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Powercolor X1800 GTO and MSI 7600 GT Reviewed

Videocards/VGA Reviews by geoffrey @ 2006-07-28

How high can you turn up the resolution and detail with these mid-range VGA cards? We evaluate their performance in six different games to give you the answer. Read on to find out how much *oomph* you can get for your money. The Powercolor X1800 GTO and MSI NX7600GT-T2D256EZ (the one with passive cooling) are tested.

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FEAR is a game which relies on its excellent enemy AI to deliver an enjoyable experience, the in-game graphics are far from bad, with a nice slow-motion (matrix style) effect which does add to the game play overall. However the maps are quite dull (office complexes) with very monotone colors. The models are highly detailed with high resolution textures and they look great ? there?s also a very convincing lighting engine which casts shadows correctly to create the desired atmosphere of ?FEAR?. I loaded up the training level were u get in touch with a 'very special girl' for the first time.

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Fluent game play at 1024x768 with 2xAA/4xAF

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Increasing the IQ settings takes quite a toll, with frame rate dips well below 20FPS for the X1800GTO

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1280x960 doesn?t quite cut it; you?ll have to lower in-game details a lot to get acceptable frame rates, with 4xAA/8xAF FPS decreases further:

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