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Leadtek WinFast A250 Ultra TD-MyVIVO
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• NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600
• 128MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-in and -out, dual-display support
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• Ulead VideoStudio 6 SE DVD; Aquanox, Games Gallery, Master Rallye, Rogue Spear: Black Thorn games
• Price when ranked: $260
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• Current price: $270
One of the fastest cards we've tested, this model includes a generous software bundle. ( Jan 03)
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Crucial Technology Radeon 9700 Pro
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• ATI Radeon 9700
• 128MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-out, dual-display support
• 400-MHz RAMDAC
• CyberLink PowerDVD XP 4
• Price when ranked: $352
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Our first card from Crucial turns in excellent frame rates, especially at higher resolutions, and handles antialiasing well. ( Jan 03)
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MSI G4Ti4400-VTD
• NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4400
• 128MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-in and -out, dual-display support
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• MSI DVD player, InterVideo WinProducer/WinCoder Professional User's Pack; Aquanox, No One Lives Forever, Sacrifice games
• Price when ranked: $240
• Full Specs
• Current price: $228
Produced solid numbers in our benchmarking tests. ( Oct 02)
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ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
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• ATI Radeon 9700
• 128MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-out, dual-display support
• 400-MHz RAMDAC
• ATI DVD player
• Price when ranked: $360
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• Current prices: $299 to $999
Churns out top-tier frame rates at high resolutions and maintains impressive rates with antialiasing enabled. Bundle includes few extras. ( Jan 03)
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Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack Ultra/650 XP Golden Sample
• NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4200
• 128MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-in and -out
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• InterVideo WinDVD player, InterVideo WinProducer/WinCoder; Serious Sam First Encounter game
• Price when ranked: $165
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• Current price: $175
The least-expensive power card here offers satisfying performance for the money. ( Oct 02)
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MSI G4MX440-VTP
• NVidia GeForce4 MX 440
• 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• S-Video-out
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• MSI Multimedia Value Package DVD; MSI Multimedia Games Collection, No One Lives Forever, Sacrifice games
• Price when ranked: $80
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• Current prices: $69 to $75
Slightly faster speed than boards based on the GeForce4 MX 420. Jumps to the number one spot thanks to a price drop. ( Oct 02)
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MSI G4MX460-VTP
• NVidia GeForce4 MX 460
• 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• S-Video-in and -out, dual-display support
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• MSI DVD player, InterVideo WinProducer/WinCoder Professional User's Pack; Aquanox, No One Lives Forever, Sacrifice games
• Price when ranked: $110
• Full Specs
• Current price: $122
Offers above-average features, relatively good performance, and a competitive price. ( Oct 02)
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Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack Pro/600 TV Golden Sample
• NVidia GeForce4 MX 440
• 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• S-Video-out
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• InterVideo WinDVD player
• Price when ranked: $81
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• Current prices: $57 to $75
This card closely matches our Best Buy model in both price and performance, but it doesn't include any games or other extras. ( Oct 02)
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Asus AGP-V8170DDR
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• NVidia GeForce4 MX 440
• 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• S-Video-out
• 350-MHz RAMDAC
• Asus DVD 2000 player; Aquanox, Games Showcase, Midnight GT/Rage Rally games
• Price when ranked: $90
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• Current prices: $56 to $130
Basic card offers good performance and a few games, plus documentation that's better than average. ( Jan 03)
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ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
• ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
• 64MB of DDR SDRAM
• DVI-out, S-Video-out, composite-out, dual-display support
• 400-MHz RAMDAC
• Price when ranked: $129
• Full Specs
• Current prices: $83 to $139
In most game tests, the Radeon 9000 Pro trounced cards based on NVidia GeForce4 MX 420, 440, and 460 chips. ( Oct 02)
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