EVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 256-P2-N761-TR

Pros: A lot of bang for your buck. Combined with the rebate (which was denied - regardless of sending correct information), this card does a lot of work for a very low price. A must have, especially if your funds are limited and you want to SLI.

Cons: The rebate policy is nuts apparently. I sent in the a valid UPC and invoice with the correct date, as well as postmarked it on time, but they still denied me for invalid purchase date!?! I guess it's still worth it, but don't expect to get that 40 dollar rebate back when you purchase this. The card does run warm. Fan controllers like EVGA precision can help with this, as well as good airflow through your case (i grabbed two 80mm fans to put air from the front of my case across the card and out the back)

Pros: works as advertised

Cons: none

Overall Review: Like the previous reviewer, I also submitted the forms/upc from the box for the $35 rebate and got the email update "upc invalid." Seems like a trend, no?

Pros: HDCP is supported Dual DVI output supported Easy install under Vista

Cons: None

Overall Review: You will need 6-pin PCI-e power from your PSU if you want this card to run optimally. The documentation suggests that it will run just off the power from the motherboard but i would not care to bet on that. The card took my new Inspiron 518 from 3.4 (onboard video) to 5.6 on the Vista rating scale. Whatever card you buy do make sure it supports HDCP if you plan to ever watch blu-ray or HD-DVD movies on your PC.

Pros: Does what I wanted it to do. My old video card (Geforce 7600) died on me and I was in the process of reformatting so I couldn't reformat without the card.

Cons: None. I read that some people had said the fan was loud, I disagree. I can't hear it when I have my TV on and when I do hear the fan it isn't loud enough to disturb someone.

Overall Review: I ordered this yesterday and it arrived today. Just your basic standard 3 day shipping for free. The card was shipped from Memphis Tennessee to me in Kentucky so I expected it to take no time. Easy to install, place it in, plug the power supply cable to it to give it power and screw it in. It came with drivers but I'm gonna just get the latest ones from the Nvidia website. I haven't had a chance to test it out on any games yet as I had to get a new card because my other one went out and I was forced to reformat. But once I reinstall WoW I'll let you know.

Pros: Big upgrade from 6600GT that I was using. This model includes PureVideo. I've been getting into a lot of HD editing and playback, and this has helped a lot when testing videos before burning them. My old card would struggle quite a bit for high resolutions, but then one is smooth as butter. And it was cheap.

Cons: None really.

Pros: It is an absolutely phenominal video card for the price. You can get a way better video card, but not for the price. You'll spend over 100 bucks for something just a little bit better, and i got this one for 20 bucks! what a steal! -played a solid 30 fps @800x600 with 4xAA on call of duty 4. Even in the middle of a gunfight with bullets flying around.

Cons: Not one...

Overall Review: If you are on a budget, but love to play games with high graphical requirements then this is the card for you

Pros: Decent card. Performance is ok for the price.

Cons: Fan is LOUD! (it's louder than the 5x 120mm fans I have in my case) The heatsink doesn't look like it does much either, typical nvidia reference design. Probably best to get a zalman cooler or something.

Pros: This board was everything I was hoping it would be. The graphics look spectacular. The heatsink fan is not too noisy. (after reboot) **Crysis Warhead is playable** depending on how you define playable. There is an option to upgrade within 90 days with Evga. Evga has an excellent customer service team. I came off intergrated video so my system memory usage dropped by a couple hundred megs.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I started Crysis Warhead on medium or "mainstream" and played through the first level with some stuttering every 20 seconds or so being more prevalent in the beginning of the level. I moved onto level 2 and had to switch to the lowest settings probably due to the size of the map. I have an E6300 2 gigs DDR2-677 Intel 965 board. CSS played flawlessly with 16xaa at 1280 showing a minimum of 60 fps in some areas averaging around 80 fps. I would have picked up an 8800gtx but my psu is 4 years old and has only 420 watts. Im thinking of saving up for a couple of months for a new PSU and going for something bigger with the step-up program. I'm expecting an increase of at least 10 fps by switching to windows XP for games like COD4 and Crysis. For those of you who do not have the money for a 1000-2000 dollar gaming rig I would suggest the same. You will probably end up playing most new releases on medium or low and you will not be able to experience the full effect of direct X 10.