PNY XLR8 GTX 470 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express HDMI Graphics Card VCGGTX470XPB

I got this card when it was released, the card is excellent, got it from "Amazon.com", I always buy from Amazon.com, Excellent packaging and all stuff is good, the card is still working very well, Honestly I wanted to get EVGA card but since EVGA cards was +$40 ($390) at the release date and was not available by Amazon.com at all, I decided to try PNY ($350) and this was a good decision.To be fair, the EVGA cards packaging is "excellent", better than any other brand, including PNY, so if PNY can do same class packaging then it will be perfect, but I don't care about that much since I got it on time and $40 less and the hardware is working.If I will rate the package quality of EVGA vs PNY, I would give EVGA 5 stars and PNY 4.5 stars, not a problem, but its better to make this a 5 stars one :)I wish this review helps someone

I overclocked it till i basically melted it but got a good 4 years out of it being fried to death lol. Pritty durable good card.

i have 2 of these in sli, i can play any game on highest settings, ie bad company. they run hot to say the least so make sure that you have a case that can handle it

Great card. Makes a very good upgrade from older Nvidia cards such as 8000, or 9000 series.Pros: Great cost, speed, memory, and sound.Cons: Card is very large. Not only width, but length. Be very aware for smaller cases, especially if you are upgrading the power supply also. Card also generates a lot of heat.

Recieved card in excellent condition,installed card got power but no signal to monitor,tested another card (Quadro 570) worked fine, no tech support from either Nvidia or PNY, will consider ATI next time around

I love it and so does my cpmputer ! Best $50 i ever spent on pc parts !!

It died.

I started building my PC last month and this video card was the last compononent I installed in my PC Build. The reason why was because I originally built my system around an ATI 5850 GPU I was planning to purchase at the time. But I was advised by most people to wait till the new AMD 6800s cards that came out on Oct. 22, 2010...After Some Research these were the PROs for this Card that evenutally led me to purchase this card A WEEK before the new AMD cards were released (due to the price drop I got a great bang for the buck performance).*3D ready because it already supports HDMI 1.4*320 bit memory bandwidth while most of the new AMD gaming cards had only 256 bit memory bandwidth*1280MB DDR5 Memory while AMD cards in the $200+ price range had only 1024MB DDR5 memory.*Bench Mark Reviews showing this card out performs the ATI 5850 and the new AMD 6870.And other Features and experience that made me confident that this card will do what I need it to do - Gaming & Video Editing...I gave this card a shot and I was planning to return the GTX 470 if benchmark reviews showed the AMD 6870 overwhelming crush the GTX470... unfortunately that didn't happen so now I am planning to keep this card because initial reviews show the GTX470 outperforming the AMD 6870. I am VERY happy and I am able to run MOH Tier 1 and StarCraft 2 at MAX settings with no issues at all...It does not run hot or loud as most people say - mainly because I have 3 Fans in my Mid-Tower and I organize the cables to stay out of the way of the fans.This Card is big so make sure you purchase a PC Tower that it fits in and provide good ventilation.I don't overclock or plan to run more than one graphics cardso my 550watt power supply worked perfectly and have no issues at all...I recommend this card to anyone looking for a great gaming Video Card... Since I bought this card I have been owning everyone in First Person Shooter games.Note: Make sure you purchase a good power supply and a well ventilated PC Tower... otherwise you will have issues with other components as well.My Build:AMD Phenom IIx4 3.4GHz Deneb 965 Black Edition8GB Corsair XM3 DDR3 1600MHz CAS7PNY Nvidia GTX 470MSI 870a-54GSeagate Barracuda 1TeraByte 7200RPMASUS Internal Blu-Ray DriveLiteon Internal DVD/CD RW DriveOCZ Fatal1ty 550Watt 80 Plus Certified Modular Power SupplyRosewill Challenger Mid Tower Case