Joined on 03/26/08
My apologies
Pros: Very fast, plays every game I want it to and then some. Looks like a monster.
Cons: Its hot, loud, and doesn't make me coffee in the morning.
Overall Review: I had recently wrote a review about this card and how it was basically a piece of junk. Turns out it probably wasn't the first 5970 I bought that was defective, it was my motherboard. The PCIe slot(s) were shot. So if there is a way to remove my previous review, I will do so. And my apologies to Sapphire. On another note, don't be afraid to invest in some kind of cooling system for this bad boy. I'm personally getting an Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme 5970 VGA Cooler.
Can't choose? Get this one.
Pros: If you can't chosse a PSU to get, just get this one. Trust me.
Cons: Not really a con, but wish there were different colors of this PSU model.
Overall Review: GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 890FX Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 KINGWIN Mach 1 1000W SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5970
Junk
Pros: None, really.
Cons: The PCIe Slots were shot/defective when I received this item. Was not very happy, especially after buying a $700 graphics card.
Overall Review: Out of all the motherboards I have owned, they have all been ASUS (except for my current one), and I have had to RMA/replace them. I have gone through FIVE motherboards. The fifth not being ASUS and actually working. GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 890FX Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 KINGWIN Mach 1 1000W SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5970
Two words: Awe. Some.
Pros: It can handle anything I through at it without a burp.
Cons: Didn't come with a puppy.
Overall Review: GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 890FX Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 KINGWIN Mach 1 1000W SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5970
Just get it
Pros: Good price for the amount of storage
Cons: It didn't come with a waffle maker.
Overall Review: GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 890FX Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 KINGWIN Mach 1 1000W SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive
Get this board
Pros: It works. Tons of OC'ing features. Looks pretty. It has true dual x16 slots (x16 for slot 1, and x16 for slot 2)
Cons: Doesn't make my bed.
Overall Review: GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 890FX Motherboard AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz OCZ AMD Black Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 KINGWIN Mach 1 1000W SLI Certified CrossFire Ready Western Digital Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive