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Strengths: performance for price and pci express compatibility
Weaknesses: none
Summary: this card has performed exceptionally well so far...i cannot tell you how beautifully the card has changed the way my games have played since upgrading but i will give it a try...the frames rendered and the quality of the graphics have exceeded those of my previous ati 9600. its not up there in comparison to the leadtek 6800gt or the ati x800xt that i used before but most games do not utilize the full capabilities of newer video cards and even if they could...the rest of the systems (cpu, motherboard, etc...) can become the new bottleneck for their systems. there is no additional power link necessary on this compared to the 6800's and even though the heatsink & fan arent as big as leadtek's, that can be rectified with a well placed cooler or exhaust fan...the dual dvi ports are a plus...it comes with agp converters for the monitors as well as the hdtv converter....
if you are on a budget and arent willing to plunk 350 or more on the 6800 gt's or the x800xt...this is well worth it since as i stated before, not all games can utilize the full capacities of a video card...that being said...you still save yourself upwards of 150 to upgrade in the future if you still feel the card is not up to par with newer games...however, as the newer cards come out and as pci express takes over...expect the prices to drop a little bit so you may want to hold out on buying now and wait a little to see what crops up.
as the specs indicate, this is a pci express video card meaning that as newer systems utilize or implement the benefits of a pci express config on their parts, you will still be able to use this card so you wont be left too far behind in terms of upgrades. it is also sli compatible to which i am too poor to utilize or test
dont forget...LIFETIME WARRANTY...assuming you dont mess with it...no other company i can think of can offer that...this by itself says something about the card...that the company is confident enough of the cards quality & capabilities that they are willing to offer a lifetime warranty...this can only mean that they dont expect it to break on you...
ive purchase 4 video cards in the span of 5 months...the leadtek 6800 gt, bfg 6600 gt agp, bfg 6600 gt pci-e and the ati x800xt. as far as i could see, the difference in gaming between the x800xt and the 6800gt was slightly in favor of the x800xt...could be that my system is a bottleneck so i really cannot tell but comparing with the 6600's, obviously the x800 & 6800 are better. but for about half the price the 6600 is a great deal given that it still performs quite well given the price. i chose to stay with the bfg 6600 gt pci-e for the pci-e config itself. i don't expect to upgrade the video card in the near future so the only parts i may replace are my soltek sl-k890pro 939 & my amd 64 3000.
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