ASUS's EAH2900XT board.Photograph: Marc Simon
We tested 18 DirectX 10/Windows Vista-ready boards from seven different vendors for the power ($300-and-over) and mainstream ($150-to-$299) categories of our chart, and found appealing features for movie buffs and gamers alike. The ATI HD 2900 XT-based Asus and Gigabyte models--ranked first and second on the power side of the chart--ship with DVI-to-HDMI adapters. Relying on a single HDMI cable, these HDCP-capable boards can send a high-definition digital image to an HDTV, with 5.1-channel surround sound. So they're quite useful if you need to output protected HD content from your PC.
EVGA cards were the fastA-est in each category: The 8800GTS Superclocked led all mainstream models, and the $620 8800Ultra KO fell just short of the power Top 5 because of a weak software and accessory bundle.
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