Video cards are all about gaming, so a-gaming we will go. We will be testing the cards against games and a few benchmarks. What will we compare this to? nVidia’s 8500 GT is right around the same price, so that is our starting point. What better to compare it to than something of the same price? We are going to have the HD 2600 Pro, the 8500 GT, and also the HD 2600 Pro overclocked. Here is a look at the rest of the hardware:
Intel Pentium E2140 @3.2 GHz
2 GB Crucial Ballistix
HD 2600 Pro
nVidia 8500 GT
EVGA 680i LT SLI
OCZ GamerXtreme 700 Watt
Windows Vista
3DMark 06
This is the benchmark of benchmarks. Everyone will benchmark different games, but you will always see this benchmark run.
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
Half-Life 2 was a great game, and this was a little present people got that showed us what they were able to do with Half-Life 2. The Lost Coast offers hi-res textures and also the use of High Dynamic Range Lighting.
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