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I have decided on a graphics card, the ATI RADEON X850 PRO 256MB GDDR3 AGP Graphics Card at Best Buy for $250. Heres the details from BestBuy.com
SMARTSHADER HD advanced pixel shader engine with up to 16 parallel pixel pipelines and 6 programmable vertex shader pipelines
SMOOTHVISION HD offers 2X/4X/6X antialiasing modes for crisp, clear images without jagged edges
3Dc image enhancement technology offers high-quality normal map compression
HYPER Z HD 3-level hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test and lossless Z-Buffer compression up to 48:1 for optimum performance at high display resolutions
VIDEOSHADER HD advanced shader processing engine offers user-programmable video effects, video quality enhancement and multiformat encoding/decoding, including MPEG-1,-2,-4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9
VGA, S-video and composite video outputs; DVI connector for digital CRT or flat-panel TVs; DVD video and sound decoding
CATALYST software optimizes GPU performance and provides maximum stability and user control
Product Details
Warranty Terms - Parts 3 years
Warranty Terms - Labour 3 years
Type of Video Card Graphics
Video Memory 256MB
Interface Slot Type AGP
Type of Processor RADEON X850 PRO
Number of Processors 1
Clock Speed of Video Memory (RAMDAC) Dual RAMDACs (2 at 500MHz each)
Maximum 2D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1024
Maximum 3D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1024
Megapixels/Megatexels 6 gigapixels/sec.
Number of Polygons per Second 750 million vertices/sec.
Supports MPEG-1, 2 Yes
DVD Decoding Yes
TV-Out Yes
Stereo Sound Yes
S-Video Output Yes
Video Format MPEG 1, 2, 4; Real Media, DivX, WMV9
Software Included CATALYST software suite
System Requirements 256MB RAM; 350W power supply or greater; AGP slot; CD or DVD drive
My computer has a 3.0GHz P4 Processor and 1GB Ram. The card I have now is the ATI x300, and I have no idea why I bought it with my pc, but oh well. Can anyone give me the name of a better card for the same price or tell me if this is this a good deal?
SMARTSHADER HD advanced pixel shader engine with up to 16 parallel pixel pipelines and 6 programmable vertex shader pipelines
SMOOTHVISION HD offers 2X/4X/6X antialiasing modes for crisp, clear images without jagged edges
3Dc image enhancement technology offers high-quality normal map compression
HYPER Z HD 3-level hierarchical Z-Buffer with Early Z Test and lossless Z-Buffer compression up to 48:1 for optimum performance at high display resolutions
VIDEOSHADER HD advanced shader processing engine offers user-programmable video effects, video quality enhancement and multiformat encoding/decoding, including MPEG-1,-2,-4, Real Media, DivX and WMV9
VGA, S-video and composite video outputs; DVI connector for digital CRT or flat-panel TVs; DVD video and sound decoding
CATALYST software optimizes GPU performance and provides maximum stability and user control
Product Details
Warranty Terms - Parts 3 years
Warranty Terms - Labour 3 years
Type of Video Card Graphics
Video Memory 256MB
Interface Slot Type AGP
Type of Processor RADEON X850 PRO
Number of Processors 1
Clock Speed of Video Memory (RAMDAC) Dual RAMDACs (2 at 500MHz each)
Maximum 2D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1024
Maximum 3D Resolution (at 32-bit color) 2048 x 1024
Megapixels/Megatexels 6 gigapixels/sec.
Number of Polygons per Second 750 million vertices/sec.
Supports MPEG-1, 2 Yes
DVD Decoding Yes
TV-Out Yes
Stereo Sound Yes
S-Video Output Yes
Video Format MPEG 1, 2, 4; Real Media, DivX, WMV9
Software Included CATALYST software suite
System Requirements 256MB RAM; 350W power supply or greater; AGP slot; CD or DVD drive
My computer has a 3.0GHz P4 Processor and 1GB Ram. The card I have now is the ATI x300, and I have no idea why I bought it with my pc, but oh well. Can anyone give me the name of a better card for the same price or tell me if this is this a good deal?
