Net Reviews: Q1 2004 Video Card Comparison

With the wide range of video card manufacturers and the number of graphics processors on the market, keeping up with their relative performance can be quite difficult. Anandtech today posted their Q1 2004 Video Card Comparison. This is a huge comparison of a diverse range of video cards for things like performance, overclocking and even a look at the heat output.

Don't forget to check out the other reviews posted on the Net.

Cooling

• AeroCool Extreme Heatsink @ MODTHEBOX
• Eumax E0702 Heatsink @ Ohls-Place
• Thermalright SP-97 Heatpipe Heatsink @ Overclockers Cafe
• Thermaltake Aquarius III External Liquid Cooling @ System Cooling
• Thermaltake Venus 12 Heatsink @ neoseeker

CPUs

• Intel Xeon 3.2 GHz @ 2CPU

Hard Drives

• Seagate Barracude 7200.7 SATA @ The Tech Report

Memory

• Corsair TWINX PC4400 DDR @ Tweak News

Monitors

• Samsung SyncMaster 173P 17" LCD @ Byte Sector

Motherboards

• Albatron PX865PE Pro II @ Gruntville
• AOpen AK89 Max nForce3-150 @ Virtual Zone
• Soyo SY-CK8 Dragon Plus nForce3-150 @ 3DXtreme

Sound Cards

• Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro @ PC Magazine
• Mad Dog Entertainer 7.1 @ X-TremeModz

Video Cards

• Albatron GeForceFX 5700 Ultra @ Bjorn3D
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Preview @ Anandtech
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Preview @ HardOCP
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 Preview @ Tom's Hardware
• ATI Radeon 9800XT @ Viper Lair
• HIS Excalibur Radeon 9600XT @ myWorld Hardware
• Q1 2004 Video Card Comparison @ Anandtech