I've seen better, but not for the price
Written: Jul 13 '00 (Updated Feb 01 '01)
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Pros: reliable, good support, price
Cons: not that powerful for 32 MEGS
The Bottom Line: Get it if you don't want to break the bank but want great performance.
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| technologyrep's Full Review: ATI XPERT 2000, (32 MB) AGP Video Card |
First of all, this opinion has been completely re-written. I have deleted my previous opinion on this card because I have changed my opinion.
When I first got this card I was not impressed. None of my games ran that fast, and I assumed this was due to the graphics card. I did not realize how much RAM my computer contained affected how well my games would run. Recently, I added 128 MB of RAM to my current 64 MB. This had a tremendous effect on the speed of my games.
I think this is a great graphics card for the money. I purchased this card a year and a half ago for $100. After upgrading my RAM, this card really looks good. It can display all of the 3D effects of my NASCAR games with no slowdown or other type of failure. It has no problem reproducing translucent effects such as smoke or lighting, and generally performs as well as the comparable Voodoo cards that cost about $50 to $100 more.
There aren't really any extra features with this care. There is no Dolby Digital outputs or anything special. This is pretty much a cheap card used for just games.
ATI also has a great web site. It is very user friendly when it comes to updating the drivers.
Overall I would recommend this card. Of course it's so outdated now you probably can't find it. But the ATI brand is something you can count on.
Recommended:
Yes
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