Reviewed on July 15, 2003The ATI Radeon 9200 redefines the level of 3D performance for budget graphics cards, but it still trails the competition.TAGS:ATI Technologies, Radeon
Reviewed on June 24, 2008AMD'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.TAGS:ATI Radeon, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, Radeon, ATI Technologies, Diamond Multimedia Inc., clock speed, AMD, card
Reviewed on February 21, 2008Nvidia'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.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, ASUS, Radeon, ATI Technologies, ATI Radeon, card
Reviewed on August 2, 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, NVidia, Nvidia GeForce, ATI Radeon, card, DirectX, video card, generation, 3D, games
Reviewed on February 21, 2008Maingear's Ephex combines aggressive overclocking and a refined sense of what gamers want in a high-end PC. Crysis remains a challenge for even a top-of-the-line PC like this one, but if you can get past that hitch (and the multi-thousand-dollar price tag), we'd recommend this system in a second.TAGS:Maingear, Crysis, Radeon, video card, ATI Technologies, hard drive, Intel, games, PC, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on January 24, 2006ATI's newest high-end 3D cards race to the top of the 3D performance charts. Too bad doubling them up is still a hassle.TAGS:Radeon, ATI Technologies, NVidia, card, ATI Radeon, gamer
Reviewed on October 14, 2008Falcon Northwest's high-end, preconfigured FragBox 2 leans on a pair of top-of-the-line ATI 3D cards to achieve some of the fastest 3D scores we've seen. You might rightly wait for Intel's new CPUs to ship before making a pricey PC purchase, but if you buy this system now, you'll be treated to a superfast little desktop.TAGS:Intel Core 2 Extreme, Intel Core 2 Duo, Radeon, Intel, 32-bit, 64-bit, video card, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on February 12, 2007No 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.TAGS:XFX Inc, Nvidia GeForce, Radeon, NVidia, card, clock speed, DirectX, ATI Technologies, 3D, video card, AMD, Microsoft Windows Vista, games, Microsoft Windows
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, NVidia, DirectX, Nvidia GeForce, ATI Radeon, OpenGL, clock speed, card, 3D, memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, games, Microsoft Windows
Reviewed on March 18, 2008Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. If you can live with "almost," at this price range, then this is a solid PC gaming option. We also wouldn't blame you Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, power supply, ASUS, NVidia, card, Radeon, video card, ATI Technologies, PC
Reviewed on December 16, 2007Asus and Nvidia have teamed up for a compelling midrange 3D graphics card with this EN8800 GT. It doesn't completely dominate a less expensive card from ATI like we'd hoped, so players of certain games should stay away. But if you can find this card for a good price, we recommend it, especially if you intend to use two of them.TAGS:Nvidia GeForce, NVidia, ATI Radeon, ATI Technologies, ASUS, Radeon, card, games
