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CardExpert GeForce3 PowerPack

CardExpert GeForce3 Power Pack

CardExpert GeForce3 PowerPack Review, by Richard Baguley August 15, 2001

WHAT'S HOT: Frame rates for the CardExpert GeForce3 Power Pack were a little higher than those of the ELSA Gladiac 920 at most resolutions, and were high enough for this card to achieve a score of Outstanding in the overall speed category. Thanks to a $20 price cut this month, this card is also $40 cheaper than the ELSA Gladiac 920.

WHAT'S NOT: You don't get a full game or any color-correction software. Although this card produced very high frame rates, the colors were not particularly vivid and were a little unrealistic. For instance: The blood on Quake III looked brown rather than red, and this board's output on Test Drive 6 looked a little dull and much less appealing than the results produced by the ELSA Gladiac 920. Still, its image quality rates better than many other boards.

WHAT ELSE: This card is aimed not only at gamers but also at users who want to edit video, which is why Ulead's VideoStudio 4 software is bundled. In addition to composite- and S-Video-out ports, it also has video-in ports for both composite and S-Video that can capture clips from an analog camcorder or another video source. A DVD playback program is also included.

UPSHOT: This is a good, well-priced card for those who want to combine the power of the GeForce3 with the ability to edit video.


SUMMARY
CardExpert GeForce3 Power Pack



4X AGP, NVidia GeForce3 chip, 64MB of DDR SDRAM, 350-MHz RAMDAC, composite-in and -out, S-Video-in and -out; DVD software, video editing software.

$319
800/539-2273
www.gainward.com

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