Gigabyte GV-R685OC-1GD HD 6850 1 GB PCI Express 2.1 x16 Graphics Card

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Quickly, Only demands a single PCI-e energy cable,WEI score of 7.7 Not as advertised. I upgraded on this construct specificly to assistance directX 11 and dispite whtat the page says when you go to the Gigabyte internet site to download the newest drivers it says DirectX 11 sometime in 2011? Quite disappointing. Not to loud

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Greatest Cooling out of all the other 6850'sAmazing price tag for excellent efficiency Lowest end of the 6xxx series. Overclocked mine to 875񳂠 just from the Catalyst Manage Center and temps run at 45c idle and 65c below load.

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I can't hear this card, ever, even if booting up. Fans at 100% quieter than fan on my 4770 at 50%. Runs at 30 degrees.Runs Unreal 3, Crysis, Dirt 2, on full. Incredible card It's not free AMD radeon. :(Bring back ATI.

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See other thoughts. See other thoughts. I have ordered this card, and will update when i recieve it but my reasoning for obtaining this was that I wanted the gigabyte 6850 cooler but it was out of stock. This one does indeed use the very same cooler as the out of stock card with two fans even though there is no image up, just check gigabytes internet site.

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quite quiet and really cool running even OCed! Finest cost compared to other brands. none so far ^_^

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Hard to beat at this value point, plays anything I've thrown at it butter smooth at 1680x1050. Was a breeze to install, not one particular single issue so far. No bundled games or software but I know that when I bought it. Sure you can get lots of "faster" cards, but if you're gaming on a single 22" or smaller display there is genuinely no point.

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silent cool only 55c max and nonetheless stays quiet palys every thing i like at full settings none oc to 850񳀼 very stable has space for a lot more but i dont need to have it yet

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Plenty of functionality to do practically something I will need to do. Only demands 1 pcie connector. Stays cool even on graphic intensive games. Plays Crysis 1080p almost everything quite higher except AA at a very playable 35-40 fps average...at least playable on single player. Just turn off some of the eye candy although you play online. The card is particularly lengthy so it gets complicated to position cables around it. Honestly this thing will do anything an common gamer could ever hope for. I play every game I have at max settings devoid of a hitch with the exception of AA in crysis and at 1080p it doesn't make a lot difference anyway so no true loss there.

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runs cooler than reference Radeon HD 6850's /w the 'WindForce' cooler that Gigabyte have been placing on their cards latelyi have mine running @ 850 core񳁕 memory (with AMD's personal 'ATI Overdrive')beneath anxiety tests -> hits max 60-61 degrees (idle 42-43c) not a con... but not positive what's the difference amongst this Gigabyte version and their other 6850 (other than the minor factory overclock), bring about they both have the same after-market cooler...i'd go with the other version if you plan to overclock... i'm sure each cards would reach around the identical limits(only cause i got this a single - was due to the fact at the time it had totally free shipping and was บ less expensive)

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*Cooler on the card keeps it cool even on intense load*Cooler is reasonable when it comes to how loud it is. My stock i5 fan is louder*Overclocked by default for individuals who don't know how to do it themselves *If you are going to go with CrossFire, it is far better to get a card that vents out of the case than this kind. Wonderful card for the funds, overclocking is fantastic to get added energy. I have no complaints so far with Gigabyte's take on this card.

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Good card, quiet.. Moves hot air true nicely, keeps my smaller case cool. It runs all my games actual nice, i haven't ran into numerous difficulties.It runs WoW on ultra and LORTO on Incredibly High and keeps the FPS at a steady 40-60 fps.. generally 60 fps. Runs CoD genuine good at 100fpsDefinatly the card with most bang to the buck.It's actually quiet. Made weird noises at initial.

