Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V RADEON X800XL 256 MB

Pros: Fantastic performance with modern games, Passive = Silent, 45C maximum idle: 80C maximum on-load

Cons: Large heavy cooler and heatpipes, blocks adjacent port on rear of card

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a powerful, passively cooled card, you cannot go wrong with the Gigabyte X800 XL.

Review: When I build computers, I have two requirements; performance and silence. In the case of the Gigabyte GV-RX80XL256V I received both. I originally chose this card because I needed a PCI-E 16x ATI compliant card which I wanted to be as quiet as ...

Pros: Can't think of any. One doesn't buy a card like this for running Microsoft Word!

Cons: To use an engineering term, this product is "not fit for purpose".

Review: I was a fan, and frequent purchaser of Gigabyte products, until I bought this graphics card. Unfortunately, this product belongs squarely in the "what could they have been thinking?" department. The card behaved fine running office applications and ...