Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe Technical Details

Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe Description

VisionTek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video Card
The ATI Radeon HD 2600XT delivers a remarkable combination of DirectX 10 gaming performance and hardware processed 1080p video. Connect to big-screen TVs with HDMI including built-in 5.1 surround audio to enjoy Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. ATI Catalyst graphics configuration software manages the stunning visual effects for a premium Windows Vista experience.

Remarkable Gaming Performance for DirectX 10
The ATI Radeon HD 2600XT delivers remarkable gaming performance to unleash the HD visual effects within Windows Vista and DirectX 10. Plug-n-play CrossFire upgradeability makes it easy to scale up graphics performance to boost the most demanding games; and built-in multi-channel 5.1 surround audio over HDMI establishes a new level of entertainment designed for tech savvy gamers.

ATI Avivo HD Video & Media
The ATI Radeon HD 2600XT features advanced hardware HD video processing and HDMI with built-in 5.1 surround audio for stunning big-screen entertainment. Home theater aficionados will be mesmerized by ATI Avivo HD technology that delivers sharp images and vibrant color fidelity from 1080p playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs movies.

Before you buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.

CROSSFIRE Designed from the ground up with GPU sharing in mind, this series allows you to get incredible gaming performance by adding a Crossfire Edition graphics card for ultra fast performance that works with all games, all the time. - More Info - Compatibility Chart

DirectX 10 Technology Many of the newest Windows games will take full advantage of the next-generation graphics technology in Windows Vista called DirectX 10. DirectX 10 will provide an incredibly detailed experience for gamers of every type, and will enable game creators to increase a game's level of realism, enhancing details and complexity in gaming worlds, apply effects like dynamic lighting and weather, and much more.

High Dynamic Range (HDR) High dynamic-range(HDR) lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive experience. It takes advantage of the subtle light, texture, and color intricacies to create incredibly realistic environments.

CATALYST ATI's all-new CATALYST Control Center goes far beyond traditional driver configuration software—it's a feature-rich and stable 3D acceleration control application that puts you in complete command of your ATI visual processing unit

AVIVO HD ATI Avivo HD is AMD's new reference for advanced HD image processing, delivering cool and quiet full-spec HD disc playback with hardware-based Unified Video Decoding (UVD) capability, built-in HDMI with multi-channel HD surround audio, and support for high-quality connectivity with multiple HDTVs and displays.

Blu-Ray and HD DVD Support Features hardware HD video processing and HDMI with built-in 5.1 surround audio ATI Avivo HD technology delivers sharp images and vibrant color fidelity from 1080p playback of Blu-ray and HD DVDs movies.

Full HD 1080p Support Full HDTV is display technology that surpasses the video quality and sharpness of analog TV (NTSC/PAL), providing an image resolution of 1920 by 1080 pixels and 1080 lines with progressive scanning . (1080p HD monitor required)

Windows Vista Ready Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.

PCI Express Support PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe Reviews

REVIEW BY: brandontru Reviewed Mar 04, 2008

I bought Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe card about 3 months ago. For the price and my current PC situation Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe was perfect. NO more critical errors on games. Getting 40 frames per second up to 75 fps on newer games (not crysis though). Great card for the price. Only negative is that the fan is fairly loud. Make sure u get it from VisionTek and not Diamond Multimedia, those really do suck.

REVIEW BY: Reviewed May 27, 2008

My first card worked flawlessly out of the box. ATI needs to seriously improve the catalyst but as long as you just run the video driver alone Visiontek Radeon HD 2600 XT Video 512MB PCIe card works great.Only Con I have have with this is that TigerDirect is much more expensive with this card than other competitors. At least $50-$60 more in this case. Bought a second card to run in crossfire mode but had to go with a competitor.Let's get that price down TigerDirect!

REVIEW BY: gaming_add Reviewed Jul 15, 2008

I received this card as a gift from my dad (he's a computer nut so he usually knows what he's doing when he orders things) and it turned out to be a piece of junk. It wouldn't run ANY store bought games, even with the graphics at their lowest settings, nor will it run many free download games. I can't even burn DVDs! Needless to say neither of us will be buying any more ATI products anytime soon, very dissapointed with this one. (I just got a nvidia GeForce 8600 GT and it works AMAZING, go with nvidia and forget Radeon.)

REVIEW BY: Reviewed May 05, 2008

I picked this up as a cheap, temporary card, as well, and it works great. I don't play a lot of games, but I'm able to run Flight Simulator X at mid-high settings along with a Phenom Quad-core.

REVIEW BY: Reviewed Mar 17, 2008

I picked this card up for $99 on boxing day and couldnt be happier. Overclocked the core cpu to 853mhz and memory to 1532mhz using rivatuner. if you try to increase clock past 855mhz your system automatically locks. excellent performance, can run most games maxed out (except crysis). great mid-range card to tide me over until i decide to invest in a hd 3xxx series.

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