Pros: Plays GRID Demo at 35fps Average (62fps Max) @1920x1200 for true HD Widescreen Gaming! All for $80! Yeah you can have a card for more money and run games a bit faster but is it worth it? Older DX9c title GT Legends runs 80fps average (109fps Max) I don't play FPS' sorry no feedback on that.

Cons: NONE!

Overall Review: SD Content via Direct TV 2-4% CPU usage, OTA HD@1080i 10-12% CPU usage. Totally off-loads DXVA, H.264, Blu Ray, VC-1 from the CPU. For HTPC Owners (Like me) that want to play current games and older titles that use to take a previous generation high end card to play maxed out @1920x1200, this card handles it with EASE! Why get older tech? This beats everything including the 9600GT when you compare value to performance and it won't play games much faster for you to even notice... I'll add a video of gameplay later...

Pros: Where I bought mind is still less after tax than the lowest priced HD3870, think closer to HD3850 prices... Run GRID on High@1920x1200 AAx2 (35-40fps) smooth as glass, yeah not uber fast on Ultra like you would get on a HD4870, but for my budget it worked

Cons: Takes up two slots and that's an issue with a HTPC type mATX board like the Gigabyte 690G I have. I had to remove one of my tuner cards in order to install it. Only to find GRID Demo 1.1 would crash to BSOD for some reason, only program or game that does it, deleted it

Overall Review: Well this is going back to that local store (60 miles one way!) Glad I bought it locally so I can return it, no restocking fee. There's some use for B&M after all... I'm going to skip the 3000's all together now that the HD46xx cards will be here in about 15 days, going to upgrade the motherboard instead with the new 790GX chipset!

Pros: Has Dual PCI-e slots!, HD3300 IGP laughs at HD content, HDCP works, a few configurations allow your system to grow as your budget allows and AMD's support of AM2+ platform for a few more years.

Cons: Lacks S/PDIF output! Can't use....

Overall Review: To the reviewer that states "Its an HTPC board".It has 2 PCI-e Express 16 slots, that would be your first clue. Why else would it have two slots. Maybe for YOU its an HTPC board because you have no intention of putting video card(s) in your machine. However it can be many things to many people. HTPC to some, basic PC for others, Gaming PC for some and a complete multi-media powerhouse to those that would like to purse that. Why put a limitation on it???

Pros: Thus far have only played GRID Demo and it looks great! Not sure what the FPS are because it crashes to BSOD after about a lap, not sure what that's about... I would guess 40-50fps on high detail (whatever the default is)@1920x1200

Cons: I had to remove my HDTV Tuner in order for it to fit! I needed a single slot solution and I thought that's what I brought... So those with small cases and mATX boards you have been warned!

Overall Review: Well its going back, wish I could keep it, but I'm going to order the Sapphire version, it has a REAL low profile single slow cooling system and once I sort out the stabilty issues with Vista, I can enjoy the full version of GRID included with it!

Pros: HDMI, SATA, Firewire, DV-I, VGA, LAN, decent onboard video, even better onboard audio! When matched with a good CPU like the 5000+ BE (2.91@Ghz) it provides a super stable plaform for Vista Media Center or MCE XP, just add tuner cards. But if you want add some "real" graphic power....

Cons: You might run into some problems if you don't select your components properly. Given the small nature of a mATX board, it should be no surprise that high end video cards that take up two slots will block one of the PCI slots. Now I got great graphics, but no more OTA HDTV tuner (Cat's Eye 150). I'm relagated to SD Direct TV via TV Wonder 650 PCI and an unused PCI-e 1x slot...

Overall Review: Well given my budget nowdays I can't update/replace as fast as I would like. To get back my OTA HD, I need to replace my current TV Wonder 650 with the PCI-e version which has dual tuners and move it above the video card, which would give me a PCI slot back to put my Cat's Eye 150 back in. Limited OC on this board, original bios allowed 3.1Ghz stable, I updated like a bonehead and Vista won't even boot or crash after its finish loading Windows... I might go back to the orginal bios and shoot for 3.2Ghz

Pros: Got it for less elsewhere but I constantly buy from New Egg. Overclocks EASY

Cons: Doesn't come with CPU Heatsink Fan, but you already knew that.

Overall Review: For less than $450 total I put together a new rig around this CPU and Gigabtye MA69G board and it runs 3.1Ghz no problem on original Bios (x15) Won't need another PC for at least 4-5 years, only on IGP with 512MB frame buffer, will move up to dual channel 3GB within a week. Setup - Antec Sonta III, Gigabyte MA69GM-S2H, 5000+ BE, Kingston ValueRAM, have 3GB but to get dual channel I need 1GB@512x2 in addition to my 2GB@1GBx2 to get 3GB dual channel. Might add HD3850, got plenty of PSU for it... All for under $600!