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Although the Gladiac Ultra is quick and inexpensive, its image quality is not great.
ELSA Gladiac Ultra
WHAT'S HOT: ELSA's Gladiac Ultra is still the least-expensive GeForce2 Ultra board on our chart, at $299. It closely matched the Creative Labs Annihilator 2 Ultra's frame rates in our tests. The Gladiac Ultra also ships with Revelator 3D glasses for the ultimate in three-dimensional gaming. It earned a score of Excellent in our speed tests.
WHAT'S NOT: This ELSA card didn't fare as well in our image-quality tests. Colors appeared too bright in Quake III, and some graphics displayed darkly in Test Drive 6 and Unreal Tournament, leading to a lower overall image-quality grade than that achieved by the other cards on our Top 10 chart this month.
WHAT ELSE: ELSA throws in a discount shopping spree, letting Gladiac Ultra owners select up to three game titles--such as Messiah, MDK2, and Evolva--for only $20 total. The company provides a generous six-year warranty and toll-free tech support for 9 hours each weekday. ELSA's optional TV-in/TV-out module is now available for $39 from the Shop ELSA Web site.
BEST USE: With ELSA's $100 price drop, this is the most affordable Ultra board on our chart. The $20 software offer is great for anyone who's new to PC gaming.
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