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ATI HD 2400 XT 256MB
Conclusion
For about $60 you can free up a couple hundred megs of system RAM, get awesome video acceleration, and take all that energy efficiency to the bank. This is the perfect little entry-level discrete video card that doesn't compromise on video acceleration or use any of your system resources. But there's no chance that you'll ever play 3D games with it. I wouldn't recommend this particular model because of the fan. There are many versions that make no noise and have no failure-prone moving parts. Combined with the fact that AMD has released some nice Linux drivers, and that there are AGP (but, to my knowledge, no PCI-Express x1) versions, this card promises to please a lot of people. Pros Near-perfect video acceleration Insignificant power requirements--21 watts Extremely affordable Cons Non-existent gaming capacity This model has a clamorous fan
Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Testing Methods 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 Page 10: Conclusion 
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