The deal also includes a $15 mail-in rebate (Visa Gift Card). If I don't actually get the rebate the card is still a very solid value. If we do actually manage to get it, then it's a real home run.
We received the card within three days of ordering and in good condition. Indeed, the huge NewEgg box that it shipped in dwarfed the actual manufacturers box. I slapped the card into an open PCI-E slot, without connecting it directly to the power...
The paper documentation enclosed with the card was pretty useless. Fortunately Windows 7 seemed to have no trouble picking up the card and the setup CD was easy. For those with a low-profile PC, be ready to deal with the pain of installing the smaller...