while the original list price for this video card be $ 95 , there be rebate and sale ongoing which can drive the price down to nearly $ 50 - that be how I get mine yesterday . the video card itself be attractively design ; the 100mm fan provide some serious cooling -lrb- without have to connect a additional power line -rrb- and the blue pcb match the color of my motherboard -lrb- also by Gigabyte -rrb- very nicely . the big fan , however , can cover up the pcix1 slot on some motherboard -lrb- include my Gigabyte 78lmt-s2p -rrb- , which be potentially awkward if you be want to use that expansion slot . installation of both hardware and driver be easy , and I obtain the latest ATI Catalyst driver almost immediately upon installation -lrb- the driver cd include , I believe , version 11.5 ; the latest Catalyst suite at the time of write be 12.0 \/ 12.1 -rrb- . the card include a VGA -lrb- d-sub -rrb- connector for legacy monitor , though if you have a monitor with dvi capability , such as my HP s2031 , you will certainly want to use the DVI connector on the card . Graphics quality in conjunction with my s2031 monitor be excellent so far . I buy this card especially to play the upcome Guild war 2 , and while that game -lrb- which be in closed beta at time of write -rrb- be not out yet , my Windows experience index have be boost from a original , and somewhat lackluster , score of 4.9 with the integrate video that I be originally use to 6.8 . the card carry a print requirement of a 400w minimum power supply , which be less demand than high-end graphic card . overall , remember that this be essentially a midrange card , but it have ample power and the new price deal make it a very attractive option for those who be look to upgrade they Radeon video from one of the lower-range card but can not afford one of the heavy hitter like the 6870 or 6970 . I really would rate it 4.5 star if I could ; I would like to give it 5 star but really have not have the card in my system long enough . edit -lrb- August 18 , 2012 -rrb- : after extensively play through the open-beta phase of Guild war 2 -lrb- 3 beta weekend event and 7 stress test -rrb- , I can report that this card handle the game very well . most of the graphic setting be set by default to `` medium '' with this card , so you should not expect - as I advise in February - quality to be as good as a high-end card . `` medium '' graphic quality in gw2 , however , be as good or better than a lot of other game , and certainly better than gw1 . another note I need to add be that the official power-supply rating be too low . while the box say you can use a 400-watt power supply , you really need a 500w PS for extended gaming or other graphics-heavy operation . I find this out the hard way when the 400w PS that come with my custom-built system crap out early on in the third gw2 beta weekend last month ; I have to take it back to the shop -lrb- fortunately under warranty -rrb- and have a more powerful PS install . I end up play the rest of the beta weekend on my laptop -lrb- not a big deal , really , since I would need to see how well my laptop could handle the game - quite well , as it turn out , but that be a different subject -rrb- .