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I did a lot of research on vid cards before purchasing this one particular. I wanted to make certain SC2 would operating perfectly at Ultra settings and it does. Pushes 60+ FPS and maybe 40+ on the low end. Appears these radeon cards do greater job with bigger monitors and resolutions. Mine is 24" 1920x1080p. Makes use of a lot much less power than older cards 5800 series. Wonderful overall construction. Incredibly large and long card, but it fits into my mid tower case effectively. Excellent connectivity like HDMI with sound, two DVI, and so forth. WEI gets a 7.7 out of 7.9. Catalyst Manage Center is nonetheless somewhat poorly laid out. Like the GPU scaling alternative is hard to discover. Also, my last radeon card had this exact same issue with mouse artifacts in gaming. I am not certain if it is a cooling thing (can't envision it is in my new build) or a CCC concern. If any individual has some insight, please share. Also, SC2 didn't know what to suggest for fundamental settings. Not genuinely a con mainly because I just set it all to Ultra. Antec Three Hundred Illusion Case G.Skill 8GB Ɣ x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)Arctic Silver five Thermal CompoundCORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-750HX 750W PSUGIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H 890GX MotherboardGIGABYTE GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bitAMD X6 1090T oc three.9GHz ʁ.32v HDT90ZFBGRBOXEssential SSD 64GB C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 two.five"COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus RR-B10-212P-G124" Dynex LCD Monitor 1920x1080p ᤼hz

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Max out every game on the market placeI can see frost coming out of it. None I can max out games mainly because I play on 1440x900

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This card runs every thing I've thrown at it at practically maxed, if not maxed, settings. It runs crysis, crysis 2, dead space two, you name it, and it does it with no topping 60 degrees celcius, ever, with fans at 60%. At one hundred% the fans are still really quiet, and are inaudible over my case fans. -I guess it is kinda huge, but it wasn't a issue for me. Some men and women stated they had to move their hardrives to fit it in, but mine didn't even come close. Gigabyte is great with rebates! If you fill out the rebate correct, they'll send you your funds. Just double check and make sure.

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wonderful cards, superior frame rates,cross fired two,2600k,p67a ud7 1866 mem,ssd 120 ,3d,06,benchmark,31400,not bad,get this card,and gig,p67 a ud7-b3 you can,t go incorrect,Ō,16x,pcie slots,no bottle necks new b3 board came, went to alter parts more than,now, 1 card will not even turn on fans nothing at all dead,checked power leads checked ok ,switched, slots to first slot, nonetheless dead,switch power lead still dead,my other card functions fine both slots, and with either power lead, in no way have rma something, hope this will be painless

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Card idles at 34c, 46c load for me. 10 avg fps increase on mafia two's benchmark more than a 5770. Very quiet, which makes sense mainly because two fans don't will need to spin as rapid as one to keep the card cool, hence cutting down on noise. Type of want corporations would cut down on production price by not adding aesthetics to their hardware. Cards with cooling systems like this one particular are far better suited for situation systems that have excellent air in and out circulation because the air isnt exhausted straight outside of the situation like quite a few other cooling systems. I preserve my case open so it operates fantastic.

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Didn't know i couldn't edit overview it's a follow up of my RMA/review on 3ǘ񳏋 6ᚸᚻ PM Rating: 1Ǜ "I want this card to work but....RMA"The turn around time for the RMA was fast, that's why i purchase from Newegg, approx 1.5weeks. I got a new card plugged it in. Functions as how it should. Runs Crysis ultra, every little thing maxed avg fps 40. When once more i'm a satisfied camper 5stars for newegg. 1 star for Gigabyte.From what one more reivew stated, I probably got one particular of the poor batches of the mem controller? Samsung/Hynix. I had to get a affordable 4350 just to make certain for myself. At the end of the day, i spent the very same quantity as a 6970.

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1st off, like it. I purchased 2 of these for a xfire config, they run like a dream on a 600w PSU for individuals of you who may possibly be curious. NONE! Stays pinned at 60fps steady on CODBO, rarely drops any reduce 򜩲x1080, 8xAA all settings maxed.

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It is a great gpu. I can overclock it to 925 mhz stable. I get 60 fps on skyrim ultra not overclocked. For the money, it is the best one you will find. Better than the Evga gtx 560 se.

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Cools incredibly properly at low fan speedsOperates flawlessly in crossfire None You won't be disappointed with this card

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Price, WEI 7.7, only requirements a single PCI-E energy cable, looks fantastic. Despite what the page says when you buy it on NewEgg the card or at least the GIGABYTE version doesn't support DirectX 11. I was replacing a card to update to DirectX11 so you can envision my disappointment. False marketing really, net web page says sometime in 2011.. Can I have my funds back until then? I don't discover that card fans noise is not noticeable.GIGABYTE 890FXA-UD5AMD Phenom II 1090T @ four GHZ16 GB G.Ability DDR3-1600OCZ REVODRIVE Rev two -120GB

