“Sapphire was one of the first ATI add-in-board partners to deliver X1600 GPU based video cards. The Sapphire Radeon X1600 PRO runs at a default core clock of 500 MHz. Our model we are evaluating has 256MB of 128-bit DDR2 memory running at 810 MHz. You will also find full video in/video out (VIVO) functionality along with hardware video encoding and decoding on the Sapphire Radeon X1600 PRO. We found the Sapphire Radeon X1600 PRO is currently listed at an attractive $99 on Newegg!”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Sapphire X1800GTO @ Neoseeker
- HIS X1800 GTO IceQ3 Turbo 256MB VIVO PCI Express Video Card @ Bona Fide Reviews
- Price Guide, May 2006: Video Cards @ AnandTech
- Sytrin KuFormula VF1 Plus VGA Cooler Review @ Virtual-Hideout
- GeForce 7950GX2 on sale already @ NGOHQ
- XFX GeForce 7900GT 256MB XXX Extreme Edition @ MaXit
- Inno3D GeForce 7600GST @ Legion Hardware
- Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH @ Hardware Zone
Good graphics for under $100
ATI’s X1600 Pro is available for under $100. It probably will not impress the hard core gamer with it’s results, especially if you are used to anti-aliasing, but a casual gamer may well love it. It is a VIVO card that lets you output to TV’s, so drop by [H]ard|OCP to see what else it can do.