well, if these are half as good as the passive cooled ECS 9600s I got they are gonna be nice.

Black PCB will also be a welcome addition after all the probs I had with XFX cards, Thx ECS...

I like the lower profile coolers but really wish they would orient the fins from the front to back to improve airflow.
(and why 2 gig cards?)

Wow, the 2Gig version looks really nice i'd also like it in a black pcb:cool:

A slightly off topic question, but how much has ECS' quality improved over the past 3 years?

Either way that card looks nice, but I'm still weary of the brand because of my experience with their motherboards a few years ago.

My ECS 790GX has been very good to me! I've used it about a day but the bios and component quality is great.

From_NowhereA slightly off topic question, but how much has ECS' quality improved over the past 3 years?

I'm not commenting on how they overclock, but the build-quality of ECS motherboards certainly improved to a great extant.

ECS i not on my favorite manufacturers list , but i have to say , this year they came up with some good products . This one looks great too . I do like the dual fan cooler on the GTS , but i don`t see any point in 2 GB versions . Anyway .. it has it`s place in their BLACK EDITION class . The ECS A790GXM-AD3 is their latest motherboard and i found out it`s pretty good . I hope they keep up the good work . Did you noticed how many GTS 250 versions they come up with ? i was interesting in ECS Hydra GTS 250 ( dual watercooled cards for SLI ) , but that product seems to be tabu or something , it`s really hard to find information about it in the EU . Not to mention the ECS AM3 mainboard , can`t find it anywhere . The newegg has it . But i cannot buy from them :( . Damn ...

And yes btarunr you are right ... they now build stable motherboards , and use quality parts for them . A friend of mine owns a ECS X58B-A , and i can tell you it`s a really great motherboard . The only cons i could find are that the bios lacks some options , you have to do a bios update for the triple channel ram , and the drivers that come with the board are messed up ( did not come with VISTA drivers ) , but it`s not so hard to download from their homepage and to flash the BIOS . As i recall most manufacturers have issues like this one . Also their customer support improved .

it is nice i hope it is cheap , but how much power take it is dual 6-pin power

At this rate it looks like "new" cards with G92 chips will still be around for christmas 09 :laugh:

RophAt this rate it looks like "new" cards with G92 chips will still be around for christmas 09 :laugh:

You just wait for the 40nm G92 :D

RophAt this rate it looks like "new" cards with G92 chips will still be around for christmas 09 :laugh:

YukikazeYou just wait for the 40nm G92 :D

Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. AMD's used various forms of the K8 architecture for many, many years, for instance.

true true, I reckon this card looks awesome, I agree, it is somewhat scary that these cards can still compete with cards ati/amd have only recently put out.

Blacksniper87true true, I reckon this card looks awesome, I agree, it is somewhat scary that these cards can still compete with cards ati/amd have only recently put out.

By putting the highest end card from yesteryear against the midrange of today. Yea, that's really scary :rolleyes: That's actually accurate.

btarunrthe cards rely on a single 8-pin PCI-E power connector, instead of the dual 6-pin power inputs

Finally!:rockout:

More card manufacturers need to follow this lead.

ShadowFoldBy putting the highest end card from yesteryear against the midrange of today. Yea, that's really scary :rolleyes: That's actually accurate.

The HD4850 is not midrange...:laugh: