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| Sapphire RADEON X1600 Pro HDMI The Home Theatre Solution | ||
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(Review by Joe Freund, Dec 3, 2006) |
FarCry
Far Cry may no longer be considered a cutting-edge game, but Crytek included enough graphics options to still stress today’s hardware. All options were set to "very high" with a resolution of 1280 x 720 and 2 x AF
Far Cry was tested with the custom LC5 Steam and LC5 Pier demos with the following results.
STEAM
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Pier
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Final Thoughts
The Sapphire X1600 Pro HDMI is well suited to HTPC use. When coupled with a sound card that can do Dolby Digital Live or DTS Connect, the HDMI interface featured on the card can deliver video and all the PC audio into a home entertainment system using a single cable. The low-profile format allows the card to fit into the most unobtrusive HTPC cases, and the cooling solution does its job without causing distracting noise. AVIVO video processing (when not combined with PureVideo) excels at playback of DVD and other digital video content. However, animation fans may be bothered by the ghosting effect that occurred with video frame cadences common in animation. Gaming performance was exactly as expected. While not able to push all the eye candy on demanding games, the X1600 Pro HDMI is capable of providing an enjoyable gaming experience on a widescreen display, including large home theater screens.
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