Asus Video Components

Specs: 2 GPUs - ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2560 x 1600, 2 GB, PC

The Bottom Line: Asus's EAHD4870X2 falls just short of the speed and relative value offered by Nvidia's competing high-end 3D card. Unless you have certain very specific needs, you'll get better performance and better power efficiency with Nvidia.

Specs: 2 GPUs - ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2, 2560 x 1600, 2 GB, PC

The Bottom Line: Nvidia's new GTX280 graphics chip brings fast 3D performance and exciting new possibilities for speeding up certain kinds of multimedia applications. We'd be more enthusiastic about this card if the software was available to take advantage of the new features.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC

The Bottom Line: Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. If you can live with "almost," at this price range, then this is a solid PC gaming option. We also wouldn't blame you Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.

Specs: 2 GPUs - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2, 2560 x 1600, 1 GB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

The Bottom Line: Asus and Nvidia have teamed up for a compelling midrange 3D graphics card with this EN8800 GT. It doesn't completely dominate a less expensive card from ATI like we'd hoped, so players of certain games should stay away. But if you can find this card for a good price, we recommend it, especially if you intend to use two of them.

Specs: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC, 2

Editors' Take: ATI's Radeon X300 SE won't do 3D games justice, but the right bundle can provide that extra video port you've been looking for.

Specs: ATI Radeon X300 SE, 2048 x 1536, 128 MB, PC, 2

Editors' Take: ATI's Radeon X300SE won't do 3D games justice, but the right bundle can provide that extra video port you've been looking for.

Specs: ATI Radeon X300 SE, 128 MB, PC

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4350, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC

Specs: ATI Radeon HD 4650, 2560 x 1600, 512 MB, PC