SAPPHIRE Radeon R9 270X DirectX 11.2 100364-4GL 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 Video Card (Dual-X Edition)

Pros: This is a very nice GPU! My Rig was using a Sapphire HD6970 but I was wanting to upgrade to a GPU that took advantage of AMD Mantle without breaking the bank. This card hit that sweet spot. The 4GB of RAM is an awesome buffer. this edition of the 270x was only $20.00 more than the 2GB edition. It seemed like a no brainer, 20bux for an extra 2GB of video ram, .... sweet!!! Also, my card runs really cool. I get an idle 30*c and about 65*c while gaming using stock profiles.

Cons: The only con is that, there is no ability to expand beyond 2-way crossfire. It only has one crossfire finger on the card only allowing for one crossfire bridge inter-connect. But I knew this going into the purchase and really is a non-issue.

Overall Review: In other thoughts, I've used Sapphire for a very long time.... They have never let me down... Never received a card with "coil whine" and never a DOA. It may just be the luck of the draw, but I'm talking like I've had over 25 different Sapphire GPU's and not a single one has arrived bad or died on me. I really like Sapphire and would recommend their GPU's to anyone. As far as trying to "overclock" this card, it hasn't even crossed my mind. Even though the cooler keeps this card cool, I don't want to push the limits for a couple extra FPS. It's just not worth it IMO, but hey, if you're into that, more power to ya! Speaking of FPS, i'm getting some really nice numbers. I game at 1920x1080 and on all of my games I'm able to hit that magical 60FPS and lock vsync. However, if you like all the eye candy and attempt 3D at 120 FPS, you will need 2 of these if crossfire and crossfire doesn't always scale well for all games. It may be hard to get 120 FPS even in Crossfire so I wouldn't recommend this card for 3D gaming. Gaming at 1920x1080? This is the card for you as the card like 290's and even the 280 are geared towards higher resolutions. As always, NewEgg shipped fast and secure! Gigabyte Ultra Durable 4 Classic GA-P75-D3 Desktop Motherboard Intel Core i5-3350P Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.3GHz Turbo) 4x Kingston KVR16N11/4 DDR3 1600Mhz Samsung EVE 250GB 650 watt P/S And of course, the Sapphire 4gb r9 270x

Pros: I got two free games out of it. Dirt 3 on highest settings at around 60-90 fps. Then I decided to play G-Mod at 200 fps. So you can assume it will do around the same in all the half-life games and TF2. It fit perfectly in my case. It takes everything I have to throw at it which isn't much. And it stays cool even in my oven of a case.

Cons: I haven't found any yet but it's only been 15 hours.

Overall Review: I don't think I would need two of these in crossfire but I think it would be a better deal than some other cards out there.

Pros: 1. Handles gaming on ultra settings over three monitors like a champ! 2. Love the new Raptr Twitch support!

Cons: No such thing!

Pros: Amazing frame rate, can handle anything I throw at it. Hasn't crashed at all, runs quietly when idle

Cons: Gets a little louder when under heavy use, but it's not that big a deal.

Overall Review: If you can, match AMD graphics with AMD CPU. Runs much better in my opinion.

Pros: R9 Series 4GB Memory Bought the card for the extra VRAM. Worked flawlessly. No complaints. Even at 70% fan speed, was fairly quiet. Never crashed on me. Played BF3, BF4, & TitanFall at ultra settings with no hiccups.

Cons: None noticed.

Overall Review: Some said the card does not make use of the 4GB VRAM. I heard of this fairly recently. I am not sure how true it was. Nevertheless it performed flawlessly during my use for ~1 year that I had it for.

Pros: By far the best card I have owned. I upgraded from a HD6850 2GB to this beast and it is night and day. I'm currently running Farcry 4 on all high settings at 2560x1440. I also multibox WoW and it runs 5 clients without issue.

Cons: None so far, it has handled everything that has been thrown at it.

Pros: -Runs everything you throw at it max -Runs cool -Not too big -Not too loud

Cons: None

Pros: This card is great! If you can get it at a great price, than good job! I got this card when it was $250 and another one when it was $220. It runs all my games I play on ultra with good frame rates. Now I'm crossfiring 2 of these babies for less than $500 with 8gb of vram. The power connectors are on the side (other side of where the outputs are at) which is great for a clean build!

Cons: None.

Overall Review: Wish it had a led light in the Sapphire logo.