EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 SLI Support Video Card 768-P2-N831-AR

Pros: Over clocks well to 620/960 with Air cooling, doesn't get too hot in my case (Antech 900) Blows all current DX9 games away, even without any OC's. Outperforms the x1950's even in crossfire with a little OCing. The Ultra and even a Pre OC'd card seem like a waste when it's so easy to do it yourself, stable and cool. I can't believe how good Oblivion looks with forced AAx4 or AAx8 in 1600x1200. I had a 7800GTX and this is night and day better.

Cons: nTune is a hard program to use, it takes up two spaces in the back (one for the card, one for cooling so it can blow heat out the back, so in SLI heat is going to become a major issue, as one may bleed heat into the other.

Overall Review: And didn't have to do any modding to my case, I don't know what people are talking about. And over clocking the memory to 1000+ seems like a waste right now, either way watercooling is just not needed.

Pros: Fastest GPU around. Will run DX10 when it's released. Silent.

Cons: Requires mortgage re-finance to purchase. Big. Card is longer than the p5b mobo it is mounted in. Hot. Power hungry. Too long for all but the largest cases.

Overall Review: Uber card-- reminds me of my 9700pro when it was the first DX9 card around-- nothing can touch it, and it will probably be playing games for years. Image quality very nice. In SLI mode you can dial-in to NASA and help land the Space Shuttle-- or so I've heard.

Pros: Pros would include just about everything. Most games run 100+ FPS, the lowest I've seen so far being no less then 30 with max action taking place. Dark Messiah, Half-Life 2, CS:S, WoW, Oblivion; this card eats through them all. Using an Antec Nine Hundred case with all fans on low, card idles @ 54-55, and I've yet to see if go above 67 under load. Power Supply is an Antec TruePower Trio 650 (650w), and I have had NO problems, although my setup is pretty "minimal". Single HDD, only lights are the fan ones that came with case, minimal USB power drawing devices, etc. I have heard nothing but good things about eVGA's customer service, plus they have a 3 month step-up program, so if a better card comes out, you can pay the difference and upgrade. Make sure to register to qualify for both step-up and the lifetime warranty.

Cons: 1. You will be told how big this card is over and over, yet it will still amaze you when you finally hold it in your hands. I was almost worried about gravity possibly making a slight bend in the card, but it's sturdy, and seems fine staying where it is. If I ever need to move the rig however, I'm certain that I'll remove and store the card separately. None of this necessarily a con, just something that I know I myself will be careful of. 2. I don't care for nVidia's control panel, but that's more just preference. I'd much rather have the "Advanced" option give you everything in one screen. I'm no fan of AMD / ATI's Catalyst implementation, but I do prefer it's layout. 3. Price is kind of a given, but this card is worth every penny. 4. I had a slight issue that I couldn't get the card to output my native 1440x900 (would only put out 1280x1024) to my DVI port LCD. Was rectified by setting manual timing under display in nVidia CP from an answer off of eVGA's forums.

Overall Review: When building my new rig, the video card was the toughest decision, but I'm very happy with my choice. Obviously, no one knows what DX10 performance will be like, but I have high hopes for this card, and I don't think that I (or anyone) will be disappointed. You can't play the waiting game forever, and this is one of the best you can get at the moment. My cons may be better labeled then my pros, but none of the "problems" were enough to detract from my experience thus far with this beast. Make sure to check the Serial Number on card and box before opening, as mine was different. Called eVGA, they said it's not a problem (only the last digit of S/N was different). The rest of the rig: eVGA 680i, Core 2 Duo e6600, 2GB CORSAIR XMS2 DDR2 800, WD WD2500KS 250GB, Antec TruePower Trio 650, LG GSA-H22L (DVD/CD), SB Audigy 4, Antec Nine Hundred Case.

Pros: 575Mhz GPU speed compared to lower clocks for the same price. Will chew through most of todays and tomorrows games with all the eye candy on. @ 1920x1200 with maximum graphic settings in both CS:S and Oblivion I have increased my fps by an average of 200-300% from my x850xt. Cooling on this card, in a decent case, is pretty good for stock compared to other 8800GTX's I've gotten to use running at 500Mhz.

Cons: It's like a broken record, but this card is long. The pictures do it no justice. In a full tower case with the hard drive bays going side to side (saving room) as opposed to front to back I have less then 1 inch of clearance between the back of the card and the hard drive housing.

