GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Video Card GV-N465MT-1GI

Pros: Fast Card Plays most games on Medium to High It's still kicking after 3 years

Cons: Some newer games can't be run on ultra or high settings but the card is 3 years old

Pros: I'm not a l33t gamer, so take my words for what their worth. Ultimately, this card performs exactly how I'd expect a graphics board in this price range to perform. I'm able to run Starcraft 2 at 1980x1020 on my 27" monitor with all graphic options turned to max, and it performs flawlessly.

Cons: -The board itself is pretty huge. You may have trouble fitting it in to a mid-tower: it'll most likely mount right against your hard drives. -The fan only operates at 40% by default. You have to download a separate utility off of nVidia's site in order to control the fan speed. The fan does not dynamically spool up according to cooling demands.

Pros: Cheap (Especially from Gigabyte) DX11 Powerful Surprisingly quiet, barely even hear it on startup

Cons: It's very big, worth checking the measurements before buying

Overall Review: I've had this for a few months now and am quite impressed, I can play all games on maximum graphics (with the exception of one or two, DA2 comes to mind, not sure why) So yeah, it's quite nice

Pros: clean install, no issues with compatibility

Cons: This thing is huge!!! I had plenty of room in my case but it is worth examining ahead of time to make sure it will fit in case.

Overall Review: Not surprised by the size, because the heat sink and air ducting are neccessary.

Pros: Dont have any problems out of it so far but i have not gamed on it yet still working on installs :P

Cons: None

Pros: awesome graphics!

Cons: Will need to boost your power and RAM