Conclusion:



Having played more then a dozen games at different resolutions and quality settings I’m quite confident in saying that this video card can offer you a more then acceptable gaming experience with the latest games out there.

Far Cry at its "high" settings was quite enjoyable, and older games ran fluently with graphic details cranked to the maximum.

If you have an older video card and you don’t want to spend $300+ on a new one, then you’ll find the 5900XT to be a very appealing solution, as it comes with good performance at a great price. Chaintech’s edition of this budget power card is priced very competitively around ~$170 if you shop around a bit.

The included extra connectors are a nice addition, performance at default and overclocked speeds is more then acceptable and it simply looks great. The only possible downside would be the rather noise cooler which sits on top of the GPU. Depending on your current setup your experience will differ, since it isn’t louder then your average 80mm CPU fan.

PRO
Good performance with and without FSAA/AF enabled in all games tested
Very complete package
Competitively priced


CON
Noisy GPU cooler

I would like to thank Frédérique @ Chaintech.nl for helping us out with the review sample.



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