Hold On To Your Mouse!
Written: Apr 25 '00
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Pros: Great Performance, Good Features, Good Support
Cons: Price, No Games
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| funkdaddysmack's Full Review: Leadtek WinFast GeForce 256 |
I'm not going to bother telling your about what GeForce and DDR ram are, because if you're reading this, I'm semi-sure that your know what they are and what they do. I bought my WinFast from a site on the internet for $255(?) or so. Please don't ask where I bought it, I don't remember. Goto Pricewatch, and search for it.
Anyway, I put my new beauty in my ASUS P3B-F motherboard and tried it out. I was pleasantly surprised, to say the least. If you're a game-o-holic, you'll be upset with the bundled software with the card. No games, it's all video editing, and web development stuff. I haven't used any of it, but I here they are pretty good programs. I imagine if you're going to invest that much money in a video card, you probably have your own games already.
The WinFast has S-Video out, which I can't test, because my TVs suck, but I'm sure it's a cool addition. I was torn between this card, and a Annihilator Pro, but this had S-Video out, and I didn't have to wait for a LONG time to get this one, you can usually find these cards in supply.
I had a Voodoo2 card in my computer before, and I thought that was pretty fast. Now I also upgraded to 128 meg ram, and a PIII 650, and Unreal Tournament SCREAMS!!!!!!!!! I mean it, no lag whatsoever. I actually try and make it get choppy with like, 16 players in one level, with the resolution up to 1280x???? and it still is smooth.
I'd recommend this card to anyone who is looking to put down the money for a GeForce card. I can't say that it's faster than ANY card out there, but it will definitely hold it's own against every GeForce around. OH, before I forget, supposedly the good folks at Leadtek give some some software to help overclock your videocard, to pump out more of those pretty pixels. I haven't tried it yet, but I've heard that it works just fine!
Buy one of these cards!
Recommended:
Yes
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