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Gigabyte HD 2600 Pro 512MB
Conclusion
Gigabyte is just going through the motions with this unimpressive card. This way they can go back to AMD and say, "We made your card." Putting a pretty heatsink on it doesn't make it go faster. Adding aluminum isn't what holds in more FPS. For a few hundred more pennies, you can get the XT, which also comes with Neverwinter Nights (you know, theoretically), two VGA adapters, and, er, no HDMI adapter. It's also passively-cooled and overclocked. Get it and be done with it. It's not that the Pro is a terrible platform, it's just not good. And there are better options across the board. Pros Passive, silent cooling Ultra durability Near-perfect video acceleration Insignificant power requirements-30 watts Cons Weak gaming performance XTs are in the same price bracket WTH, Gigabyte, where's the game?
Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Testing Methodology Page 3: Testing - HL2 Episode 1 Page 4: Testing - F.E.A.R. Page 5: Testing - Company of Heroes Page 6: Testing - Prey Page 7: Testing - Need for Speed Most Wanted Page 8: Testing - 3Dmark 06 & HQV Page 9: Performance Summary, Power & Noise, and Overclocking Page 10: Conclusion
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