ATI Radeon HD 2900XT

Reviewed by: ConnorS

Duration of ownership: 7 Weeks

Strengths: -Great Bang-For-the-Buck -powerful oppurtunities

Weaknesses: -fan is very loud, no, I mean LOOOUUUD!!! -confusing to set up -only works well with some games and applications

Overall Evaluation: The ATI HD 2900XT is definetly a mixed bag. A decent option for gamers and some basic graphic designers, the 2900 has a good value compared to nVIDEA's 8800 series. However, most paople will find this card more of a burden than an enlightenment. The fan can get terribly loud if you use it for too long at high settings, and if you pack two of these bad-boys into one PC, I'd reccomend some protective earwear. The 2900 is very confusing and difficult to set up, and has an at-best lukewarm performance with quite a few apllications and some games. I would not reccomend this card to mainstream users or casual PC gamers. If you are one these people, I would reccomend ATI's Crossfire 1950XT or the 2400 series.