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I've been doing some upgrading, so this means I have some extra PCI Express video cards. They are not too shabby, either.

• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5770 1GB

Now, the two 5870 cards are still fairly high end and require two 6-pin power connectors. But the 5770 only requires one 6-pin connector. All have better-than-default quiet coolers with heatpipes like so:

All are ATI EyeFinity (triple monitor from 1 card) capable. They have two DVI ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort so plan accordingly. All these cards are pretty darn fast, and can even handle a new game like Battlefield 3 easily, with the 5870s being only about 10-20% off the top end 6970 performance.

So, if you have more than 1000 Super User reputation, and can use one of these cards and live in the USA or Canada (sorry international folks, shipping hardware is too difficult), describe why you'd need one of these cards and what use you'd put it to.

I'll let the meta upvotes decide who gets what!

And feel free to spread the word, though bear in mind the 1000 Super User rep requirement, and USA/Canada shipping.

Edit: since only two people have come forward (c'mon!) let's open it up to the international folks. I can't guarantee these cards will make it through customs, though, so you may end up with nothing..

I've been doing some upgrading, so this means I have some extra PCI Express video cards. They are not too shabby, either.

• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5770 1GB

Now, the two 5870 cards are still fairly high end and require two 6-pin power connectors. But the 5770 only requires one 6-pin connector. All have better-than-default quiet coolers with heatpipes like so:

All are ATI EyeFinity (triple monitor from 1 card) capable. They have two DVI ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort so plan accordingly. All these cards are pretty darn fast, and can even handle a new game like Battlefield 3 easily, with the 5870s being only about 10-20% off the top end 6970 performance.

So, if you have more than 1000 Super User reputation, and can use one of these cards and live in the USA or Canada (sorry international folks, shipping hardware is too difficult), describe why you'd need one of these cards and what use you'd put it to.

I'll let the meta upvotes decide who gets what!

And feel free to spread the word, though bear in mind the 1000 Super User rep requirement, and USA/Canada shipping.

Edit: since only two people have come forward (c'mon!) let's open it up to the international folks. I can't guarantee these cards will make it through customs, though, so you may end up with nothing..

Edit: Contest complete! Selections are music2myear, jcrawfordor, surfasb. I did end up prioritizing those in the US because I'm just not confident I can get these cards through customs. I'll be contacting you shortly to get your addresses.

I've been doing some upgrading, so this means I have some extra PCI Express video cards. They are not too shabby, either.

• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5770 1GB

Now, the two 5870 cards are still fairly high end and require two 6-pin power connectors. But the 5770 only requires one 6-pin connector. All have better-than-default quiet coolers with heatpipes like so:

All are ATI EyeFinity (triple monitor from 1 card) capable. They have two DVI ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort so plan accordingly. All these cards are pretty darn fast, and can even handle a new game like Battlefield 3 easily, with the 5870s being only about 10-20% off the top end 6970 performance.

So, if you have more than 1000 Super User reputation, and can use one of these cards and live in the USA or Canada (sorry international folks, shipping hardware is too difficult), describe why you'd need one of these cards and what use you'd put it to.

I'll let the meta upvotes decide who gets what!

And feel free to spread the word, though bear in mind the 1000 Super User rep requirement, and USA/Canada shipping.

Edit: since only two people have come forward (c'mon!) let's open it up to the international folks. I can't guarantee these cards will make it through customs, though, so you may end up with nothing..

I've been doing some upgrading, so this means I have some extra PCI Express video cards. They are not too shabby, either.

• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5870 1GB
• ATI 5770 1GB

Now, the two 5870 cards are still fairly high end and require two 6-pin power connectors. But the 5770 only requires one 6-pin connector. All have better-than-default quiet coolers with heatpipes like so:

All are ATI EyeFinity (triple monitor from 1 card) capable. They have two DVI ports, HDMI, and DisplayPort so plan accordingly. All these cards are pretty darn fast, and can even handle a new game like Battlefield 3 easily, with the 5870s being only about 10-20% off the top end 6970 performance.

So, if you have more than 1000 Super User reputation, and can use one of these cards and live in the USA or Canada (sorry international folks, shipping hardware is too difficult), describe why you'd need one of these cards and what use you'd put it to.

I'll let the meta upvotes decide who gets what!

And feel free to spread the word, though bear in mind the 1000 Super User rep requirement, and USA/Canada shipping.

Edit: since only two people have come forward (c'mon!) let's open it up to the international folks. I can't guarantee these cards will make it through customs, though, so you may end up with nothing..