EVGA GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) SuperClocked 015-P3-1482-AR Video Card

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Only problem I encountered was connecting to both a monitor and my 32" LCD TV. Posted an inquiry on the Evga forums and within minutes on a Saturday no less, received responses from Evga support people. When I still couldn't resolve the problem I called Evga support who spent a least 30 mins with me trying to help. Eventually got it to work, but running at 30 instead of 60hz.

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This is the cleanest solution for a 2560x1600 gaming (Crysis - Very High + AA, BFBC2 maxed), gets loud when needed and sits quietly when in desktop mode at 51 MHz. It operates at 405 MHz during Photoshop and video playback, so the temp is still low.

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I just built a new computer for gaming and 3D Modeling work 2 weeks before this card came out. i7 920 DO eVGA X58 Classified 12gb DDR3 Corsair Dominator 1 OCZ 60gb SSD 2 WD 150gb Velociraptors all in a Corsair 800D Tower. I originally used my older HD 4870 and the temperatures hovered around 35c idle and about 38c under load with nearly no fan noise. I swapped the HD4870 out for the GTX 480 and system temps rose to 38c idle and 40-42c under load. Fan noise is marginaly more noticable, but since I am no longer asked if someone is running the vacuum like with the original system I am more then happy. I am planning on purchasing another GTX 480 when I decide which type of cooling system to go with.

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First off, installation of this was terrible. I don't know if it was just my case, or what, but it didn't seem to fit quite right, with the right end being pushed down fully and the half closest to the bracket not down at all. Took about 20 minutes of fiddling to get into place, screwing it in was another issue.Aside from that annoyance, the card does pretty much what you expect it to. I can run any game I play max'd out completely. All in all, it wasn't a huge difference from my Dual 8800 GT SLI Set up in my old PC, mostly just that it can handle AA Max'd alone, while 2 8800 GTs in SLI had trouble.This card beats out the competition. It may be beaten by the ATI 5970 card in pure specs, but there's a philosophy I've heard a few times and believe in: A car is only as good as its driver. ATI has a beast of a car, but a 16 year-old behind the wheel. nVidia has a car that's just a bit less powerful, but has an experienced race car driver behind it. When the road gets rough, who do you think will crash? ;)

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As headline, Fastest. But it is hotest. Good for water cooler if you have additional $$$$

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First card arrive doa, evga replaced it with a new card that is running fine so far. I had to pay the shipping however to receive the new card even though their product was defective which does not seem right to me.

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Nice Card Can't wait to see all features on this card. This card should definitely have its moments in the over-clock world. This might actually beat AMD's 5800 series graphics cards, with 3 Way monitoring not requiring a $100 Display port cable, SWEET! Can't wait for this card to hit shelves I will be one of the first to own I think. Just broke down and pre-ordered 2 of them.