EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card 015-P3-1480-RX

Pros: +Super fast and runs over 70fps+ In Crysis2 and BF:BC2 @ 1080p- and WAY faster in other older games. +Tesselation and fast shaders - more bumps and shadows than your old card. + No SLI studders or driver issues. +Uses LESS watts than my old GTX280 SLI setup, and quieter. + EVGA offers a "Precision" Software tool that allows you to overclock and set fan settings - runs cools and lets me run a stable overclock - crushes every game I have. +ONE of these is More power than a GTX460 SLI setup +The DDR5 and 1.5gig of memory has perfect amount of memory for my 1900x1080p monitor, and also runs two other 1200x1000 monitors for gadgets & messengers. + Im really happy with this and is the best bang for the buck! Way better deal than a 560ti or 470 - way more power than any AMD/ATi +No need for a 2nd card for dedicated physx processor - this eats up physx faster while running two screens than having a 9800GTX for physx. + Does NOT run hot like its reputation.

Cons: - Benchmarked LOWER in Futuremark than 2x GTX280's in SLI - those still have enough power to not justify this upgrade. - Really requires an ample powersupply. My 1000w Silverstone ST-1000 died after a few months. - Uses more wattage than most cards, but performs accordingly. This card is a very good balance of price/power. - In FutureMark 2011 you will want another in SLI or Tri-SLI. This single 480 needed some help, even with a 6-core AMD @4ghz. - Ya might wanna add a few more 120mm case fans in there Brah'

Overall Review: I did a lot of homework before I bought this. It really is a card I'm happy with. You will find it is better to have the 1.5 gigs of DDR5 over the 1 gig cards. This has more shaders than the 560/460 and more memory than the 470/570's for the same price. EVGA and Newegg are very supportive with these products, and your buying a good one from good companies. Get yourself a good foundation, a good quality Powersupply and good surge protector. Once you download EVGA Precision you will find yourself no longer shopping for video cards, this is more than enough.

Pros: awesome card still a great buy even though it is being phased out

Cons: HUGE but whatever

Overall Review: take it while it is new and cheap or buy 2 like me with water blocks for 600$ : ) (i got lucky)

Pros: May not be latest and greatest technology, but as far as overall value vs performance...this is a terrific deal as many of us can't afford two $600 video cards. Card worked very well even as recertified model. Recently ordered two more for SLI.

Cons: none as of yet...

Pros: When it comes to just raw performance, this card is an absolute beast. Can easily handle everything thrown at it (Witcher 2, Deus EX: HR, Crysis 2, Metro 2033) SLI scaling with this card is amazing. Micro stuttering is a thing of the past (at least for me it is because I have never experienced it with my setup). You can also SLI this card with a high quality 750W power supply. If you have a 120hz monitor and need to push 120fps in games, this card definitely gets the job done and it gets it done right Doesn't require much power. People tend to exaggerate how much power this card requires. Not only can a 750W unit handle this card but it can handle two of these cards in SLI without breaking a sweat (GPUs at stock speeds). 1.5GB of vram as apposed to 1.2GB offered by the GTX 570 For this price, it cannot be beaten.

Cons: You might say to yourself now that heat and noise doesn't bother you but plan accordingly because this card WILL get hot no matter what your ambient temperatures are. A heat source like this card WILL affect your overclocks if your components are heavily overclocked. If your CPU or motherboard overclocks are crucial to you, better plan on purchasing an aftermarket cooler for this card or a water block. DO NOT think about doing SLI with reference coolers. No matter how good your airflow is, just dont do it.

Overall Review: The best way to go with this card is with a waterblock. I personally have the EVGA Hydro Copper version of this card and it is phenomenal when you dont have to worry about heat or noise. Easily overclocks to 900Mhz and beats the pants off a GTX 570 Regarding PSU, I have no idea where these nuckleheads get the idea that you need 1.5kW PSUs... From PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, a Corsair TX750 easily handles 2 GTX 480s in SLI. Now if you plan to overclock the cards, THEN you will need some headroom such as a 1000W unit. Head over to OCN and ask the users and PSU Guru if you need more evidence. I currently have the money to change to 580s but there is just no point. Such a huge price difference for a side grade just isnt worth it. I plan to stick to 480s until Nvidia rolls out the 600 Series. Specs: EVGA X58 FTW3 Core i7 930 4.42Ghz 6GB Corsair Dominator GT 1684 7-7-7-20 EVGA GTX 480 Hydro Copper SLI @ 850Mhz Corsair HX1050 Samsung 2233rz

Pros: I have bought more than 12 for resale. Most are very new looking and work great. Out of this 12, I got 4 duds. Newegg was super fast with RMA, but even one of the RMA replacements was bad. When they work right, they are awesome cards. A touch on the warm and hungry for power side, but you knew that.

Cons: 30% bad cards from bunch I got. And a couple were the more difficult to find very occasional failure, while 2 were just totally DOA...no signs of life at all. Apparaently nobody tests them at all. They just keep sending them out until they stick. I feel I should be getting paid by EVGA as a QA person. I understand iffy cards getting sent out, but completely dead to the world, no screen even in DOS type cards....really?

Overall Review: I know that "recertfified" means "maybe you'll get a bad one" but a little testing would have weeded out at least 2 of the ones I got.

Pros: 1.best value for the price 2.audio through dvi and hdmi 3. plays every game on highest settings on the market

Cons: 1. doesn't come with any cables or driver discs( but you can get those online)

Overall Review: Most people are gonna give you a review of this card with stats and statements of performance.....im gonna simplify it for you.... this card gives the best value for the price to date. and plays every video game on the market at max settings with no problems.

Pros: Great card for lower resolution gaming and older games. It also has plenty of V-Ram for said lower resolution gaming.

Cons: This card runs warm, even with more than adequate cooling. Also has a high power draw under load.

Overall Review: Anyone going for new, high graphics games (Crysis 3) should consider a newer card, but if all you play is Call of Duty, this card will push that game at 200+ fps

Pros: Very fast, Maxes everything I have thrown at it thus far.. I have it paired with a 3.4ghz i5 processor

Cons: Runs hot - Min Ran about 80C untill I changed out the cooler. Uses a ton of power.

Overall Review: I put the ZALMAN VF3000F cooler on it.. I have it overclocked to 800mhz.. It runs about 40C now.. Much better temps.. Care if you replace the stock cooler, alot of the memory modules are very small..