ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Part number: 100-437910
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- If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.
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ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT price range: $280.55
- Reviewed by: Rich Brown
- Reviewed on: 08/01/2007
- Released on: 06/28/2007
The good: Excellent HD video image quality; easy installation with no internal cable connections.
The bad: Subpar 3D performance, even for a midrange 3D card.
The bottom line: If you're looking to build a home theater PC, we recommend ATI's Radeon HD 2600 XT as the midrange card to use, thanks to its nearly perfect HD video image and its no-fuss installation. But for 3D gaming, you'd be much better off looking for a good deal on a faster, older graphics card.
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7 stars
Nice Card, But.....
by Ghost_Rider-USA on January 20, 2008
Pros: Nice in game graphics for COD 4 and FEAR combat....DVD movies look great as well....
Cons: The ATI Catalyst Comtrol Center continues to be a real piece of crap....When I exit any PC game as mentioned above, my desktop settings do not reactivate....
Summary: Nice card overall (hardware).....But ATI has got to come up with much better Control Center (software) that actually works....All they ever suggest to remedy the issue is that ...
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Summary: Nice card overall (hardware).....But ATI has got to come up with much better Control Center (software) that actually works....All they ever suggest to remedy the issue is that you reinstall the Catalyst drivers to the newest versions....Well, i've done that 3 times and it still screws up....I've done what they suggested by turning off my AV, Anti Spyware and firewall prior to installing as well....Thinking of returning this card and getting the BFG GeForce 8600 OC GTS....Solely because i'm tired of screwing around with ATI's substandard Catalyst software...
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6 stars
Okay card for mid-end Gaming.
by Colton_L on October 24, 2011
Pros: Great Performance
Cons: Horrid Drivers, CCC Sucks.
Summary: I Give this card a Strong 3 stars because it's performance is not ideal for gaming in the current day n' age. If I was to say why This ...
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Summary: I Give this card a Strong 3 stars because it's performance is not ideal for gaming in the current day n' age. If I was to say why This card is good it would be because of the performance it can put out for a reasonably cheap card. The bad part is Horrible Driver support and terrible performance when having to run in "Crowded places" like Stormwind in World Of Warcraft. - CSL
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3 stars
Fried after 14 months of use, with NO overclocking.
by on April 25, 2011
Pros: Great output of graphics, ran like a champ for about 7 months.
Cons: Fan was oversensitive and started buzzing after about 8 months, kept having problems with CCC on startup of system, due to conflict with .NET Framework 3.5. Fan finally died about 14 months after purchase.
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2 stars
Good video card(hardware), bad driver.
by stephencyy on February 19, 2008
Pros: Good performance, mid range video card; nice price though.
Cons: Immature driver makes the video card unstable.
Summary: Work great on Vista 32. Lot of bugs on Vista 64. I work in QA lab, so I used to setup clean test machine. This card works no problem at ...
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Summary: Work great on Vista 32. Lot of bugs on Vista 64. I work in QA lab, so I used to setup clean test machine. This card works no problem at all in XP Pro 32 and Vista 32. On Vista 64, you don’t have to do anything, just idle for 6 hours, this video card stop responding and make the whole machine hang. Although the manufacturer just release a new driver version 8.2, the problem still there. It is not easy to find a stable video card for Vista 64 machine since it is not popular. Hopefully the manufacturer will invest their hardware on Vista 64 market.
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- Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
- Part number: 100-437910
- Description: The ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT delivers a remarkable combination of DirectX 10 gaming performance and hardware processed 1080p video. Connect to big-screen TVs with HDMI including built-in 5.1 surround audio to enjoy Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. ATI Catalyst graphics configuration software manages the stunning visual effects for a premium Windows Vista experience.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Device Type Graphics card
- Bus Type PCI Express x16
- Vista Capability This is a modern video card capable of running all the new features in Windows Vista, including the upcoming DirectX 10.
- Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Radeon HD 2600XT
- Max Resolution 2560 x 1600
- Max Resolution Details DVI: 2560 x 1600 / VGA: 2048 x 1536
- Max Monitors Supported 2
- Interfaces 2 x DVI-I (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI,
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) ( With adapter ),
1 x HDMI - 19 pin HDMI Type A ( With adapter ),
1 x HDTV output ( With adapter ) - API Supported DirectX 10
- Features Avivo HD Technology , Yes,
ATI CrossFire Technology Memory
- Video Memory Installed 512 MB
- Technology GDDR3 SDRAM
Processor / Memory
- Graphics Card Performance This card's graphics processor and memory mean that it will run most current 3D games at acceptable resolution and image quality settings, although you may have to make compromises on more demanding titles.
System Requirements
- OS Required Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005,
Microsoft Windows XP,
Microsoft Windows Vista,
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition - Required Power Supply 400 Watt
- Peripheral / Interface Devices CD-ROM
- System Requirements Details Windows XP - RAM 1 GB,
Windows XP 64-bit Edition - RAM 1 GB,
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - RAM 1 GB,
Windows Vista - RAM 1 GB Miscellaneous
- Cables Included 1 x HDMI-DVI adapter,
1 x HDTV adapter - Software Included CATALYST Software Suite
- Microsoft Certifications Compatible with Windows 7
- Supported Windows 7 Features Windows Media Center
Manufacturer Warranty
- Service & Support 1 year warranty
- Service & Support Details Limited warranty - 1 year
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