Came in exactly as stated, pristine and untouched, exactly what I paid for. Can't really say much else; runs this-gen games like a charm.
A note to potential buyers, however: BE WARNED, THIS CARD IS SUPERCLOCKED AND COMES WITH GPU BOOST TECHNOLOGY. Superclocked means that the card comes with a factory overclock, which is nice enough in itself. It also comes with GPU Boost 2.0, which essentially overclocks the card on its own when the unit is under high load, which is also fine and dandy. However, what's not often mentioned is that sometimes, the factory overclock can be a bit too much. Case in point, I tried to play Bioshock Infinite (at max settings, of course) and everything worked fine, framerate was high and such, for the first few minutes. However, in approximately ten minutes, my screen blacked out to desktop and my PC reported that the GPU drivers had crashed. With a little bit of research, I figured out that it was the card itself causing this problem: The peak memory clock for this card is 1400 MHz, and the whole factory overclock/GPU Boost issue had kicked it up, under heavy load, to 1700 MHz. Thus, it shot my card up so much that it killed itself. It's a simple issue to take care of, though: Just download MSI Afterburner or Precision X from Nvidia and underclock the thing (I backed my card's memory down to approximately 1500 MHz). I suppose I could return the device for one that was hopefully not overclocked as high, but it's really not an issue for people who know what they're doing, and it's not that hard to learn, either.
Note: As for the issue above, you could also use MSI Afterburner or Precision X to create a custom fan curve for the GPU, but I found it easier just to underclock. Take your pick, whichever works best for you.
All in all: This card is worth it if you have the money, and it doesn't have any real issues I can find right now. Just be forewarned, there might be some work to be done on your end to get this thing optimized, but if you want to get your PC to its maximum potential with the components it has, you've got to get down and dirty.
| Max Screen Resolution | 4096 x 2160 |
|---|---|
| Memory Speed | 7000 MHz |
| Graphics Coprocessor | Nvidia GeForce |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 3 GB |
