( 5 reviews )
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Posted: 10-06-2008
Excellent graphics card. Since it has two GPUs inside, this is a great option for those who do not have an extra PCIe slot for SLI (like myself). Though if you can fit two of these you'd have a smokin PC. Just make sure you have enough room (this card is huge) and a Power Supply with enough power (needs minimum 600W for one).
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Posted: 09-15-2008
I purchased 3 of these cards from another vendor to build 3 identical new systems. One of the cards failed out of the box. One was perfect and the other shows signs of having an issue. Returned the bad one and ordered a replacement from Amazon. The card is a brick! Use screws to secure it, do not rely on plastic holders in your case. Spec-wise this is a great card but the replacement card I ordered from Amazon had the same issue(s) as the one I returned to the original vendor. I am an experienced system builder and have always used Nvidia based chipsets. The problems with this card (in my situation) was most likely a finicky issue between my new system and this card... I have been using an older 6800 and 7800 in my new system since having the GX2 problems. I opted to just go all out, returned this one and ordered a GTX 280. I'm not warning anyone away from this card... I'm just saying that it might be very picky about the system. Technically we're batting 1 out of 4 so far.
