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 Visiontek Radeon X1550 Video Card
Step-up to serious 2D/3D performance and high-definition image quality with
VisionTek’s Radeon® X1550 PCI graphics card. Dual Link DVI support for up to
2560x1600 resolution in digital mode. Cinematic quality component HDTV up to
1080i is supported through the 7-pin S-Video connector on board. For enhanced
graphics, the Radeon X1550 combines a radically new and efficient ultra-threaded
core architecture with ATI’s revolutionary AvivoTM video and display technology.
The VisionTek Radeon X1550 delivers exceptional visual performance for all types
of PC entertainment and productivity. Ideal for gaming, multimedia, office productivity,
and workstation applications. PCI bus ensures universal compatibility in all
PC types both old and new. Vista Premium Ready.
Note: Low profile bracket is not included, but may
be purchased separately.
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High
Dynamic Range (HDR)
High dynamic-range(HDR) lighting effects bring environments to life for
a truly immersive experience. It takes advantage of the subtle light,
texture, and color intricacies to create incredibly realistic environments.
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AVIVO™
Avivo™ redefines the ultimate visual experience for today’s PCs,
and sets the stage for tomorrow’s exciting possibilities. Check your board
for specific support of Avivo™ features. Avivo™ is a technology
platform that includes a broad set of capabilities offered by ATI products.
Full enablement of some Avivo™ capabilities may require complementary
products.
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Shader
Model 3.0 Technology
Get your box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader
performance and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 3.0.
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DirectX
9.0C Technology
DirectX 9.0c improves the graphics, security, and performance of your
operating system. Download and install this update for your Windows 98,
Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, or Windows XP-based system.
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HDTV Technology
Enhanced HDTV processing delivers 50% efficiency improvement and WMV9
1080p support.
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CATALYST™
ATI’s all-new CATALYST™ Control Center goes far beyond traditional
driver configuration software—it’s a feature-rich and stable
3D acceleration control application that puts you in complete command
of your ATI visual processing unit
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Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics
Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.
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Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
- SMARTSHADER™
SMARTSHADER™ technology allows users to experience complex, movie-quality
effects in next-generation 3D games and applications: fastest speeds.
- VIDEOSHADER™
RADEON™ 9700 VPU continues to provide industry-leading video playback with
VIDEOSHADER™ technology: a seamless integration of pixel shaders with video.
The RADEON™ 9700 VPU also offers FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking technology
that removes blocky artifacts (noise removal filtering) for captured video
and provides sharper image quality.
- VIDEOSHADER™
RADEON™ 9700 VPU continues to provide industry-leading video playback with
VIDEOSHADER™ technology: a seamless integration of pixel shaders with video.
The RADEON™ 9700 VPU also offers FULLSTREAM™ video de-blocking technology
that removes blocky artifacts (noise removal filtering) for captured video
and provides sharper image quality.
Minimum System Requirements
- Intel® Pentium® 4/III, Celeron™, AMD™Duron™/Athlon™/Athlon™
XP, or compatible with 3.3v PCI slot
- 256MB of system memory (1GB+ for Windows Vista)
- Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
- DVD playback requires DVD drive on PCs with an Intel® Pentium® III
processor (or equivalent) and 256MB of system memory
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Reviewer:
Anonymous
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Sep 05, 2008
Customer Rating:
3.5
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Value? Absolutely! Displays really well on my 32in LCD TV. I would not use this for extensive gaming and graphics. BSODs after 10min of Flight Simulator X and hangs on GTA Vice City and my PSX emulator. Don't browse Google Earth too quickly either, it too causes it to hang. Doesn't take much to overheat this guy. I've since upgraded to the Radeon HD 4870 |
Reviewer:
Anonymous
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He's right, it can play crysis! B/ for my sluggish Dimension I gotta run it on low. |
Reviewer:
darizzle on
Mar 29, 2008
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outperformed my geforce fx 5500 128 mb ddr. Ran games way better. no more lag or glitchy graphics. My fps improved a lot. Very good card if you only have a PCI slot like me. |
Reviewer:
gilraen on
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I researched for weeks before deciding on this card. I have an HP a1110n with integrated video and had no clue what I needed. The ''tech'' people at the local stores only added to my confusion. This site explained what I needed to look for, PCI, AGP, PCI-e slots. I received the card and installed and had it running in a very short time. I am amazed at the difference. I am very pleased with this card and my daughter is also very excited about it. We play World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, City of Heros and other games and it has made such a dramatic difference in the appearence of the games. My fps has doubled and even tripled over what I had. I would recommend this product to everyone that is looking for a reasonably priced video card. I would also recommend TigerDirect to all my friends. |
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redneck on
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i bought one of this video cards and from day 1 had problems with it i have 5 computers i have tried to install it in all of them and have had the same problem with it. all of them run slower and will in the middle of any thank say on the monter that it has no single. visiontek will not take the card back. i also have on kinda like this but a 512 and have the same problems with it i woudld not recmend it |
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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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Advanced PC Build-It-Yourself Guide
Not too long ago one had to be eligible for the Genius IQ Club (Mensa)
in order to build a computer. That is no longer the case. Today’s computer
manufacturers have made it much easier for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
to create a great system.
Click Here To Learn More »
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12 Easy Steps to Installing a PCI Adapter
Card
The simple task of installing a PCI adapter card into a desktop computer
takes only a few minutes. All you need to complete the job is our handy
step-by-step, photo-illustrated guide and a Philips screwdriver. Please
note that there are many PCI adapters that can be installed in your computer
system. Therefore, this brief guide only covers the physical installation
of the card itself. To install peripheral attachments you will need to consult
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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
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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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- Visiontek Radeon X1550 PCI Video Card
- Install Guide
- Drivers CD
- DVI to VGA Adapter
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
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VisionTek
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This product has a Lifetime Warranty.
Mfg Part No:
900129
UPC No:
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Shipping Weight:
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Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
V261-4046
TigerDirect.com
Warranty Information
7795 W. Flagler St. Suite 35
Miami, FL. 33144
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