memory was recognized at default speeds, and successfully ran memtest for 18 hours with no problems
Cons: After about 5 months, I began getting BSODs in XP, always tied to memory manager. Memory could not complete one pass of memetest at default speed and timings. Reseated and retested in both sets of slots, and the memory continued to fail each pass. Lowered speed from DDR400 and the memory now will pass a memtest.
Overall Review: I need to RMA this with the manufacturer, however, I need to find some spare ram in the meantime. Memory ran fine, with no problems for 5 months, but now appears to be junk. I will update after I RMA it.
Works great
Pros: Plug and play into my dell vostro 1500. Dropped them in, verified that they were recognized by the BIOS, booted up windows. Everything works and the machine is noticeably faster.
Cons: none
Great
Pros: Looks great. No dead or bright pixels. Display looks excellent at max resolution right out of the box. Upgraded to this from a Sony 21" Trinitron and had no idea that the picture was going to be as significantly better as it was. A huge improvement over a monitor that looked very good.
Cons: Stand has limited adjustability. I will most likely be replacing the stand with a different type of mount.
Works well
Pros: Drops in and worked immediately in my Dell D600. Much faster system performance. Totally plug and play.
Cons: None
Very happy with it
Pros: I'm very happy with the product. I bought it as my PC didn't have a firewire input, and for the included Studio software. Even for a video novice, its quite easy for me to upload files from my miniDV camcorder and edit home movies.
Cons: The card was very picky about which PCI slot it was located in. Of the three in my system, it only worked in the top slot. I'd prefer to put it in another slot, as it now blocks airflow to my video card. That being said, once it was recognized by the system, it has worked fine
Overall Review: The extras are nice quality (mic, greenscreen) but I have not had an opportunity to use them yet. I immediately patch the Studio software upon install, so I did not see the same issues as some of the other reviewers