Pros: This card is awesome! It is a bit smaller than the NVidia 8800 GTX I replaced so that was a blessing, especially since the power connectors are on the end of the card. I ran a few 3Dmark06 tests on it while I was at it @1920x1200. With one 4890 3DMarks - 17036 SM 2.0 - 6446 SM 3.0 - 7873 With two in Crossfire 3DMarks - 20232 SM 2.0 - 7534 SM 3.0 - 10280 FPS (low 49 - high 237) I've overclocked them to 1000mhz with a memory clock of 1075mhz. Was just too fast for my liking so I've backed them down to 975mhz @mem 1050mhz. I've also put the EK-FC4890 CF-Acetal waterblocks on these. Prior to doing that on air cooling, temps were in excess of 62c. After the waterblocks installed, temps dropped to 34/35c each card. Installation (hardware) was a breeze. I did have to upgrade my PSU though, but I knew I would have to. I got the Thermaltake 850w and it powers these guys quite nicely. Just know that you do need a 6-pin and 8-pin PCI-E power connector per card.

Cons: Hot! Very hot running cards. I would never OC these guys without watercooling. Idle at 62c. I couldn't hold my finger on the PCB for longer than 2 seconds. Hot air exhaust is vented out the back of the case, and it is also very HOT. ATI Catalyst drivers. They...are...terrible! When you install CCC and the video drivers are all working and such, you get two other devices that show up as "Unknown PCI Device". This...was a nightmare. After scouring several forums, I stumbled across the issue. These devices are the HDMI audio device on these cards. ATI doesn't provide the drivers for them. You have to go to the Realtek site and search for HDMI drivers. When you get to where they'll be located, you'll notice in red letters "ATI HDMI Device Driver". Get those and install them. You WILL need to reboot after the install to get the drivers to start working. ATI, don't you think it would have been cool to put these drivers on your driver install CD?

Overall Review: My machine is as follows... MSI 790FX-GD70 Phenom II X4 @3.56ghz (205 fsb, could go more, but I'm shy about overclocking the CPU too much) Patriot 2000 (PC3-16000) 9-9-9-24-1T @1640mhz 2x XFX HD 4890 XXX Edition (975mhz / 1050mhz) I gave these cards a full 5 eggs, even though ATI fell flat on their face with their driver install CD. I also knew quite well, before even buying these cards, that they would be very hot with air cooling. I had every intention to buy the EK blocks for these. Note that you will not be able to put the EK blocks on the ZDFC cards. They swapped out the voltage regulators so I've heard and you have a row of caps instead. You MUST use the ZDDC card (maybe the ZDEC but unconfirmed) if you're going to put the EK, or several other brands, waterblocks on your 4890(s). Overall, great cards, rock solid performance. Highly recommend them and you can't beat the price/performance ratio with these.

Pros: Great card. For those wondering what the difference is between the 3 xfx 4890s, this is the 900mhz one with the black PCB & rear red dvi connections. Aside from possibly the 4870x2's, this is the best ati card out there. Warranty is great also. From what I hear, the customer service is good. You can see they care enought to check out the customer feedback on this site & reply to any issues, unlike sapphire. xfx company is also modder-friendly. Newegg shipped super fast as usual, thx! Comes with the HAWK game, which is actually kind of cool.

Cons: no issues found

Overall Review: I water cooled this puppy 1 day after getting it. Stock idle temps are 140-F. Used the EK-FC4890 water block, which fit perfectly on this card. Temps dropped 40 degrees, down to 100-F. If you dont go water, the fan isnt all that bad. I previously had a powercolor x1900xt and the fan on that was alot louder than the fan on this one. I'm also running Windows 7 64-bit with out any issue. Not sure why ppl are giving bad marks for the 8 pin connection.. upgrade your power supply if you cant hang.. I use a corsair 850 & it runs this card without prob.

Pros: for ten extra dollars i get the same card as my OC'd 4890's that i use at home. with the OC from the factory, so no risk of warranty voiding damage. Sluggish Acad no more.

Cons: as with any 48xx, it's big, it's loud if it gets over 30% fan speed, and it makes a nice space heater. it's missing the 8-pin PCI-E adapter.

Overall Review: bought this card for a computer at work. although the card requires 1x6-pin and 1x8-pin pcie adapters the package includes two 6-pin adapters and no 8-pin so if your PSU doesn't have an 8-pin built in or 6+2's, plan on getting an adapter. thankfully newegg carries such a device! small blemish on what is otherwise a rock solid card

Pros: Awesome card! Traded in a Sapphire 4890 Vapor-X for this guy and I'm glad I did. The Vapor didn't do as great a job with heat as I expected, and it wasn't as stable.. I haven't had a single VPU recovery issue since installation! I was looking for one with an 8pin PCIe, wanted the extra power.. and it helps when pushing the cards core to 950 or above.. pushed it to 975 so far with minor artifacting, dropped down to a safe 950.. rock solid! Fan speed @ 50%.. it's a little loud but idles at 42*C and load is about 56*C. Never seen it above 60*C. Playing Crysis @ 1920x1200 and all high settings.. barely a stutter :D This thing is a beast! Get one!!

Cons: Knowing me I'll want to trade it in for a 5870 when they release. :) No Cons, other than the fan gets a little loud, but it does a great job cooling the card!

