Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 - 1 GB DDR3 DP/DVI-I/VGA PCI-Express Graphics Card 100293DP

I have a desktop PC in a small cube form factor. It's a decent desktop that I didn't want to upgrade wholesale at this time. The built-in graphics chip (embedded NVidia GPU) was quite capable for its time (3 years old), but it's showing its age and the embedded nature of the GPU.

I use the computer to drive two 24 inch monitors, both running at 1920 x 1200. The embedded GPU does that job quite admirably, and it even plays older 2D games such as Starcraft Brood War just fine. However, the embedded GPU basically falls over when any of the more modern games is run. So I've been searching for a capable PCIe graphics card for this PC.

The constraint in my setup is that the SFF (small form factor) PC has a very small power supply (250W), and it's not designed to support the big beefy GPU's that suck an inordinate amount of power and require a separate power connector to the graphics card. So I've been searching for a while for a card that has good performance,...Read more

Pros: wow this graphics card is great, I am stuck with my factory 250 watt psu so graphics card upgrades were limited and I was very happy this card works perfectly no crashes or Blue Screens. Runs World of Warcraft on Ultra for me with no lag also runs fallout 3, tf2,league of legends with no lagg at at.
*quite fan
*runs new games very well at low or mid graphics
*very low power consumption 44 watts at max

Cons: doesnt make me my lunch

Other thoughts: will this card run every new game at max graphics? No, thats not what its made for its made for most games and people with tight budget and old factory psu's

I found this card to be a great value for someone wanting good gaming performance, DX11, and/or HDMI for a home theater PC. The card is short and low profile and will fit in just about any case out there. There is no need for additional PSU hookups, so you don't need a massive high powered PSU to run this. The heat output is very low.

Here is a detailed review I did of a sample of this card that showcases it's performance in various gaming situations.

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Hopefully that will help people to really see what a great low budget, low hassle card this can be.