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Commander Suzdal
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Followed a link from the front page to an OverclockersCLub review of the ATi HD 2400XT. Interesting benches, especially when looking at the differences between some of the comparison cards. But the bottom line on the 2400XT itself is that it's barely playable at 800x600, if that. So, not a card for even "casual gaming," right?
In the Conclusion, OCC rightly and logically says this:
Although I would change "hardcore" to "any." But later in the same paragraph, they say this:
"Can still put out some decent numbers"??? "Don't look past this"??? What are they smoking? Besides, some sites are saying that the drop in horsepower on the 2400s is going to make them terrible video playback cards, so there goes the whole HTPC argument. Why can't they clearly and simply call the card a dog after showing it to be one and calling it inadequate in the very same paragraph? Do they think their sponsors only read the last line of the summary?!?
All of that leaves aside the fact that ATi had to give them access to a secure FTP site to download drivers that would even recognize the card. Will a consumer be able to do that?
All of that to say, God bless [H] and Kyle's cotton-pickin' little heart!
In the Conclusion, OCC rightly and logically says this:
Although I would change "hardcore" to "any." But later in the same paragraph, they say this:
"Can still put out some decent numbers"??? "Don't look past this"??? What are they smoking? Besides, some sites are saying that the drop in horsepower on the 2400s is going to make them terrible video playback cards, so there goes the whole HTPC argument. Why can't they clearly and simply call the card a dog after showing it to be one and calling it inadequate in the very same paragraph? Do they think their sponsors only read the last line of the summary?!?
All of that leaves aside the fact that ATi had to give them access to a secure FTP site to download drivers that would even recognize the card. Will a consumer be able to do that?
All of that to say, God bless [H] and Kyle's cotton-pickin' little heart!