For ATI's next generation of PCI Express chipset, you have these options. For performance gaming you have the various versions of the X800 chipset, for mainstream videocards you have the various versions of the X600 and the newer X700 based VPU processors and for the budget and value market you have the X300 and the X300SE.
The X300 is not targeted towards anyone looking to play Doom 3 or the upcoming Half Life 2, but is targeted towards the price conscious consumer looking for a basic native PCI Express videocard with full DX9 support. With a modestly clocked R300 core set at 325Mhz and a native memory speed set at 400Mhz DDR, this card is not intended for blazing speed in any way shape or form.
The X300 I will be testing today is an ATI reference sample with 128megs of 128-bit interfaced DDR memory for performance testing and did not come in retail condition with the drivers or the retail box. Because this is a reference card, standard benchmarks will apply but I will not be able to test the overclockability seeing most people will not see this exact card with this exact setup and memory.
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tweaknews
Sep 28, 2004, 05:45 PM
