VisionTek Radeon 7850 2GB DDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card (900505)

Bought it on Black Friday.The driver came with the graphic card cannot install in Windows 8 system. Downloaded the newest version for Win7/Win8 64-bit from AMD. The graphic crashed once 4 hours after installation. The newest driver crashed in Windows 7 pro also. But the driver on CD works fine in Windows 7 pro.

This card is very good for the price. It has a HDMI and DVI port. I have mine connected to 5.1 Onyko Receiver via HDMI cable without any problems at all. Very quiet and stays cool in my Coolmaster HAF X Tower case. One thing that was mentioned in another review, The fans sucks air from the outside and expels it inside the case. So, If you don't have a very efficient computer case, This may cause heating problems to occur. It occupies 2 motherboard spaces, so it is wider than other cheaper video cards. The drivers that comes with the card is basically the same driver you can download from AMD website. But be aware, When connected to HDMI, when the computer reboots, there is no video at all until windows actually starts. To see any reboot errors or BIOS, you need to connect the DVI into your monitor. Which is why I have both HDMI & DVI cables connected to the video card. The sound is excellent and so is the video on my monitor. If you have problems with the HDMI audio or blue screens, MOST likely it is the AMD video or audio driver and not the card. The card works very well without any problems. It came in a small box well packed, nothing fancy. I replaced my ASUS Radeon 6850 card believing it was faulty because the HDMI audio stopped working. Afterwards, I realized it was the buggy AMD video & Audio driver that was at fault. BTW, the ASUS Radeon 6850 video card is also excellent. So, before turning in your video card for being defective, go to the AMD support and check out if other people are having the same problem. If they are, then its probably a driver issue more than a hardware issue. I have been blessed that this card has come out to be excellent and everything works very well. Good buy for the price.Update: July 2017 Just purchased a New Asus GTX-1070 video card believing this card was bad. Turned out ,AGAIN, to have been bad AMD drivers that caused my Video card to malfunction due to bad memory module on my computer. After replacing the bad memory module and reinstalling Visiontek very old AMD driver, it repaired my card to working condition again. Afterwards, I reinstalled the latest AMD generic drivers from AMD support and it was working great again. BUT, since I already purchased a newer stronger Video card I will be using this card as an Emergency backup in case the new Video card gives up the ghost.One thing I would like to mention. Visiontek support is fantastic. Two of the fins on the Visiontek cooling fan on the card broke due to it sagging from being used all the time (Started to run a little hot than normal). It took more than five years before this occurred. Unfortunately, The warranty was voided due that I had another PCIe card extremely close to the Visiontek card on my motherboard. Remember, this card occupies two slots on the motherboard. I contacted Visiontek about finding the correct size fan to replace it myself. Instead, they generously, sent me a completely new cover with heatsink and new fan on it. Installing was very easy and you need to reapply Thermal paste after replacing the cover. This was done even though the warranty was voided due to my placing another card to close to the video card. I thought this was a very good act by Visiontek in supporting their products with customers. I will definitely purchase hardware from this company again in the future. Unfortunately, Visiontek doesn't sell Nvidia Video cards but AMD video cards.

I would not recommend purchasing this graphics card.The first one I received was physically damaged. The plastic casing of the graphics card was broken off. I am unsure if it was damaged in transit or if it was damaged before being shipped to me. Even though it was poorly packaged, the graphics card was pretty securely fastened inside of the original product box so I am not sure how the card could have been damaged the way it was during shipping. I also noticed some graphical glitches in games but was unsure if this was caused by the graphics card or driver issues.The second caused graphical errors both in and out of games, BSODs, and caused my screen to display random colors and become unresponsive.I tried all sorts of trouble shooting, installing different drivers, changing bios settings, and etc but to no avail. I even tried the cards in friends computers with no improvement.Unsure if it is AMDs fault (Drivers), Visionteks fault (QC), Amazons fault (Poor packaging of the first card), plain bad luck, or a combination of all of them but the EVGA Nvidia card I purchased to replace this card works flawlessly.Amazon was very understanding and worked with me every step of the way to have this resolved. Best customer service I have ever received. Thanks Amazon!

I purchased the HD 7850 on Black Friday for $149.99, and what a deal! I went back and forth debating between a GTX 560 ti and this card. So glad I chose the 7850!Coming from a burned out Sapphire HD 4890 1GB to a HD 6670 1GB to this 7850 2GB.PROS:*Super Fast - Was able to run Far Cry 3 on Ultra, however for the sake of the extra frames I backed it down to "Very High". An acceptable compromise, as it still looks amazing, and Far Cry is a beefy game.(Post Overclocking Performance)Assassins Creed 3 - Ultra.Battlefield 3 - Ultra.Planetside 2 - Ultra (50FPS in warpgate, 30FPS in battles, needs more optimization)Borderlands 2 - Ultra with PhysX on HighArma II/Dayz - Ultra (Oh my god, I had no idea what I was missing until I was able to bump this up to ultra. The game is beautiful and I can see so much more.*Easy Overclock - I studied up on this before I received the card, and many people were posting successful overclocks. Using MSI Afterburner I was immediately able to take it up to 1050Mhz Core and 1400 Mhz Memory. Could probably take it higher, but it's day one, figured I'd let it break in a little bit more.*Easy Installation - Coming from an existing AMD card, the installation was a breeze. Just grabbed the latest drivers off the web and was off.*Packaging - The box and packaging material was immaculate. Looked like it had been packed very well for something so delicate, Good Job Amazon!*LIFETIME WARRANTY! - This is huge as my old card burned up RIGHT outside the warranty period. It's a huge relief to know that my card is covered for life!CONS:(Nitpicking things, these are all minor.)*Large Card - If you have multiple PCI-e devices, this may be a snug fit.*Plastic Shroud - Plastic shroud is in an awkward position for plugging and unplugging the 6 pin molex power connector.Bang for buck this is the best graphics card around, no doubt. The overclocking potential allows it to come close to the higher end graphics cards for a fraction of the price. Seriously BUY THIS CARD!