Pros: Offload encoding to lower CPU usage and temps allowing for increased performance in your game(s) where it's needed most. Many similar products will only record or broadcast at your screen or application resolution. On the surface that sounds fine but if you want to broadcast to Twitch at 720p 60fps do you really want your system or game operating at 720p? Probably not. Using this card and Xsplit I was able to completely ditch Fraps. Many a time I have accidentally began recording and not even known it because the frame rate simply does not move.

Cons: None. Seriously, there really aren't any. You may not have to look far for a bad review but do yourself a favor and investigate the situation. Find out what the person was trying to do or what they were doing wrong. Know the input/output is HDMI before purchasing. There are seriously workarounds for most, if not all, issues that arise with this card.

Overall Review: I need to say this. This unit has a bad reputation and that can be explained. - Few people actually have the need for this product. - Fewer still know of it's existence. - Fewer than that actually know how to set it up and use it properly. With the proper amount of research and realistic expectations you will hold this device in high regards and it will quickly become one of your favorite pieces of hardware. I cannot stress this next part enough. I highly recommend using Xsplit or OBS along with this device for local recordings. OBS is free and matches Xsplit feature for feature and some claim to have better performance while using it. I personally don't see a difference as neither really stress my rig. That said you'll find that you get a higher quality, smaller files, and other valuable features that make recording a breeze and cut out a lot of the post production work as well. For example you can use an overlay or lower 3rd in OBS instead of adding it in Vegas/AE.

Pros: Price/Performance See Cons. Without this issue would be 5/5

Cons: The internal storage appears to be separated into 2 partitions. 1) 1GB of internal storage and, 2) 1.2GB internal SD Neither partitions are large enough for what I need and while the device recognized the 32GB external SD it does not move to or install to it. So if I want to use the external SD it would need to be for music, pictures, and video. Attempting to move an application from the devices internal storage to SD only moves it to the internal SD. Using ADB I am able to force the device to install to the SD but it's still only the internal SD. Having a device with 3 storage options when Android is limited to working with 2 it would seem is no good. As it stands I'll have to return it unless a solution is offered.

Overall Review: Will need to return unless a valid solution is presented.

Pros: 2/14/12 - Purchased 2/17/12 - Reviewed 8/28/14 - Review Update I'm beginning to think I'm being punked here or something. I'm not use to tech devices running this well for so long. Not only that but I did pay $479.99 for this and it held it's value for quite some time due to script miners. I even dedicated some time to that myself. Let me paint a picture here. I've run this card stock. I've run this card with a 23% OC and stock cooling. Custom fan speeds of course but I cannot under any scenario get the temps to go above 60c on this card. During a live stream I pushed BF4 to a 200% res scale in an attempt to do so. Oddly enough the game wasn't unplayable. Runs very cool. Idles a bit higher for myself due to the dust quilt caked inside. 30c idle. 60c under a hefty OC and somewhat of a load. I can't even really call it load because I've not yet had to dial a game back beyond my preferred settings. And this is with ambient temps in the high 80's to low 90's.

Cons: The card is no longer for sale so all of this is irrelevant anyway but the length was the only issue I had. I had purchased this exact model elsewhere to crossfire the cards but by the time I got around to installing it I realized my Lian Li's HD cage was going to interfere so I had to choose between my 2nd GPU or my C985 capture card. Haven't yet had the need for a 2nd GPU so the capture card stayed.

Overall Review: This was my 1st Sapphire purchase. At the time I didn't know much about the company. In my eyes 1 for 1 is still a winning streak. I've been looking to build another rig and they earned a spot on my ideal parts list when I use pcpartpicker. There are only so many manufacturers I'll trust when it comes to each part.

Pros: Purchased 10/13/13 to have my own vacuum as the household vacuum uses bags and has no filter. This ended up being "the" vacuum of the house after its first use. It was so gross yet cool to see just how much dirt this vacuum removed that the other vacuum misses. With 2 cats in a not so large apartment that has a lot of foot traffic this thing does the trick. So far after nearly a year of heavy usage it's still kicking. Even better was seeing the price go up and up making me feel like I got a steal. $100 vacuums are very hard to find. Especially in stores and especially ones of this size and build quality. While they don't really make vacuums like they use to they certainly did a good job on this one.

Cons: None

Overall Review: As a young man one would think the purchase of a vacuum would seem rather lame but I was excited to purchase this and it's been a breeze to use.

Pros: Runs well, runs cool, runs efficiently, and runs reliably. What else do you want? It looks stylish compared to those cookie cutter units out there. More importantly, according to my research, this unit actually runs so well in most categories that it runs well above the requirements for 80 PLUS BRONZE. From what I understand there were some issues with a previous model. They came right out and corrected those issues when making this model. It powers my high-end build flawlessly. I paid 129.99 just over a year ago and I'd do it again today. I'd pay 229.99 today if I had to buy another one. I'm not your typical user. I stream 40+ hours per week so if this thing was going to go out it would have done it already. Buy with confidence.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I bought this PSU 9.6.11 to add to my rig. I did an awful lot of research before buying a PSU. Price wasn't so much an issue but I did want a good value. I took what at the time appeared to be a calculated risk and it paid off. I haven't had so much as a hiccup with this thing.

Pros: The effect is noticeable immediately. It's been 80+F here all week and I stream on Twitch 40+ hours per week. With my 2500k running at stock with the stock Intel fan the temps were well over 70. By well over I mean at times they were kicking 97 in the rear. That's truly unacceptable. Once I installed this cooler I was able to OC to 4.2 and breeze through Prime95 tests as well as several 8 hour streams without seeing a temp higher than 63. My system is no louder than it was before.

Cons: Installation directions; Actually HAD to go push/pull to get this installed because the screws to mount the unit were not long enough. I simply mounted my old 1500rpm fan in it's original place and then mounted the radiator and included fan to it. Almost not even a con as push/pull is the ideal way to go anyway.

Overall Review: You really can't go wrong. You will need to watch a few videos to get the installation down. Depending on which case you have you may need to rotate the radiator 90 degrees from the recommended placement but that doesn't matter. Also, if your case doesn't offer a large opening to get to the back of your MOBO then you may need to loosen a few screws that fasten your MB to your case. This will enable you to apply GENTLE pressure to push your MB forward so you can properly line up the back plate. For the money this cooler does an awful lot. You will gain performance from being able to overclock, you'll keep your chip cool which will extend it's life, and you're likely adding value to your rig in the process.