Joined on 06/26/09
Only Review You Need....

Pros: This card is very fast, and can take a very reasonable overclock. 820 core/ 1075 mem. with no overheating.... Brought my 3dmark06 score up from 8900 to 13700 right out of the box. Has an awesome blue LED with the sapphire logo lit up, added bonus for my blue led themed Nzxt Zero 2 case.... HDMI plug is awesome, and does truly support 7.1 surround sound. VGA plug might come in handy if my monitor ever stops working and im forced to use an old one.... Of course it has a DVI output as well Card fan is easily adjusted in the ATI CCC, but make sure ATI Tray Tools isn't running, or else the option to set the core/mem/ and fan speeds will be greyed out. This card just straight up destroys my old 8800gts, i get about 55fps with Crysis warhead at 1080p and 2x aa. not bad considering i used to get about 16 with that 8800gts.(my amd6000+x2 @ 3.4ghz prolly still bottlenecks this puppy) This card in crossfire would just be insane.
Cons: Memory heat sinks on back of card get REALLLY hot. Doesnt seem to do anything, but i think we could push memory clocks well over 1100 if these didnt get so hot. ATI CCC just doesnt compare to Nvidias. NO custom AA or AF settings for individual games. I get some noise while playing blurays that really damages the hi-def look of the movies. Seems like Nvidias "Noise Reduction" option in their CCC would be useful here. No heat is blown out of the back of the card, so for those with poor circulation in their cases, this could be a problem. Card came with crossfire bridge, two 4pin to PCIE power cables, driver, and Sapphire case badge. No dvi,hdmi cables.
Overall Review: a few thigns would make this card 100% better - Better cooling options for the memory = less artifacting Better heat exhaust = might lower case temps A few things about this card that destroy= is simply a powerhouse capable of destroying crysis,farcry 2, etc as well as prototype, and fear 2 for example, at 8x AA highest settings maxed out. Enjoy this card!
Very Frustrating Monitor....

Pros: 1080p 2ms GTG response time is very nice. DVI and Analog input (analog comes in handy when working on old pcs...) Nice size and rather slim
Cons: Monitor has never displayed colors very well. I have spent hours using numerous calibration tools and some colors just still look very weak. Monitor shuts off and turns back on whenever i overclock my 4870.... My monitor would occasionally turn on to powersave mode, and i could NEVER get it out of power save mode no mater what i did. Finally annoyed me to the point of getting an RMA... Monitor displayed a bit of "static" during bluray playback that i have never seen before.
Overall Review: People, u get what you pay for.... never forget that. LG and Newegg have been incredibly helpfull in replacing this monitor for me, but the hassel of getting a defective product is painful...
Great Overclocker

Pros: 1.2Ghz Core 1.6Ghz Mem 1.299 v
Cons: none.
What a great card!

Pros: This card unlocked to 6970 in 5 mins including reboot. Stays relatively cool. Gets around 19000 points on 3DMarkVantage 2GB is great of eyefinity Trixx Software is nice for setting proper fan curves
Cons: Not 100% stable after unlocking AND overclocking. Unlocked and kept at stock 6970 speeds its 100% stable. Bump those speeds up to 940 core and 1450 mem, and i dont last mroe than an hour or so. Also a con that voltage control is disabled in everything after unlocking.
Overall Review: Wow.... this card almost beats my 3x4870 set up.
Great.

Pros: Air flow is great. Attention to builders detail is very high. Overall quality is very high.
Cons: No dust screen on side fan.
Overall Review: I have bought 12 of these cases for clients. Great case for anyone!
Better than Artic Silver 5

Pros: Better temps for me than when i had Artic Silver 5.
Cons: none.