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- Reviewed on: 02/12/2007
- Released on: 02/12/2007
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alaTest.com
Summary: alaTest collected and analyzed 505 reviews of ASUS 8800GTX from international magazines and websites and compared these to 30835 reviews for other Graphics Cards. Experts rate this product 83/100 and users 89/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
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maximumpc.com
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: As such, the 8800 GTS 512 includes three important features you won't find in its older cousins: support for PCI Express 2.0, integrated PureVideo HD circuitry (for offloading all high-definition video decoding from the host CPU), and HDCP copy ...
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computershopper.com
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: Faster than earlier models in most tests and sporting improved video playback, the updated 512MB 8800 GTS is an excellent choice if you're looking for a quiet, fast card.
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techgage.com
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pcformat.co.uk
Editors' rating: 80
Summary: The best that a lot of money can buy. But for half the price one card will be just fine for now
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pcworld.com
Editors' rating: 84
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We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Graphics Cards. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of graphics card.
Media Center Graphics Card
One of the popular attempted 'convergence devices' of recent years is the media center PC. This can range from a computer with a normal monitor that can receive TV signals, to a central media server that can send movies to the main TV itself. A media center graphics card needs to be capable of outputting signals in a form with which TVs are likely to be compatible.
DirectX 10
DirectX is an API (Application Programming Interface) that allows programmers to access system resources more easily, and with less overhead (overhead = additional processing power and memory needed). Every time a new version of DirectX comes out, there needs to be new hardware to take advantage of it. Now, Windows Vista has introduced a new version of DirectX, 10, that only exists on Vista. Therefore, the current generation of video cards is designed to take advantage of DirectX 10.
It should be noted that the Aero interface introduced with Vista is not dependent on DirectX 10 features. However, as DirectX 10 cards are all newer designs, any of them will certainly have the graphics horsepower needed to run Aero. Otherwise, DirectX 10 is generally of more interest to gamers.
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