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James P.

James P.

Joined on 04/19/04

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Upgrade an old GPU with this card!

PowerColor Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX4770 512MD5-M
PowerColor Radeon HD 4770 512MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Graphics Card AX4770 512MD5-M

Pros: Excellent price for the performance the card provides out of the box. I have yet to even look into overclocking the card and I am already very pleased!

Cons: None!

Overall Review: Purchased specifically to allow an older system higher graphics settings for Left 4 Dead 2, and it does this job wonderfully! Previous setup was 2 Nvidia 7800 GTs in SLI (to give an idea of just how old this system is...) which was only able to run Left 4 Dead 2 on Low/Medium settings. With this card I was able to bump up the resolution and turn most every graphical effect to High or Very High and I would still get a better frame rate than with the cards I replaced. FPS for L4D2 now hits highs of 80+ and rarely every goes below 30. Of course it has also been burning through older games like Company of Heroes, Bioshock, and Mass Effect! If you're looking to update an older system, buy this card now before it's no longer available!

Easy, stable.

CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9
CORSAIR Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Low Profile Desktop Memory Model CML8GX3M2A1600C9

Pros: Easy to install, worked fine on an EVGA P55 FTW (bios A71) board with no problems. As expected, I had to go into the BIOS after installing to change a few settings (DIMM voltage & RAM timings) but it was easy and works fine so far at the specified timings and volts. EVGA P55 FTW (bios A71) i5-760 4gb (2x2gb) replaced with 8gb (2x4gb)

Cons: None so far.