Overall Review: Do NOT even consider using this card in a mid-tower case unless you have personally verified it will fit. Do NOT even consider using this card unless you have adequate cooling as it will get VERY hot while under extreme load. Regardless of the price you're seeing for this card, it is worth every penny. I am kicking myself for not picking this up earlier. You will grin when you see this in action for the first time in your favorite fps/mmo/insert 3-d genre here.

Pros: - Incredibly fast GPU - Stock fan is very quiet

Cons: - Draws so much power that extra PCIe 12v connector on GA-P35-DQ6 needed to be connected to avoid power loss on warm restarts (this connector is recommended when using 2 video cards) - High amount of heat but typical of 8800GTX GPUs

Overall Review: Rig setup: Intel Q6600, Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6, Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme w/Scythe SFF21F, eVGA 8800GTX, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC2 6400, Creative X-Fi Fatal1ty, WD Raptor 150GB, Enermax EIN720AWT, Vista Ultimate x64, Dell 3007WFP

Pros: Well, after my rather provocative statement, I suppose you're asking for an explanation. I can run any game or application at 1290x1024 at max graphics with these things and I maintain 60 frames/second. Though that IS partly due to my processor, I have two of these in SLI and they run beautifully. Gorgeous. Next, I'm going to say that the Cons do NOT outweigh these Pros. This card is a monster but nevertheless, no piece of hardware is ever perfect is it?

Cons: First off, size is an issue. If you don't have the space in your case, think again. Further, even if you do, they take up two expansion slots on the back of the case for just one PCI-E connection. (One for the card outputs, the other for heat exhaust.) For power you will need two six-pin PCI-E power connectors from your PSU to get them to actually perform well. That said, these do come with two dual-four-pin-molex-to-six-pin-PCI-E adaptors if your PSU doesn't have cables for six-pin PCI-E power. In the line of PSU, you're going to want something that can put out a lot of power reliably. My PSU is 850W and I wouldn't recommend anything below 600W. Along with all the power running through them comes heat. Even though these things come with fans, not even my QX6800 puts out as much heat as these do and I even have an extra side-mounted case fan blowing DIRECTLY ON THEM. The heat bleeds pretty bad too, but fortunately my case has plenty of air circulation.

Overall Review: I had a bit of an issue with SLI at first. For some reason the picture came in flashing bad enough to give someone a seizure and parts of the display were actually missing. I managed to work that out tonight, though I'm really not sure what I did that fixed it. (I just took off the SLI Bridge and put it back on again.) Antec Nine Hundred Case, Rosewill RX850-D-B 850W PSU, MSI P6N Diamond Motherboard, Rosewill RCX-Z2 Ball Bearing CPU Cooler, Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Processor, HITACHI Deskstar T7K500 Harddrive x2, Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 RAM x2, Rosewill Blue L.E.D. 120mm Case Fan, EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Graphics Card x2 (in SLI), SONY DRU-835A CD/DVD Burner with Lightscribe, Windows XP Professional (32-bit). I have written reviews on all these pieces of hardware except the OS, if you're interested in any of the other parts I've put into my box.

Pros: This thing needs a drag chute. It'll handle just about anything you can throw at it and then some. If you're looking to run the current top-of-the-line games and get ready for the next wave, then you're looking at the right piece of hardware. Wave at the PS3 and X-Box 360 as you speed past.

Cons: Nuclear fireball hot. To the point of heating up other components around it. If you can water-cool this thing, do it. Idles at 60C, runs full-tilt at 75-80C. By strategically placing case fans, you can drop those temperatures by 5-10 degrees. Just watch your fingers if you're inside the case after playing a game. You might just burn your hand.

Overall Review: Honestly, this graphics card is so utterly fast and powerful, I'm willing to overlook the heat issue. It's obviously designed to cope with such temperatures, so if you can keep the rest of your system cool, it won't matter. Also, make sure you have enough case room to handle it. No joke, it's about the size of an average man's forearm.

Pros: Extreme gaming card. This card blows through Call of Duty 4:MW like a knife through butter. Even with all the controls (antialias, shadows, etc) maxxed, it still ran pretty smooth. I am scared what a pair SLI'ed would be like.

Cons: It does make some heat if you want to push it like that constantly. The onboard fan is good, though. As long as you have a reasonable case and don't stick it inside a peice of furniture it seems to do fine.