XFX nVidia GeForce GTS 250 512 MB DDR3 Standard 2DVI PCI-Express Video Card GS250XYDFC

Pros -
This video card is very powerful. In Folding at Home, it averages around 5,500 - 6,500 points per day. In Company of Heroes, it averages with 1280 X 1024 resolution, all high settings and 4X anti-aliasing, approximately 45 - 60 frames per second (60 Hz monitor refresh rate). Runs fairly cool (approximately 60 Celsius) with fan at 70% while running Folding at Home.

Cons -
None yet. May be too big for Micro-ATX computer cases.

Other Thoughts -
All in all, a great video card. Mine came with a coupon for 3D Mark Vantage if I remember correctly.

Great card! Best bang for the buck on his category! I rather like this one over HD4850 because it offers the same or better performance, better driver compatibility for gaming and less software installation hassles. I'm not a fan of driver tweaking as I really think things should all be truly plug and play, as far as possible. Also, it costs just a few bucks more than 9800GT and packs 12 more shader processors, improved manufacturing technology, less heat and better clocks. This is as good as it gets for nVidia's great G92 GPU.

Ok - I was running Empire Total War at LOW res. Why - my old 8400GT card didn't have the heft to do better. Spent the bucks to put this puppy in and La Voila! Running at High graphics - Large Units - Smoke/Fog - etc. The battlefield looks wonderful and the motion is smooth and clean. You can manage the battle and get from point to point at something more than snail pace. Wonderful -- now I wonder if I should have gotten the 260 1G card -- but this one does what I needed and I am very very happy! I will now attemp ULTRA graphics -- that is, when I get back to my home computer ;).

If you've spent the money to buy high graphic content games -- then spend the money for the graphics card to support them - you will be glad you did.

Windows XP (Vista Yuck-puy-gag)
Nividia 190.xxx Drivers (recent release drivers)
Dual Core 2.66ghz Intel
Asus P5K Premium MB
600 Watt Antec Power
2 GB RAM
Resoution 1680x1050 (I think -- it is...Read more