SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card ( 100323L )

Pros: Low profile, super quiet, low temp, good manufacturing quality, price (when discounted with free shipping, that is)

Cons: Overly aggressive power management (freq gets too low and card under-performs or "stutters"), HDMI display detection is often inaccurate (works ok on some displays, some not) resulting in improper scaling (not an issue with DVI) and there is no scaling control whatsoever. Limted OC control (+25 MHz max)

Overall Review: The stuttering in video playback mentioned in a few of the other's reviews is a result of the GPU constantly switching frequencies between 100 MHz (not a typo) and 400 MHz (smooth playback simply ain't gonna happen below 400 MHz, even with just DVD). The 650 MHz spec is 3D only, and actually looks pretty good all things considered. Sad part is, there is no real control in Catalyst at this time. With the 5000 series and Cat 10.xx you could OC the card a bit and it would increase the min freq and fix the stutter - not so with the Cat 11.4 or higher needed for this card. Another issue in other's reviews has been picture quality, and that is from this cards fickled display detection and not knowing how to scale; it's not a matter of the display being too big or small, it's the fact this card doesn't always recognize what it's connected to.

Pros: Low profile (came with brackets, which I did not need), single slot design. I have had some beefy video cards over the years, and this thing is TINY. It should fit in just about any PC with a pci-e slot. Seems to have pretty amazing performance (relatively speaking, of course) for the power it draws. Even though this cost a little more, I bought in over a cheaper 4xxx or 5xxx card since it has all the latest tech, as well as a higher performance/power usage ratio. Sapphire has always been my vendor of choice and it looks like they have done it again!

Cons: Who doesn't want more performance for less money? I would like to see this more in the $50-$60 range, but it will be there in due time... ...but will it play Crysis? eh...probably not too well.

Overall Review: I just installed this in an inexpensive HP Pavilion p6802 that I purchased for my aunt. It has pretty basic specs: AMD Athlon II 270 Dual-Core Processor (3.40GHz, 2MB L2 cache), 750GB hard drive, and 4GB system memory (1 x 4GB stick). She wanted the PC to be able to handle some modest games for her grandson, so I figured discrete graphics were a must. My big concern was the 250 watt PSU that came in the HP machine. I first tested it with an HD 4670 512 MB card out of my kid's machine. It ran stable for multiple runs through 3DMark06. Still concerned for the power usage, I opted for this HD 6570 as a better long-term choice. Installed with no hiccups. It also handled multiple runs through 3DMark06. Results? HD 4670: 7888 3DMarks HD 6570: 8035 3DMarks Mind you this is installed in a VERY modest prebuilt. More performance and far less power consumption? For a cheap gamer or HTPC, I don't see how you can go wrong.

Pros: Windows 7x64 detected and installed the drivers no problem. WIE score went from 4.2 with the on board 4250HD to 6.8 with this card. Plays WoW on good settings flawlessly at 60FPS during a raid, 42FPS on high and gets a little jerky with several people and spell effects going. On ultra settings FPS drops to 20-35FPS and not playable in a raid, however it worked reasonably well just leveling. For a budget card going into a budget build this thing flat out rocks. Win7x64 Ultimate AMD Phenom II X4 945 Deneb 3.0GHz ASUS M4A88T-M LE AM3 AMD 880G Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) SAPPHIRE 100323L Radeon HD 6570 1GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16

Cons: No matter how much I beg it will not go to the fridge and get me a soda!

Overall Review: HDMI Playback of DVDs and Bluerays on my 42" TV is crystal clear.

Pros: Bought it to play Rift and it performs extremely well. Card replaced an 8800 GTS 768. its about 1/5 the size, generates less heat and has higher FPS. For a mid-ranged card you really get quite a bang for your buck.

Cons: Doesnt come with a built in martini shaker.

Overall Review: If you play games and dont have a lot of dough to spend this is really the best card for the money. Card stays cool, fan is quiet and it handles todays games very well.

Pros: I am working with a SFF PC (Dell 531s) so as most of you know you are somewhat limited in your options. Being that this was the first time I have ever done an upgrade like this I was hopeing things would go smoothly. I ordered the card on Wednesday expecting a monday delivery. It got here in two days (Awesome)! I had to use the LP bracket which came with no instructions on how to install. I did figure it out but it took a couple of minutes. Again this was my first install. Once I got it figured out and installed I just plugged everything back up and away I went. I installed the drivers on the CD then went and updated on the website. It works great compared to the onboard GPU that it is replaceing. The only warning is for those that do have to use the LP brackets. You will need a TINY screwdriver to take of the stock bracket and preferrably a small nut driver. Otherwise you will be improvising like I was. I am very happy with my purchase.

Cons: The only thing that could have made it better would have been at least some kind of instruction on how the LP brackets actually go on. But again that would be for first timers like me. It was fun to figure it out though I can say that.

Overall Review: I bought it to replace the onboard unit in my pc to help with the few games that I play. I can now play WOW on high settings flawlessly. I have been playing all this time on LOW which makes a big difference. Also got rid of the lag I was experiencing in the heat of battle in instances. Also I recently bought SC2 and was actually not even able to play with onboard unit. It loaded up easily last night and played without a hitch.

Pros: Nice card really low profile and its always nice to have no external power needed. Replaced my xfx 5770 (garbage!) Never buying xfx again all kinds of proplems to many to list. But this 6570 was simple install and drivers worked right away runs quite and cool AND it'll fit even the smallest case! Great buy!! And super cheap

Cons: NONE not a 6990 but also didn't cost a soul either

Overall Review: Great low end buy plays stalker c.o.p. well I got around 26 fps on high settings not bad for 80$

Pros: -Plays blurays and bluray rips flawlessly -Plays even the more modern games at respectable resolutions/settings despite this not being a "gamers" video card -It does the above two while being a low profile card (essential for the case I was putting it into)

Cons: -Price, but I was impatient and didn't want to wait until the next generation of AMD cards to come out so I could pick it up for under $20 on sale so I paid double that.

Overall Review: I slapped this into a small media center pc with an C2D E8400 & 4GB of RAM which is hooked up to a 1080p 50" plasma mainly to stream Bluray rips from my local server. I ended up throwing a SSD in there as well and it ended up quite the nice little casual gaming PC because of this card and the SSD. My girlfriend is able to play her Sims 3 and the expansions with little to no lag @ 1920x1080 and on high settings. I was even able to play Skyrim surprisingly smooth, and Dungeon Defenders/Dirt 3 work like a charm as well. All in all a great low profile solution.

Pros: just a little better than my 4670 but draws less power and is not even half the size. It runs cooler than my 4670 by ~5C. Dropped it in, it started in the settings I had for my 4670, loaded the drivers for it not a hitch. playing fallout 3 and fallout new vegas at ultra high and high settings at 1280x1024 on my 19" monitor at 60+ FPS average some dips to 50 FPS in large area large battles.

Cons: so far working as it should will update if any issues show up

Overall Review: hope it works as good an long as my 4670 same manufacture. the 4670 is going into my back up rig. MB Biostart 880G+ CPU Rana 440 ram 8GB Gskill F312800 GBRL HDD 2: WD 320GB AAKS OOD ASUS 22x DVD RW, ASUS 52X CDrom PSU Antec EA 650 Case Antec 300 Illusion