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Reviews: Value Graphics Boards
Asus EAX1600Pro
Chip Set: ATI Radeon X1600 PRO • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Poor • Price When Reviewed: $90
Asus EAX1600Pro (Front)
Asus EAX1600Pro (Front)
65.5 Fair
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center
Pros
  • Solid performance, good cooling system
Cons
  • Games bundle is only decent
Pricing: Inexpensive: $90 (4/11/2007)
Performance: Poor: 49
Features: Good: 71
Design: Very Good: 85
Pricing
Inexpensive: $90  
Performance
Poor: 49  
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 56.13 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 28.02 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 42.11 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 19.53 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 76.3 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 36.8 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 37.77 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 19.47 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 37.8 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 18.67 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 25.63 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 11.8 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 30.41 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 16.81 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 22 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 8.58 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 41.17 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 20.67 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 27.47 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 12.4 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 62.92 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 31.99 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 16.12 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 16.12 
Halo (1024 by 768) 78.8 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 36.51 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 77.69 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 49.34 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 55.85 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 24.49 
Features
Good: 71  
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set ATI Radeon X1600 PRO 
Installed RAM (MB) 256 
RAM Type DDR2 
RAM Speed (MHz) 780 
Processor Speed (MHz) 500 
Ports
DVI-Out
Primary Ports DVI-out, 15-pin VGA-out 
Composite-Video-In No 
Composite-Video-Out Yes 
S-Video-In No 
S-Video-Out Yes 
Component Video Yes 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware S-Video and composite cable, DVI-to-VGA adapter 
Included Software Xpand Rally, Asus GamePack2, Asus graphics card manual, Asus VGA driver 
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support No 
Design
Very Good: 85  

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