Cons: After 2 years you may be looking to upgrade this
The Bottom Line: Take the stop gap and save for a new machine. If you absolutely must crank that graphics real high on huge resolution screens then this is not for you.
warrenm's Full Review: ATI RADEON 9000 PRO, (64 MB) AGP Video Card
I have a 4 year old machine, it is getting to that point in time where things start to go wrong, or just doesn't hack it anymore. Memmory upgrades are fine and easy, but still graphics chunks around the screen while playing games. So I decide to go out and buy a graphics card. Since the machine is getting on a bit, I thought there was no point spending $400 on the high end cards, feeling that it would be like giving a great paint job to an old banger. you just have to look along the performance arc until you meet a price you like.
My old card was a Matrox with 32vidram, it was one of the best in its day. I checked out some of its benchmark result, lets give it a figure of 1. Comparing to the latest models, benchmark 3, meaning atleast 3 times as fast, it seems things have improved alot, but $400 was not for me, just going for slightly older technology I can get a 2x improvement on the old matrox for a measely $65. It seems the price drops off on graphics boards real fast. I recomend putting the money asside for future years that you would save by getting this card, and in 2 years time just buy a new machine.
This is the Best Budget Upgrader card on the market right now. Compared to your old card it will impress the hell out of you, next to a $400 card it looks real old. It performs realy well, of course you can still make graphics chunk around the screen. Just take care of your detail settings and the card will give you smooth play. You get a 400mhz chip and 128vidram, atleast mine did
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