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| ASUS EAX1950PRO CROSSFIRE 256MB Graphics Card Review | ||||||||
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ASUS EAX1950PRO CROSSFIRE 256MB Graphics Card
Introduction:
A few weeks back, I reviewed the ASUS EAX1650XT. Now, I have another new graphics card released from ASUS - the EAX1950PRO CROSSFIRE. This card has 256MB of DDR3, and uses the new RV570 GPU. This new design from ATI is geared to the budget/mid-level gamer, and being marketed under $200 makes the card very affordable. What makes this card different from their non-Crossfire card? Nothing. The CF model from ASUS comes with two CrossFire bridges in the box. This is how ASUS markets the cards, while other companies include only one CF bridge in each box. The new internal CrossFire bridges eliminates the messy external dongle system of old. Lets get on with the review and benchmarks and see how well it compares to some other cards.
About the Company:
ASUS, a technology-oriented
company blessed with one of the world's top R&D teams, is well known for
high-quality and innovative technology. As a leading provider of 3C (computers,
communications and consumer electronics) total solutions, ASUS offers a complete
product portfolio to compete in the new millennium.
In 2005, ASUS shipped 52 million motherboards, which means one out of every
3 desktop PCs sold last year was powered by an ASUS motherboard. If we line them
up side by side, the length will be longer than the distance from New York to
San Francisco.
ASUS products' top quality stems from product development. It's like
learning Chinese Kung-Fu; one must begin with cultivating the "Chi" and inner
strength. Besides innovating cutting-edge features, ASUS engineers also pay
special attention to EMI (electromagnetic interference), thermal, acoustics and
details that usually go unnoticed to achieve complete customer satisfaction.
ASUS notebooks are the first TCO'99-certified notebooks worldwide. The
requirements for this honor include radiation emission control, energy (battery
consumption), ecology (environment friendly) and ergonomics.
To succeed in this ultra-competitive industry, great products need to be
complimented by speed-to-market, cost and service. That's why all 58,000
employees of ASUS strive for the "ASUS Way of Total Quality Management" to offer
the best quality without compromising cost and time-to-market while providing
maximum value to all customers through world-class services.
ASUS won 1706 awards in 2005 from the world's most respected IT media and
organizations. Business Week ranked ASUS amongst its "InfoTech 100" for the
eighth straight year. The readers of Tom's Hardware Guide, the world's largest
IT website, selected ASUS as the best maker of motherboards (4 consecutive
years) and graphics cards (two consecutive years). Furthermore, the company took
home the prestigious "National Award of Excellence" presented by the Ministry of
Economics Affairs and Germany's Industries Forum (iF) Gold Award for industrial
design excellence.
Specifications:
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Graphics Engine
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RADEON X1950PRO
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Video Memory
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256MB DDR3
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Engine Clock
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581MHz
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Memory Clock
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1.4GHz (702MHz DDR3)
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Memory Interface
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256-bit
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Max Resolution
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2048 X 1536
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Bus Standard
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PCI Express X16
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VGA Output
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YES, via DVI to VGA Adapter
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HDTV Output
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YES, S-Video to HDTV Out
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TV Output
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YES, S-Video to Composite
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DVI Output
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DVI-I
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Dual DVI Output
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YES
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HDCP Support
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YES
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Adaptor/Cable bundled
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DVI to VGA adapter
HDTV-out cable Power Cable CrossFire interconnector * 2 |
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Software Bundled
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ASUS Utilities & Driver
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Note
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To complete the CrossFire™platform, a
second PCI Express®Radeon®X1950 PRO graphics card, a CrossFire™Ready
motherboard and two CrossFire bridge interconnect cables are
required
Power Supply
Requirement: |
Packaging:
 Retail Front |
 Open Box |
 Hardware |
 Software |
ASUS graphics card boxes all appear to be the same, with the only differences being the graphics layout on the front. Let's open up the box and see what contents have been included with the EAX1950PRO CROSSFIRE:
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1 DVI to VGA adapters
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Molex to PCI-E power adapter
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RGB cable
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Instruction CD
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Setup manual
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Drivers CD
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Small CD pouch to hold several CD's
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