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 Stunning
New Worlds
With The RADEON™ 9600XT
Explore
stunning new worlds of cinematic gameplay with the unprecedented combination
of power, performance, and Microsoft® DirectX® 9 optimized support featured
in RADEON™ 9600XT visual processors. Maximize your long-term entertainment value
with its Quad-pipe architecture and high precision cinematic shaders that will
upgrade expectations for devoted gamers and casual fans alike - and push the
most compelling next-generation games to their limit.
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RADEON™
9600XT
Explore stunning new worlds of cinematic gameplay with the unprecedented
combination of power, performance, and Microsoft® DirectX® 9 optimized
support featured in RADEON™ 9600 family of visual processors.
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SMARTSHADER™
2.0
SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality
effects in next-generation 3D games and applications: fastest speeds.
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SMOOTHVISION™
2.1
Technology provides new levels of image quality using state-of-the-art
Anti-Aliasing (AA) and Anisotropic Filtering (AF) techniques.
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FULLSTREAM™
The latest advancement in video processing technology, is a hardware accelerated
filtering method that improves the performance and visual quality of streaming
video playback.
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Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
- SMARTSHADER™ 2.0
SMARTSHADER™ 2.0 technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality
effects in next-generation 3D games and applications: fastest speeds.
- SMOOTHVISION™ 2.1
Technology provides new levels of image quality using state-of-the-art Anti-Aliasing
(AA) and Anisotropic Filtering (AF) techniques.
- FULLSTREAM™
The latest advancement in video processing technology, is a hardware accelerated
filtering method that improves the performance and visual quality of streaming
video playback.
- VIDEO IMMERSION™
ATI’s VIDEO IMMERSION™ technology integrates industry-leading digital video
features, including advanced adaptive de-interlacing algorithm, temporal filtering,
and video gamma enhancement for unprecedented video quality and integrated
digital TV decode capability. In addition, there is component output support
for HDTVs (High Definition Television) at 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i
- HyperZ III™
The latest generation of ATI's innovative HYPER Z™ bandwidth saving technology,
HYPER Z III+ plays a pivotal role in allowing RADEON 9800 series and RADEON
9600 series products to reach unprecedented levels of rendering performance.
It builds on earlier versions of the technology by adding a more flexible
Z-buffer cache that is optimized for the rendering of dynamic real-time shadows.
Shadows play a key role in achieving realistic and immersive virtual environments,
and will be used extensively in upcoming 3D game titles.
- Optimized to run the most demanding 2D and 3D next-generation games and
applications without putting extra strain on the CPU
- Also supporting the latest OpenGL® functionality and feature sets Extra
Life
- Supported by CATALYST™, the industry's most stable 3D acceleration software.
- DirectPlay of the Microsoft® DirectX® 9 brings improved multiplayer access
to groups connecting over LANs and the Internet
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Reviewer:
cooleric1234 on
Feb 23, 2006
Customer Rating:
5.0
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Great card. I bought it for the video acceleration because I want to display HDTV content. Works well with MPEG-2 stuff (once you make sure DirectX Video Acceleration is enabled and you have proper codecs). From what I've read it's just about the lowest end card that does well with DXVA. Doesn't require its own power connection. As previously mentioned, ATI software is resource hog but isn't required once the card is set up properly. Overall this card has great features/capabilities for the price. Much better than stock 9600. |
Reviewer:
MaxPayne_Player on
Feb 10, 2006
Customer Rating:
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Great card for the money. Drivers resident in Windows XP Pro SP2. Runs all my games, does what I need it to do. I don't play all the newest games so I can't really say that it would run all the new games well. But Pro Pilot 99, Max Payne and Rainbow 6 as well as a few others I play did really well. It does well on my system playing DVDs too. |
Reviewer:
Anonymous
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Feb 08, 2006
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Good choice for a mid budget compter. It is supported by alomost all new games on the market and give good performances. The only drawback is the ATI software: Catalst control center crashes often on my WinXP Home edition. But the ATI driver is stable enough. |
Reviewer:
mweare on
Oct 02, 2005
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good card... good price... only thing i would change is the fan, so i did! with a Vantec Iceberq 4.... overall great buy |
Reviewer:
RDR on
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Nice price:performance ratio - not one of the real high end cards obviously, but will play just about any game out there right now.
I teamed it up with the Soyo/Celeron 2.93 bundle for a decent budget gaming system for my kids |
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What You Should Know
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DVI: Digital
Visual Interface! What Is It? Monitors come supporting different video connector technologies:
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, or combinations. Not every monitor
supports these, so check the specifications carefully before making your
selection.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is the
most popular high-quality digital connection for monitors (though HDMI is
quickly becoming its equal in popularity). DVI is a video interface
standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was
developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a compatible
monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with the High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as a
pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. When
you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of its
higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is required
for Blu-Ray playback.
If your Computer supports DVI ports, but
the Monitor does not, then a DVI to VGA adaptor is available at low cost to
solve this. Or inversely, if the Computer output is only VGA, and the
Monitor supports DVI, adaptors are available for this as well.
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Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
Click Here To Find Video Cards - Look For Dual DVI/Dual Monitor Ready
Cards »
Click Here For Dual Monitor Stands »
Click Here For Great Deals On A 2nd Monitor » |
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PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
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Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
card may look cool, it's the specs that matter! |
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Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard.
Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.)
Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot.
Click
here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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Mfg Part No:
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address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
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TigerDirect.com
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