Pros: Nice and quiet, got my brightness/contrast/hue settings back in mythtv, and am able to overclock beyond even normal settings. Doesn't crank up the fan as soon as 3d rendering is needed, which is nice.

Cons: Didn't realize this particular model was underclocked until after I bought it. Not disappointed since I can overclock it to either regular stock settings, or even beyond that using nvidia applet that comes with their proprietary linux drivers.

Overall Review: I had to update the proprietary nvidia drivers, my (old) drivers detected the card as a GTS150, funny!. I can run stable at 748mhz gpu / 1250ghz memory (Using nvidia's find optimal settings applet feature). The nvidia applet also let's me set 2d rendering clocks and I've pumped them up to their max settings. I'm using a three monitor setup, using Xinerama, which works great! It took me a while to figure out how to setup the overclock from the console, here's how (notice the 2d maxes out at 600mhz gpu, 1100mhz mem): Coolbits = "1" in xorg.conf device section, plus: #!/bin/bash nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:0]/GPUOverclockingState=1 nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:0]/GPU2DClockFreqs=600,1100 nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:0]/GPU3DClockFreqs=748,1250 nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:1]/GPUOverclockingState=1 nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:1]/GPU2DClockFreqs=600,1100 nvidia-settings -a=[gpu:1]/GPU3DClockFreqs=748,1250 since I'm running kde, I put this in a file in ~/.kde/Autostart dir called nvoc.sh and chmod 755.

Pros: I upgraded from an Athlon X2 4800+, 4 gigs DDR2, and an 8800GT to a Athlon X4 635, 4 gigs DDR3, and this GTS 250. I am noticing a huge difference. First off this card runs about 39C at idle, 55C while playing most games, and 65C max. The fans are very quiet at auto settings. All the following FPS benchmarks were run at max settings, 1280x1024, and with v sync on unless otherwise stated (meaning my max FPS is 60 no matter what). Bioshock - nVidia forced 16x AA min - 30, avg - 50 Left 4 Dead 2 - 16x AA min - 50, avg - 55 Mass Effect - no AA min - 50, avg - 55 Just Cause 2 Demo - no AA min - 20, avg - 30 GTA4 - no AA, forced max settings outdoors: min - 24, avg - 35 indoors: min - 35, avg - 48 Crysis - no AA DX9: min - 7, avg 35 DX10: min -14, avg - 22 Resident Evil 5 Variable Benchmark - 16x AA DX9: min - 26, avg - 48 DX10: min - 24, avg - 44 Starcraft 2 beta - no AA min - 44, avg - 55 3DMark06 score of 13270 at default setting

Cons: The circuit board is more flimsy than my old 8800GT, but still strong enough to get the job done. I agree with the other two reviews, the heat pipes would have looked cooler on the other side. Also, remember this card is technically a 9800GT(X?) with a new name and a lower price.

Overall Review: Many of the items I purchased with this card went down in price, including this video card - $33 total. However, newegg was awesome enough to credit me $25 because I'm a "valued customer." System specs: Windows 7 Professional 32 bit ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 Micro ATX AMD Athlon II X4 2.9GHz 4Gigs DDR3 1600 Corsair XMS MSI GTS 250 Twin Frozr 250Gig Western Digital HDD OCZ ModXStream 600w PSU

Pros: -Not one but 2! fans! and a beefy heat sink -Has heatpipes! -Came with overclocking software (basically riva tuner) -Came with dvi to hdmi, molex to 6 pin pcie, spdif cable, and dvi to vga -GREEN POWER! 25% power savings according to the box -Looks pretty although its not like I'm gonna see it anyways

Cons: -fat heatsink takes up 2 slots -Chinese phone number to call for tech support

Pros: Handles Mass effect 2 with all high settings, easily overclocked with MSI Afterburner. The two fans are actually not too loud until set to 80+ percent capacity.

Cons: Kind of large seeming that I have a microATX factor board but really nothing. HDMI is wack, I haven't really attempted fixing it because I don't use it but is the major let down... maybe my tele but beware.

