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Leading international graphics card maker MSI has always been a key player in the competitive graphics card market. Thanks to its strong R&D capabilities and outstanding product performance, MSI's products have always received high acclaim by the media and consumers throughout the world.
Pros: OEM and updated ATI drivers work well. Unit runs cool under all conditions and stresses I've subjected it to. I will most likely add a third 4850 to my rig before thinking about 4870. 3DMark06 scores are 4000 marks higher with Crossfire enabled.
Cons: The unit shipped is not single height as the picture indicates. This item requires two bays. This unit has a large, slotted, tall, round copper heat sink with a fan in the middle. It appears to be effective and the fan operates silently and efficiently. Images of another variant have heat pipes - this is not that unit either. Newegg needs to fix this picture issue.
Overall Review: Added two of these to my AMD Phenom II 940 - Asus M3A79-T Deluxe rig and Crossfire kicked in without a hitch. I downloaded the new version 9.1 drivers and Catalyst Control Center from ATI and no issues installing and running them either.