- Do your research before making this purchase. I've had a lot of issues with the ATI/AMD drivers, and my computer even working after this card was installed. I've also had problems with the driver install, (including the ones direct from the AMD/ATI site) with my computer eventually being sent in for someone else to figure it out and hopefully get it to work. If you have the knowledge and patience, then this one could work for you. If your like me, and just plan on plugging the thing in and installing the drivers, better look at the competitors. This has been ALMOST more hassle then it was worth.- Its been nearly a week after I recieved my computer back. I've been advised to return the video…
- My secondary computer is my desktop. It was built several years back and is based on an Athlon XP3200 processor. I run Windows XP (home - 32 bit). The computer is reaching its limits for 'modern' functionality but works well for storage and for office applications. With a recent monitor upgrade (24" high res), I've added extra chores related to photo and video editing and decided to upgrade my overall display capabilities with a video card with a large amount of dedicated memory. Several similar cards based on ATI Radeon chipsets are available, and I chose this one from Sapphire. Although my needs are fairly light-weight (no gaming), I do see an increase in video response after installing…
- AGP 8X bus
- 128-bit DDR2 memory interface
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- OpenGL 2.0 support
- Unified Superscalar Shader Architecture
