MODEL- VTK9600256 VENDOR- VISIONTEK FEATURES- Radeon 9600- Retail Package 32-bit AGP 8x/4x/2x 256MB DDR RADEON 9600 Video Card with TV Out & DVI ports. The Xtasy 9600 featuring ATI s RADEON 9600 VPU with 256MB DDR memory prosecutes your more demanding applications with awe- inspiring performance. With 4 rendering pipelines the 9600 powers through 1.3 BILLION pixels per second 2 parallel geometry engines kick through 175 million [T&L] polygons per second. Compatible with 128-bit 64-bit and 32-bit floating-point color formats the 9600 gives HI-RES 32-bit 3D gaming--up to 2048x1536! SMOOTHVISION 2.1 serves up awesome full-scene anti-aliasing. The 9600 powers through more than 15 BILLION anti-aliased samples per second for head-splitting performance up to 16 trilinear filtered texture samples per pixel. Lighting and Texture effects--enabled by ATI S programmable SMARTSHADER 2.0--make head-wounds and ripped flesh look real. ATIs HYDRAVISION supports ol school CRT monitors and TVs while VIDEOSHADER enables integration of digital video including advanced adaptive de-interlacing for intimidating video quality. You just connect to a monitor and bear witness to better crisper images.* Get in the Game - Quad-Pipe architecture delivers real-time cinematic rendering and animation. - SMARTSHADER 2.0 technology supports Microsoft DirectX 9 feature sets enabling more complex and cinematic-quality lighting effects. - SMOOTHVISION 2.1 technology delivers the sharpest clearest textures without sacrificing frame rates. - 128-bit full floating point precision enables billions of color variations to render the same lighting and effects as Hollywood studios. - Full AGP 8X support doubles available bandwidth for the most engaging gameplay in its class.* Microsoft DirectX 9 support - Enjoy better performance and 3D imagery in multimedia games and applications with Microsoft DirectX 9 optimized architecture. - DirectPlay of the Microsoft DirectX 9 brings improved multiplayer access to gro...
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VisionTek Xtasy 9600 256MB DDR AGP (VGA, TV out, DVI)
This review is from: VisionTek Xtasy 9600 256MB DDR AGP (VGA, TV out, DVI) (Personal Computers)
This is a sweet card. I only paid $150 for it on here a few weeks ago. Don't use the drivers on the CD though, they stink. Go to ATI's site and get the latest. This card simply rocks in all of my games. I can run all of my games at 1024x768 with most settings maxed out. Halo performs well. Doom 3 Alpha doesn't stutter a bit even with dynamic shadows enabled. Currently running Far Cry demo, Max Payne 2, Jedi Academy, Unreal 2, UT2004 demo, Raven Shield, and Need for Speed Underground with no problems. Everything looks awesome! I did have some issues with Call of Duty "stuttering" which I could not resolve. This card is definately going to perform when D3 and HL2 come out!
This review is from: VisionTek Xtasy 9600 256MB DDR AGP (VGA, TV out, DVI) (Personal Computers)
To my surprise, this graphics card runs even the most graphics intensive PC games of today. Thanks to DirectX 9, and other integrated graphics accelerators, I can use it to play Doom 3, FarCry, Half-Life 2, and Call of Duty...all on "High" quality settings! The realistic water and dynamic lighting effects found in most of your favorite games will come to life with this card. It even delivers exceptional frame rates when playing online, multiplayer games like Counter-Strike SOURCE. This card also excels in 2D/3D programs and digital video in general.
I give this card two thumbs up. I highly recommend it.
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This review is from: VisionTek Xtasy 9600 256MB DDR AGP (VGA, TV out, DVI) (Personal Computers)
The card failed two months after purchase. I requested a RMA and returned the card. After no news in the first month, I started to inquire in emails. No reply. I wrote several more emails. No answer. I called the customer support number on their website. No way to reach a tech support in the system and even no choice given to leave a message. I tried their tech support forum. No way I could log in. I finally found a good phone number at the end of the second month and someone answered. The guy said will try. Well this is the end of the third month. Nothing.
I would never go anywhere close to a visiontek product again.
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