Overall Review: Stable core clock of 730 mhz with a windows rating of 6.9 for both graphics factors... can't complain for 100$

Pros: Got 2 of these in SLI and they seem to scale pretty nicelly. I like the way they auto scale down (301, 602, 100 ) for 2D work and crank up ( 675, 1620, 1102 ) when needed. Also using msi Afterburner to monitor and overclock. Temps vary 48C to 62c Max with 72F ambient. Have overclocked to around 778, 1225, 1911 ( don't know extent of stability yet ) FarCry 2 bench marks no O/C : Temp: 62C FPS: 41min/52av/61max AA:4X Res: 1680 x 1050 Very Hign Specs. 3DMark06 almost 1000 points more than a single HD4870. Overall very happy with them.

Cons: The Twin Frozr is very nice but it does not provide heat sink for the memory modules like the Calibre 9800GT does... Maybe it's overkiill since these chips are made to handle the convection cooling. Well, I guess I'm just an Imagineer from the school of Hard Knocks... No lifetime warranty but they may outlive me if I treat the equipment with the care and respect it deserves.

Overall Review: K9N2 AMD 9850 Black @ 2.9 4 Megs Corsair Dominator (Only 3.2 register with 32 bit) Zalman 9500 Fatal1ty 550 PS 25amps per rail (2) for PCIE XP32 / Vista32 A bunch of HDD's A couple of Kicking Spider and Dragon Platforms next to it keeping it companied. FanBoy of Technology and NewEgg not of Brands....

Pros: Awesome card! I was able to play Borderland and Need For Speed World on max setting in 1680x1050. The Afterburner software is great! It allows for easy overclocking, fan control, ect. Excellent design, looks awesome.

Cons: I don't know if it can really be called a con, but it seemed a little large. It BARELY fit in my case. And my case is pretty much mid size. Also, I had to buy a new power supply to comply with this card, but again, not really a con, my stuff just wasn't quite up to par.

Overall Review: Fantastic value too! Hope to get the rebate eventually.

Pros: 1. Large dual- PWM fan heatsink is quiet and very effective. The unit idles near-silently in the upper 30s and stays under 70 C full-load with pretty minimal fan noise. 2. 55 nm G92b core with the full 128 shaders and a relatively modest power draw, particularly at the 300 MHz core/100 MHz memory idle speeds. 3. Accelerates MPEG-1/2, H.264, and VC-1 video codecs in many Linux video playing applications using VDPAU, with very little muss and fuss involved. 4. Fast (for GDDR3) 1.10 GHz memory clock speed.

Cons: 1. This unit is by default clocked at 675 MHz core rather than at 738 MHz core like other GTS250s. MSI does this as a power-saving measure, but their documentation (which is in somewhat broken English) says that the unit can also safely be set to run at the standard 738 MHz if you so choose by setting it to that speed in the NVIDIA control panel. 2. Unit does not throttle down to the 300/100 speeds if you have two monitors attached. It runs at the full 675/1100 speed at all times in that case, which leads to about a 10 C bump in idle temps (although the fan still runs at the lowest setting of 35%). I believe this is an issue with all NVIDIA and AMD/ATi hardware and not just this card. 3. No onboard HDMI audio chip, so you need to have a motherboard or sound card with a two-pin S/PDIF header to connect a patch cable to in order to get sound over HDMI from this card.

Overall Review: This is overall an excellent card for somebody who wants a nice midrange card for a desktop machine. It's not the hot beasts that some higher-end units are, but it isn't gutless like many lower-end units.

Pros: Managed to get 795MHz Core Clock and 1200MHz memory clock out of this card without artifacts on Furmark. I think I can push it further as well. Card idles at around 40C and under load the highest temperature I have seen it at is 72C. Virtually silent at 100% load in my Antec 300

Cons: Card is a bit wobbly in the PCIe slot. 6 pin power not facing the side.

Overall Review: Core i7 860 @ 3.37GHz ASUS P7P55D PRO Corsair XMS3 4GB DDR3 Corsair HX650