SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT DirectX 9 100186L 256MB 256-Bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: This card can OC to stock X1950XTX speed easy. 650/2000mhz But Still Only 256MB!! Dont think any under $xxx cards can beat this one right now.

Cons: 256MB maybe cant handle most the new games at 1600x1200 Resolution with max AA + AF. For Sure cant handle 1920x1200 with MAX AA + AF.

Overall Review: If you using 1280x1024 Resolution or lower, This is the very fast card for you for this price.

Pros: Extremely Fast. Overclocks well. Mine runs at XTX speeds all day long using ATItool 0.26. Highest stable frequency obtained was 730GPU/1196MEM (used aftermarket cooling). Not too shabby for the price! Runs every game I own well, especially at higher resolutions. The bigger the monitor, the more this card shines!

Cons: Provided cooling is LOUD. If you stick with the stock cooler the GPU runs a little hot at around 74C. Higher if you overclock.

Overall Review: Aftermarket cooling solutions will dramatically raise the overclocking potential of this card, and keep the noise down as well. All in all a GREAT value.

Pros: This is an eccelent card, Lots of power. I can play Counter Strike Source in 3200x1200 res with 6xAA with HDR in de_dust at 30FPS, which is great for such a high res. and HDR+6xAA Newegg.com sent this card fast, and look at the price!

Cons: It's amazingly LOUD, Sortof sounds like a vaccume cleaner when all else is quiet. This only happens when the fan is above 60%, but it should really ALWAYS be over 60%. When I got this GPU it stuck at 27% fan speed and never went higher, even when it hit 70c, i suggest installing ATI TRAY tools and making it stick to 100% fan speed while in FS3D, setting it to 100% during idle just kills the lifetime of the fan though, so dont do that.

Overall Review: It took awhile to fix mine so that it would clock correctly, (mine was stuck at 500core 500mem even in FS3D) I was able to fix it and reclock it using ATItray tools. Now it runs great, if you set the fan to run at 100% while a game is on, it won't overheat, I get about 63c after an hour of gaming at 650/1800 clocks.

Pros: This card is a GREAT card, I can play oblivion with both HDR + AA on, the only part that the FPS dips to the 10s and 15s is when im outside on the horse, other than that, it looks gorgeous, usually I play with AA off. Oblivion is the only game that this card kind of struggles in, ive played FEAR, bf2/2142 and a lot of other high end games and this card laughs them out. The only reason it even dips in oblivion is because I play it @ 1680 x 1050 my system specs are as follows BenQ FP202W | TT Tsunami VA3000BWA | ASUS P5B Deluxe MoBo | C2D E6600 | Corsair 2 GB DDR800 RAM | Sapphire X1950XT | Seagate 320GB PRT HDD Now my monitor allows me to do 1680 x 1050 which is totally worth it, and my case has very good cable management but this card still manages to go up to 74 degrees C under load, it idles around 47 C and it is whisper quiet most of the time -the only time I even hear the card is on the first 3 seconds on start up.

Cons: I know this isnt really a con, mainly because this is microsoft's fault, not ATi, but in windows Vista, when ever I try to play a game or do any 3d rendering at that matter, whenever I start a 3D Application and the clock speed changes, the card locks up, computer reboots and sometimes I get a blue screen, it is probably because of the heavy level of security on Vista, I suspect that when the card switches to 3d Mode (as you might know, this card has a 3d mode and a 2d mode, the 3d mode is the advertised clocks and the 2d mode. 2D mode is 500/594 and 3D mode is regular 621/1800, this card switches to 3d mode when needed, like in games, just like intel's speed step in intel CPUs, they clock higher when it is needed)the OS thinks that something is being tampered with and does not allow the card to do it, thus the system crashes. I hope that ATi fixes this problem in the next catalyst drivers (7.2, I hope they come out soon)

Overall Review: The fact that this card is only noticeable on the first 3 seconds on start up was quite a surprise for me, it was MUCH better than all the horror stories about the x19xx series coolers. If your going to OC than get a decent cooler for this baby, you wouldnt want it up to like 99 degrees C when your clocks are higher than x1950xtx speeds, would you? Also, do not install the CD drivers, they might give you BSODs and the catalyst control center will not work I assure you, just throw that CD they give you out and opt for the newest drivers on the Ati site. Also, make sure you have two slots, because this thing is as big as a 8800GTS, and will take up not one, but two slots in the back of your case, one for the ports and what not, and the other for the fan. Make sure your case is big enough for this card because although my case is roomy, I had to put my HDD on the third slot because this card took up so much space, I couldnt put my HDD on the first because this card was in the way!

Pros: Very fast (about 6000 3dMark06 without any tweak and an old windows install), silent at idle, BEST DX9 value for the money. Period.

Cons: Very large, cooler is extremely noisy when the fan runs at full speed (as in unbearable)

Overall Review: OC to 690 core. You should consider a Zalman VF-900 or an Accelero X1/X2 if yyou can install them (a.k.a. you know how to do it). The 256mb of RAM really aren't a problem unless you play at resolutions above 1600x1200, or if you use very large textures (such as the custom textures pack in Oblivion).

Pros: Image quality is amazing. I upgraded after selling off my XFX 7900GT EE. Its a good improvement in every game I play. About 20% gains in Company of Heroes. 5 - 10% in other games. 675/1900 clocks are there for the taking...just bump them up and there are no issues. NEWEGG rocks as usual on service and delivery. UPS was even on time. The teamsters must be soaking up the OT and actually providing a service.

Cons: Current drivers do not recognize this card. ATI will supposedly correct this in a few days. INF file issue..Use the drivers on the cd that comes inside the package for now and life will be good for you. I would also recommend the Accelero X2. Stock cooling is a bit loud under load and temps stay around 60C.

Overall Review: The review below is somewhat correct: It requires a 6pin power plug from your PS. You may want to think twice if you dont have one. Chances are it time to upgrade and scrap the idea of the adaptor.

Pros: The 500/540 speeds you list are the 2D speeds. When it shifts to 3D the speeds go up to 621/900. As advertised.

Cons: none

Overall Review: This is ATI's way of prolonging the life of the card. You do not need major graphics in 2D mode.

Pros: What a great card. Better than the pro and quieter. I overclocked it to a stable 681/2000 on stock cooling and the card never goes over 70 degrees. Plays anything max with AA and AF

Cons: Its big but so is my case. You definitely have to change the fan speeds in ati tool. At first mine was running silent but at load it sometimes went over 90. After i changed the fan speeds it doesn't go over 70 (overclocked). My fan speeds are under 70% at max so its not that loud.

Overall Review: Overclocks to xtx speeds easy, not worth getting the xtx for that much more. If you need a bang/buck card this is it. It beats any nvidia 7series gpu out there