Reviewed on August 1, 2007If 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.TAGS:Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, DirectX, card, generation, 3D, video card, games
Reviewed on August 23, 2006ATI'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.TAGS:Radeon, Crysis, ATI Technologies, DirectX, ATI Radeon, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, OpenGL, clock speed, 3D, card, games, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on January 31, 2009EVGA's GeForce GTX 9800+ Superclocked edition has basically the same price-performance benefit as its Radeon HD 4850-based graphics card competition. With identical bang-for-the-buck, you'll like this card if you demand power efficiency, but you should turn to ATI's card if your PC has limited upgrade room.TAGS:Far Cry 2, Crysis, DirectX, Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, card, NVidia, resolution, games, PC
Reviewed on October 19, 2009Nvidia's Ion graphics chip gives the Asus Eee Top ET2002 better-than-average video performance for a Nettop, but that does little to spare this system from its weak overall performance and the variety of competitive, more well-rounded alternatives for low-cost video and gaming. Nettops might be competitive someday, but for now this category as a whole is a disappointment.TAGS:ASUS, graphics chip, Gateway Inc., Xbox 360, NVidia, entertainment, keyboard, Microsoft Xbox, games, Nvidia GeForce, LCD, video, PC, mouse