GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900 REVIEW

"Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 review also featuring the Sapphire Radeon 9600 XT and the Gainward GeForce4 Ti4600. Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 is powered by the Nvidia GeForce PCX 5900 GPU using the new PCI-Express interface. Hardware used during testing was Athlon64 3000, Asrock 939 Dual Sata2 and OCZ Gold XTC PC3200 DDR memory."

The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 is powered by Nvidia GeForce PCX 5900 GPU using the new PCI-Express interface. The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 is a DirectX 9.0 video card with 128MB DDR memory using a fast 256bit memory interface. The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 has full support for the Gigabyte V-Tuner 2 overclocking applications. The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 has DVI-I, TV Output and D-Sub connectors, it is also supplied with PowerDVD 5.0 and two world class games.

HIGH-PRECISION GRAPHICS - By combining the incredible dynamic range of today's state-of-the-art 3D motion pictures with 128-bit studio-precision colour, the GeForce GPUs bring you the industry’s best image quality for the most demanding applications.

CINEFX ENGINE - Powers cinematic effects beyond imagination. With advanced vertex and pixel shader capabilities, stunning and complex special effects are possible. In addition, increased horsepower delivers faster and smoother gameplay.

NVIEW MULTI-DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY - The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop experience.

DIGITAL VIBRANCE CONTROL (DVC) - Allows the user to adjust colour controls digitally to compensate for the lighting conditions of their workspace, in order to achieve accurate, bright colours in all conditions. Currently this feature is not available on Mac systems.

MICROSOFT DIRECTX® 9.0 OPTIMIZATIONS AND SUPPORT - Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all DirectX 9 applications.

OPENGL® 1.4 OPTIMIZATIONS AND SUPPORT - Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications.

HARDWARE MPEG-2 DECODER - Delivers full-frame, full-screen MPEG-2 video on your desktop.

DVI SUPPORT - Able to drive the industry's largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays with up to 1600x1200 resolution.

350MHz RAMDAC - Supports QXGA displays with ergonomic refresh rates.

ARCHITECTED FOR CG - Ensures that the newest, cutting-edge special effects in applications will run flawlessly. Speeds up content creation so game developers can get their new games out to PC users faster than ever before.

UNIFIFED DRIVER ARCHITECTURE (UDA) - Guarantees forward and backward compatibility with software drivers. Simplifies upgrading to a new NVIDIA product because all NVIDIA products work with the same driver software.