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Buyers' Guide to Graphics Boards

Budget cards let you play most games at moderate resolutions, but die-hard gamers should opt for more power.

By Alexandra Krasne, PCW Print   

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ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon 8500DV

Gainward GeForce4 Ultra/650XPGraphics chip and board makers update their hardware every six months, mainly as a response to consumer demand for more-complex, more-realistic PC games. Titles based on Microsoft's DirectX 8 application programming interface are the most recent spur to upgrade; such games are just appearing now, after almost a year and a half of anticipation. But games aren't the only reason to get a new graphics board. A new card from Matrox, the Parhelia, offers support for up to three displays, and ATI's All-in-Wonder Radeon 8500DV provides FireWire (IEEE 1394) ports, a wireless remote control, and S-Video connections.

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