Smokin
Written: Mar 16 '04 (Updated Mar 16 '04)
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Pros: Multimedia beast, Amazing video game graphics, TIVO
Cons: Will heat up your box.
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| meltdown213's Full Review: ATI All-In-Wonder® 9800 PRO, (128 MB) AGP Vid... |
This card is great. It out performs the nvida 5950($500.00) on a third of the video games and is just barley below it on the rest. I play the Far Cry demo(the most graphically intensive game to date) at full everything at 1280x1024 resolution with out a glitch. There isn't a video game out there that this card won't scream through.
Installation requires a connection to the power supply(adapter included). ATI recommends a 300 watt power supply but if you plan on adding fans(which you wil need to) a 350 watt(brand name)- 500 watt power supply is needed. This card WILL heat up your box, especially during video games. I'm using 6 fans and a blower and my my box averages 84.6 F idle.
The last thing to note is that ATI recommends that AMD Motherboards be updated with the latest AGP drivers (from the manufactures sites) before the card is installed. People using the AMD XP processors can skip this step.
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 299
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