Micro-Star FX5900XT 8X AGP 128MB VGA CARD ( FX5900XT-VTD128 )

note:"Please note that this review was made several months ago, new games such as FEAR of DOOM3 will not run that fast on this card."

This is a great product from MSI, not only has the VIVO (the ability to import and export video) ability but has the impressive FX5900XT chip from Nvidia.
MSI has certainly delivered a card that has given the mainstream market what it was asking for, a graphics solution that offers all the features of the flagship cards and much of the performance, but at a price point that is much more attractive to the wallet.

PROS:
After a day of playing around this card seems like a really good value. After installing the card I saw a noticeable speed improvement compared to my old Geforce2 MX400. Windows applications loaded and scrolled faster, and games saw a HUGE improvement in framerates and image quality. I haven't used the VIVO feature yet so I can't comment on it. The card is very quiet.

CONS:
The software bundle is not what it used to be. It no longer comes with bundled games that the MSI website talks about (Ghost Recon, Morrowind, and Duke Nukem) just 2 CDs - an MSI utility disk, and WinDVD Creator. The MSI modified drivers (on the CD, and updated versions on their website) seem buggy. A few EA sports games wouldn't run until I got the drivers direct from the NVIDIA website. Now the games work fine.

BOTTOM LINE:
5 star hardware, 3 star software

I bought this card and have been testing it for a week. I can play all games at (1024x768) with full details with AA and AF enabled with no problems.

Yes, its bigger brothers outperform this card, yet this card is worth half (less than half in some cases) what they cost.

If you want to play your games nice but dont feel like spending 400-500 USD, this card is for you.

btw, the package offered from MSI also includes some real nice bonuses!