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Nicely to begin off with, I didn't obtain these here, I purchased two of these at a different retailer in the DFW region. I bought these based on revies all more than the internet of 2 of these hanging with GTX 580's and 6950's and due to the fact of the cooling setup on these cards and it does cool effectively. Coming from two XFX 4850's these were a turbo enhance in performance for sure. My 4850's would run all my games but these cards do it alot far better. These cards scale effectively in crossfire devoid of a doubt @ 1920 X 1080 with all my games. Crysis, Crysis Warhead, AvP, BFBC2, Burnout Paradise NFS Hot Pursuit, Hawx, Blur, Grid, Metro 2033, UT3, you get the idea. These cards had been a excellent investment. The blue PCB, but Gigabyte likes all their stuff searching like it belongs in a infant boy's space. Not a deterrent or even a contributing aspect but black PCB would have looked alot far better. The Dragon Box:AMD 955@ 3.6ghz (C2 Revision) Topped off with an H50MSI 890GXM-G65 {bios 1.6ӦGB ƒ x 2) Ocz Platinums @ 1633mhz2 X Gigabyte 6850's 1gb Crossfired with Catalyst 10.ten two X 1.5tb WD DrivesSome kinda el-cheapo DVD burnerWin7 64 bitTagan ABS 700w PSU <--old faithfulSlammed into an InWin Dragon Slayer

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Quiet, rapidly, very cold! This factor was generally produced for overclocking, as others have stated. Haven't required to overclock it yet, nor have I wanted to due to wanting to wait at least a month ahead of carrying out so, but I'm already tempted to see how far I can push this thing given that it's effortlessly the coolest operating videocard I've had in rather a whilst.. No real cons.. except, exactly where's my crossfire bridge?! Going to get a second 1 in another month, but it looks like I'll have to commit ten extra dollars to get a crossfire bridge aswell. No genuine big deal, but keep in mind it doesn't appear to come with one particular? Also, there's folks saying you can't change the stock voltage, can't confirm this but that's a thing to contemplate if you strategy to go that far with overclocking. If you're hunting at a new videocard for under 200, this issue is excellent. I'd undoubtedly recommend it.

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High top quality mid-range card for a fantastic price tag. The dual fan WindForce 2X cooler is quite quiet on Auto setting and keeps the card extremely cool.DX11 ready.I was in a position to overclock mine to 960MHz Core and 1200MHz memory at the stock 1.15V.If you are happy with the stock clocks or restricted overclocking at the stock voltage then this is an wonderful card for the expense. If an individual ever creates computer software that makes it possible for voltage adjustments on the non-common voltage controller employed on this version then this card could be an overclocking monster like it's less costly non-factory overclocked brother already is. GIGABYTE WHAT Had been YOU THINKING ON THIS A single?! GIGABYTE genuinely messed up this factory overclocked card by utilizing a non-common Core voltage controller which has no software program support, which indicates it's Restricted TO STOCK VOLTAGE OVERCLOCKING.There is also an problem that impacts each brand of HD68xx series cards. It seems a bad batch of Tier 1 Samsung/Hynix memory has produced several of these cards unusable. Issues range from flashing/flickering displays and overlapping desktop images to black screens without having warning. Some people today have reported lowering the memory clock to ridiculously low levels aids but this is not an acceptable solution. Driver modifications/updates do not assist either, it is a hardware dilemma. If you have any trouble with your card and you are making use of the supplied driver, RMA it for a replacement. I spent days testing my 1st card before I was satisfied it was a hardware situation and RMA'd it for the one particular I have now. The replacement works PERFECTLY. GIGABYTE makes a quite misleading statement about this card..."Overclocking Capability ten%ㅖ% UpUltra Sturdy VGA board reduces voltage ripples in standard and transient state, as a result efficiently lowers noises and ensures larger overclocking capability. GIGABYTE Ultra Sturdy VGA graphic accelerators enhance overclocking capability by ten% to 30%."If you don't know any greater this statement leads you to think this card is more easily overclocked to extreme frequencies than other cards. In reality the non-factory overclocked card from GIGABYTE charges less and is substantially more quickly overclocked than this a single as it utilizes a typical voltage controller that can be adjusted by way of software program and allow you to reach stable core clocks of properly more than 1GHz. This permits you to reach the overall performance of stock HD6870 and even HD5870 cards.

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Quiet, nicely performing card. Has changed my globe playing AoC. Only had a brief though but I adore it so far. It's large, barely fits in my Computer straightforward to see where it would not fit in some machines.