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PStats has posted a Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 9600XT Videocard review



How many people got a new videocard this holiday season? If you did, it will probably be the last AGP based videocard you get, considering PCI Express is just around the corner. Yup, the dawn of a new graphics interface is just around the corner. These are exciting times to be sure, and in this review we'll be exploring Gigabyte's latest mainstream videocard called the GV-R96X128D. Based on the ATI Radeon 9600XT GPU, the Gigabyte GV-R96X128D should be up to some pretty decent performance numbers, and more than well suited for those of us on a hardware budget. The card comes with a rather nice software bundle which includes; Tomb Raider: TAOD, Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield, Will Rock and of course a coupon to download a full version of Half Life 2! For good measure Gigabyte also toss in a full version of PowerDVD 5 software. With twin monitor jacks already, a DVI-to-Analog converter allows you to potentially hook up two analog monitors to the GV-R96X128D for a wide screen desktop, or just wide screen gaming.
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