Overall Review: 3DMark06 - 18747 AMD Phenom II 955 BE @ 3.6Ghz and rising ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 XFX XXX 4890 @ 950/975 4GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 Samsung SyncMaster 2493HM 24" @ 1920x1200 PCP&C 750W Quad Silencer Black 300GB WD VelociRaptor Creative SB X-Fi Fatal1ty Pro Series CPU under a little water :)

Pros: Free game, got mine with Hawkx but I havent played it yet because I'm way too busy playing CRYSIS maxed out w/ 2xAA at 1920 x 1080 w/ XP direct x 10 mod getting 37 fps avg. It came clocked at 900/975 and that's all you need but I was able to OC it up to 945/1015 stable w/ no artifacts. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky the PC's other excellent graphical game I have running all settings maxed out at 1920 x 1080 w/ 4xAA and I'm getting 40 fps avg. I wanted two HD 4770 but I'm glad they were all sold out because if I can play these two titles maxed out at this resolution then all my other games are childs play for this card. I love this card because it has the black pc board and red DVI ports. NO it doesn't come in two flat pieces like Neweggs guided search picture suggest, for like the last month (come on newegg fix that picture). Anyway this card is great and at idle it runs around 40c at load it runs around 60c (temps) and I have my fan set no higher than 60%. I'm happy this card is great.

Cons: HAIRDRYER- Cordless Drill-Leaf Blower, these 3 things came to my mind when I first heard the fan blowing at 75% or higher speeds. Very loud, I have 9 case fans and the fan on the 4890 drowns them all out. Luckily at 60% fan speed it keeps the card at 60C during hours of game play and the noise is average at that speed. I play with headphones or very loud volume so the noise doesn't matter. My real complaint is that this card needs a 6 pin and a 8 pin connector thats not included in the box so be prepared to order one from Newegg if your PSU didn't come with one. This card is long and heavy, not a complaint but a warning to others, my Raidmax Smilodon case with PCI e card holder keeps it snug, cant imagine not having that. Oh yeah you can turn the fan speed down to 35% when your not gaming, at that level you can't even hear it. not a con but a at-a-boy!!

Overall Review: This card is the one to get (if it's in your budget) it can play EVERYTHING w/ AA at 1920 x 1080 above 30 fps. I overclocked to 945/1015 but I also can OC to 1 ghz/ 975 stable but at higher temps 70c and noise from fan but 1 ghz isnt necessary so why bother shelling out an additional 50 bucks for the 1ghz card unless you gotta have one. On that note it looks like 6 + 8 pin HD 4890's are the 1ghz ones. So by this card from Newegg cause it's a 1GHZ HD 4890 at almost reference card prices. I love those red DVI ports. Oh and just D-load the drivers from Ati when you install this card, don't waste time with the disk except to register product with XFX. Drivers work fine don't let some noob who can't install drivers correctly persuade you from bying this card. Good job Newegg UPS XFX and ATi. Cant wait to crossfire.

Pros: This card is ballin' It is easily overclocked to 1000MHz, even if you dont it can still run anything on ULTRA HIGH!!! i upgraded from a Nvidia 8500 GT...had to run Crysis Warhead on ultra low...on ULTRA HIGH, it will melt your eyeballs with the awesomeness.

Cons: -I will have to say that it is a little nosisy but you can turn the fan down. also if you have good air circulation in your machine then you can leave the fan on low and the card remains cool. -Melted Eyeballs

Overall Review: -It does require one 6-pin and one 8-pin power connector. if you need a converter, make sure you get one that works on GPUs, most are designed for the MoBo 8-Pin connector!!reserch before you buy! -i have a 17inch monitor, if you have a big monitor this one should work just fine. but you may want to think about CrossFireing two of them -XFX is a great company, high quality stuff!! -Hi-Five Newegg!!

Pros: This is a really nice card. I can play pretty much any game maxed out at the highest resolution. It also came with two free games: Hawx and Wheelman. It has error lights to inform you of any problem. It's actually not that big either it fit perfectly inside my case. Fans at 100% sounds like a jet engine. That's actually a pro for me!

Cons: It had an 8 pin PCI-E connection. I had to upgrade my PSU. Not really a con but make sure your PSU has those connections. They weren't kidding when they said it ran pretty hot.

Overall Review: I was an nVidia guy. But ATI has gotten my business now and in the future for performance to price ratio.

Pros: This card runs awesome!!!!!!!!!!! finally can runs crysis at very high setting with no lag!!!!. i set the fan to 40% normal use and a second profile @ 80% for gaming and it never has go higher than 60C in gaming. Playing crisis at 58fps MAX and 40fps avg.

Cons: minor cons nothing mayor -makes a lot of noise -temp is very hot if the fan is at normal speed -big!! Im using it in a ANTEC P180 Case and had to move my HDD to the bottom.

Overall Review: Computer Specs: -ASUS CROSSHAIR III FORMULA -AMD PHENOM II 955 @ 3.8Ghz -8GB MUSKIN DDR3 -XFX ATI RADEON 4890 XXX -850w PRO COOLER MASTER POWER SUPPLY 1TB HDD WD -ANTEC P180 Case