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A trio of PCI Express graphics cards compared - tech|
| (hx) 10:40 AM CEST - Sep,16 2004 |
Do you need a mid-range PCI Express graphics card? You have a couple of options:
ATI's Radeon X600 XT and NVIDIA's GeForce PCX 5900, derived from these
companies' respective AGP offerings, the Radeon 9600 XT and GeForce FX 5900.
Both of these PCI-E cards are available for around $200.
TechReport has rounded up a trio of cards from Abit, Albatron, and Gigabyte
- Abit RX600XT, GeForce PCX 5900, Gigabyte GV-RX60X128V, to determine
which is worthy of your new motherboard's PCI Express x16 graphics slot. Here's
a taster:
- Abit RX600XT-PCIE - At only $181 online, the Abit X600 XT is the
least expensive card of the lot. Every bit as fast as the Gigabyte, the Abit
card boasts strong video signal quality at high resolutions and a great cable
bundle, but the software package is pretty weak. Also, Abit's warranty doesn't
offer the best coverage. The RX600XT-PCIE is also the noisiest card we looked
at today, although only by a decibel.
- Albatron Trinity PCX5900 - If you want to crank up clock speeds,
the Trinity looks to have the most potential. The card's core and memory are
running well below their capabilities, at least on our sample, and memory
overclocking can yield excellent performance gains thanks to a 256-bit bus.
Unfortunately, the Albatron's game bundle is weak, and its Far Cry performance
is off the back. At $215, the Trinity PCX5900 is also the most expensive card
of the three cards.
- Gigabyte GV-RX60X128V - VIVO support and a great game bundle give
the Gigabyte X600 XT a big edge over the competition, and Gigabyte's two-year
parts and labor warranty sweetens the deal. This card is available for $190,
making it quite a steal given what's inside the box.
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