ATI Radeon 7000 64 MB DDR PCI Video Card (100430284CCS)
by ATI Technologies
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Manufacturer: ATI TechnologiesModel: 100430284CCS
Product features:
- 128 MB DDR memory
- Complete DirectX 9.0 support
- Hand held remote to control your PC applications, stereo TV tuner with 125 channels
- PCI compatible card
- Compatible with Windows 98, 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP
- JBL Creature 2.1 Speakers (3-Speaker, White)
- Antec TruePower 430-Watt Power Supply
- Jensen JF25 Stereo Headphones
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of ATI Radeon 7000 64 MB DDR PCI Video Card (100430284CCS)
Customer Review: high-end performance with a modest investment
Summary: 5 Stars
-The card brings its own software including a DVD player, plus audio and video applications for all versions of Windows including 2000 and XP. While the bundled software is not top-notch, it sure brings an immediate way to test your hardware.
Performance-wise, this card passed all tests with flying colors. I tested it successfully with Lucas Arts'StarWars Star Fighter, Microsoft's Dungeon Siege, and some emulation applications that required 3d accelerators.
MPEG playback improved notably using Windows Media player. Also, overall Windows navigation is now much smoother and with fewer delays, especially when using my clogged Start Menu. DVD playback works beautifully and with ATI's integrated decoder I am in no need to have my old Creative decoder card.
In my case, due to technical issues, I had to perform some degree of tweaking and updating. The included user guide is a plain generic installation manual that is not specific to your card model, so if you happen to have a problem, you will not find the answer there; the manual assumes that everything goes fine and dandy from the get go. On the other hand, their web site was very helpful, and I was able to download the latest software and resolve all my issues.
Overall, I'm very impressed with this video card. It has given my two-year "old" PC a nice "face-lift" and maybe an additional couple of years of 3d gaming.
I recommend it to anyone who owns an older motherboard without an AGP slot. It gives a low-end system a high-end performance increase without investing big bucks.
Good purchase.
Description of ATI Radeon 7000 64 MB DDR PCI Video Card (100430284CCS)
Experience the excitement of 64 MB of 3-D and 2-D graphics power. The 64 MB Radeon graphics board from ATI features the fastest 32-bit color 3-D graphics available, advanced effective memory bandwidth technology, and a robust Pixel Tapestry, which makes 3-D surfaces look more realistic and detailed than ever before. The DVD video playback capability integrates industry-leading digital video features for unprecedented video quality and digital TV decoding capability.