Graphics Cards > Graphics adapter Graphics Cards > $250 and above

Advantages: Setup was without any problems
Disadvantages: Price a little high

...Knowledge Base section of the ATI FireMV website (accessed through contact us-->knowledge base) and made sure I have the .NET framework installed, along with a hot fix from Microsoft. I then opened up the system and inserted the card without a hitch. I should mention that the box contains both a full and half length bracket so there is no need to buy a half length bracket for small form factor systems.I booted up the computer and ran the installation ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely overwhelming graphics, a gamer's paradise
Disadvantages: NONE i know, you might find the cost a little high, but its worth it

OK so continuing to write on the products I own, NVIDIA Quadro FX 1700, is my graphics card, and I am not one bit guilty of buying it. It simply looks like my pc was nothing but a piece of wood before, which has now been decorated to a fully furnished home. The graphic card delivers high performance, with superb image quality at resolutions up to 2560 x 1600 @ 60Hz. I am overwhelmed by its performance, it makes games look real in front of your ...
...other graphic cards too, and many were good, while many were bad, but none were as good as this, or even of it's competition. So basically if you have this budget, in terms of money, and if you like things that you know would easily manage to amaze you, have no doubt and buy this card. ... Read review

Advantages: great performance
Disadvantages: stability issues

this is the beast nothing can beat it . i just love this and is now using it for my personal use. i have tested it in my lab with our technicians and to my surprise it surpassed one of the best processors available in the market . quality is very great physically also its design is very innovative and may surely catch your eyes . but the greatest disadvantage is that with some old or different hardware configuration this may result in crashes and ... Read review

Advantages: Low price for the performance
Disadvantages: Quite hot under load

I plugged this card into my PCI-E slot and found out that the card lenght is quite long, comparable to Nvidia 9800GTX. It almost reaches the 5.25 drive bay bracket. This single slot graphic card did heat up really fast in no time! hitting 85'c under game load. For this price of the HD 4850, you can probably get a overclocked version of Nvidia 9800 GT. But the HD 4850 won most of the benchmark tests, very impressive price per performance rating. However, ...
...indeed to circulate inside the chasis. So, a proper ventilated chasis is needed. The minimum is to have an intake fan (12cm) and one back exhaust (12cm) or two (8cm) fans for optimum cooling. This card will requrie a reasonbly good power supply. I used a 460w branded PSU which is working flawlessly. ... Read review

Advantages: Performance and price
Disadvantages: Heat and size

...this model HD 4870 from Gigabyte catched my attention due to its price tag and specification. I took this back home as my first ATI product and ended up with a great experience. It performed well, indeed very well for both Directx9 and 10 latest games. It would be a great card for VISTA users as well, especially in native DirectX 10 mode. The graphic performance is stunning. Smooth FPS over 50 shouldn't be a problem in the resolution 1680X1050 (even ...
...GRID). Another step that the users should do is to periodically check for driver update, it will help in attaining better performance for latest games. A few things that might be mindful are the heat, size/lenght of the card. You need a mid-chasis in order to get it properly fit in. The lenght 23cm could be too big to mini-chasis. The heat it generated could be high (up to 80'c on stock fan speed). The suggestion is to get a tool (you can find it ... Read review