Currently I run the following specs:
Intel e5200 over-clocked to 3.33 GHz
GA-G31M-ES2L
4 GB ddr2
550 watt Antec power supply
Sapphire Radeon HD 6850
Thermal-take Tsunami case
1 Tb western digital 7200 rpm HD
DVD-drive
Windows 7 ultimate
3 internal case fans
Note: Much of the technology minus the video card is from 2009, so I wasn't expect Intel I7 performance. My windows experience for CPU was listed as 6.6. I bought this GPU to replace a 3+ yr old Geforce 8400 since it barely could run any current windows 7 games. I would say this board was purchased for mild gaming (90% office use & 10% gaming)
Pros:
*Board is solidly built, contains heat-pipe technology for excellent cooling & vented fins for directional airflow.
*When running video intensive games such as Stalker & Source games(Left for dead 1 & 2), the fan is barely audible over my power supply.
* The highest settings can be maxed out such as Anti-aliasing & anisotropic filtering without any observable frame drops. I would say both listed games played at 40~60+ fps on 1080p settings.
Very low power requirements, very stable with 550 watt power supply. When using non 3d applications, the card under clocks & takes very little wattage... about 15-20 watts when compared to using on-board video.
* windows experience video performance jumped from 3.5 business & 5.5 gaming Using a geforce 8400 to business 7.7 & gaming 7.7 using the Radeon 6850(FYI the max score achievable is 7.9)
* HD playback is sheer delight, less CPU usage than before.
*includes power supply, crossfire & vga adapters
Cons
* The card is about 12 inches long (ballpark), and can completely cover end to end any micro-atx boards. Thus you will have to reroute cables, disconnect & reconnect cables when installing the board. I even had to relocate a hard drive since the original placement didn't allow the card to seat correctly.
* The motherboard I am using has only 2 Pci slots & 1 Pci-x, typical of a uTx, the board fits like most dual slot video cards. Unfortunately I only have about a few mm of gap between the video card & my pci Audigy sound card. Nevertheless, the card remains quiet & performs quite well with limited airflow.
*required a little bit of pressure & finesse to get the card seated since it is so big.
* Does generate some noticeable heat when the card is working at full speed during heavy gaming.
None of the cons listed detract from the sheer performance of this motherboard. There was a time when performance equaled high wattage use & excessive heat; those days are slowly fading away. Overall this video card is stellar & an absolute bang for the buck at $155 after rebate, this should play every dx10 & Dx11 games pretty well, check out you tube reviews of Crysis running this card. Unfortunately, I have yet to test the HDMI, 3d ability, or Crossfire ability thus I will leave that for other reviewers to answer. Good luck with your purchase.
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| graphics coprocessor | AMD Radeon | AMD RX 580 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 | NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 | Geforce GT 1050 |
| card interface | pci e | pci e x16 | pci e x16 | pci e x16, pci e x8 | pci e x16 | pci e x16 |
| graphics ram type | ddr5 sdram | unknown | gddr5 | gddr5 | ddr3 sdram | gddr5 |
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| output interface | DisplayPort | HDMI, DisplayPort | VGA, HDMI | HDMI, DVI | VGA, HDMI, DVI | HDMI, DisplayPort |
| memory clock speed | 4000 MHz | 1284 MHz | 1502 MHz | 6000 MHz | 1334 MHz | — |
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| display resolution | 2560 x 1600 | — | 4090*2160 | 4096x2160 | 2560 x 1600 | 7680 x 4320 |
Reviews with images
Great bang for the buck
I upgraded just my video card from a Radeon 4670 to this Radeon 6850 and saw a MASSIVE boost to performance. From struggling with DX10 games like BFBC2 to being able to handle Skyrim @ 1920x1080 on high and it hits 40+ FPS with ease. The card runs a little warm for my liking (idles at 54C (131f) and maxes out at 73C (163F) under load). It's not very noisy (at least I can't hear it above the rest of my 3 120mm case fans). GREAT value for money.
