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Reviewed on January 16, 2009
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.
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power consumption, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Radeon, graphics chip, ATI Technologies, manufacturing, card, DirectX, gamer, PC
CNET review:
9.0
Spectacular
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on February 6, 2009
Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.
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DirectX, Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, card, PC
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Check prices$219.99-$249.25
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Reviewed on June 24, 2008
AMD's new ATI Radeon HD 4850 is a solid midrange 3D card that will run pretty much anything, and it boasts some forward-looking features to boot. It might be worth waiting for the price to drop just a bit, at which point this card will become much more attractive.
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ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, Diamond Multimedia Inc., NVidia, Radeon, ATI Technologies, AMD, card, 3D
CNET review:
7.3
Very good
Check prices$210.99
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Reviewed on August 2, 2007
If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.
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Radeon, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, DirectX, card, generation, 3D, video card, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$49.00
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Reviewed on November 21, 2007
Despite the usual caveats of an ever-fluctuating 3D market, for the moment, at least, ATI's new Radeon HD 3850 graphics card delivers the best bang-for-the buck in PC graphics hardware. Until now we haven't had an acceptable sub-$200 option for PC gaming this year. Thanks to AMD, now we do.
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Radeon, DirectX, ATI Technologies, card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, motherboard, video card, games, PC
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on November 9, 2006
The step-down GeForce 8800 GTS is no slouch compared to Nvidia's flagship GTX card. Like its powerful big brother, the slightly more affordable GTS supplies top-notch performance and sweeping architectural changes that provide a solid foundation today for the OSs and games of tomorrow.
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Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, card, DirectX, Radeon, manufacturing, GPU, ATI Technologies, power supply, games
CNET review:
8.7
Excellent
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Reviewed on May 5, 2006
The GeForce 7600 GT is a powerful, affordable 3D card. If you're looking for a stopgap graphics card to hold you over until Vista and Direct X 10, you won't be disappointed.
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Half-Life 2, Nvidia GeForce, GPU, card, NVidia, power supply, gamer, Radeon, motherboard, fan, ATI Technologies, games
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
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Reviewed on October 5, 2005
It's not suited to 3D gaming, but for an upgrade to your video-oriented PC, ATI's new Radeon X1300 Pro introduces some useful features.
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Radeon, ATI Technologies, 3D, card, Nvidia GeForce, ATI Radeon, NVidia, games, video
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Reviewed on February 21, 2008
Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can.
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Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, ASUS
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on October 19, 2006
If you're looking for a gaming card to run Vista and play most games, ATI's Radeon X1950 Pro will get you there, but not perfectly, and its real-world pricing is higher than we'd like. We're more interested to see ATI's next-gen cards use the newly refined CrossFire dual-card technology, debuted here, but that will have to wait.
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Radeon, ATI Technologies, card, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, power supply, NVidia, pricing, PC, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$106.61
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Reviewed on September 28, 2006
We don't recommend paying even $125 for this new budget 3D card from ATI, but assuming you can find it for $100 or less, the Radeon X1650 Pro will meet your Windows Vista and basic gaming needs without overheating your PC or your wallet.
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Radeon, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, Nvidia GeForce, card, NVidia, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, games, Microsoft Windows
Check prices$166.77
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Reviewed on April 28, 2006
If you're looking for a single high-end 3D card, the Radeon X1900 XTX shows a lot of promise. If you have dreams of upgrading to a dual-card configuration, stay far, far away.
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Half-Life 2, Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, DirectX, NVidia, resolution, card, games
CNET review:
7.0
Very good
Check prices$168.88
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Reviewed on February 12, 2007
No other 3D graphics card comes close to this bang for the buck, making the 320MB XFX GeForce 8800 GTS mostly an easy decision if you need a midrange upgrade. Nvidia still has to polish off its Vista software, and the sooner-or-later arrival of competing cards muddies the waters a bit, but if you need a midprice graphics card today, this should be your pick.
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XFX Inc, Nvidia GeForce, card, 3D, NVidia, clock speed, Radeon, DirectX, ATI Technologies, AMD, Microsoft Windows Vista, video card, games, Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
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Reviewed on April 18, 2005
The ATI Radeon X800 XL is unmatched when it comes to providing top-notch 3D speed at a low price. It's our current favorite standalone card.
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ATI Technologies, Cisco Catalyst, ATI Radeon, overclocking, card, high-performance, 3D, Radeon, NVidia, video card, PC
CNET review:
8.3
Excellent
Pricing not available
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Reviewed on August 23, 2006
ATI's Radeon X1950 XTX is the fastest single-chip 3D card that you can buy. Unfortunately, with Windows Vista and its accompanying gaming technology, it's going to become obsolete in just five months. ATI adjusted the price of the Radeon X1950 XTX accordingly, but at $450, it's still not an insignificant purchase. We recommend it only if money is no object.
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Crysis, Radeon, DirectX, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, OpenGL, NVidia, clock speed, 3D, card, games, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
CNET review:
7.7
Very good
Pricing not available
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Check prices$286.65
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Reviewed on April 17, 2007
If you care more about HD movie watching than gaming and you need a new video card for the task today, we recommend a 3D card like this EVGA with Nvidia's newest mainstream graphics chip. Gamers can get more performance value from Nvidia's higher-end 8800 cards, but for anyone, it would be a good idea to wait to see what's new from ATI in just a few short weeks.
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DirectX, Nvidia GeForce, graphics chip, card, Radeon, NVidia, ATI Technologies, gamer, power supply, games, 3D, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Microsoft Windows, video
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Reviewed on April 15, 2005
ATI's Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition is one of the fastest solutions out there that doesn't require to you to buy a pair of video cards.
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ATI Technologies, Radeon, ATI Radeon, Half-Life 2, NVidia, card, Nvidia GeForce, DirectX, 3D, games, PC
CNET review:
8.0
Excellent
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