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There are 8 parts to this review, please use the pulldown below to browse sections or simply hit "Next" at the bottom of each section to continue

Author: Michael (Oreo) Falcon
Date: 12-11-01
Subject: Video Card
Manufacturer: Gainward



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As you can see from the graphs, the Ti 500 holds a nice frame rate advantage over the MX but yields to the Radeon in most benchmarks. Well at this point we have produced results, as most end users will be running their cards. Most gamers install the latest Detonators Drivers and let her rip. Now remember the 500 in the card's name? Well hang on because you are about to understand. We removed the Detonator drivers and installed the Gainward drivers included with the video card. Gainward includes a nice little utility called Expertool. This utility allows you to, via a drop down menu, adjust all settings that affect your video card and it's performance. The Information tab shows you everything you need to know about the current setting of your video card.


As you can see there are several tabs available. Each tab allows the end user quick and easy access to all settings and adjustments. Speaking of adjustments do you see that tab in the upper right corner?



Hmmm, I wonder what that tab allows us to do quickly and easily?



Well look at that, Gainward has included a clock speed adjustment tool. Ok, ok it's the overclocking tab but I guess due to legal reasons they had to call it "Performance". Well the default setting for the core is 261mhz and the memory is 472. Ah wait didn't I say earlier that the core was 250 and memory was 400 for the Ti200? It looks like Gainward is incorporating a mild overclock to boost the performance of its video card and gain a slight advantage over its competition. Hey it's a tough market out there and any little thing a manufacturer can do to get an edge on the competition without sacrificing stability is fair game.

If you are anything like me, you have already noticed how the dials have a whole lot of GREEN left. To me it looks like an invitation to pump up the volume. With the core set to the safe upper limit of the GREEN dial band, the CORE runs between 298 to 300mhz. The memory set to its safe upper GREEN limit runs at 515mhz. Wait, did I say 515mhz? Yep, the memory ran at 515mhz rock solid for hours of testing and gaming.



Oh now you should know what the 500 stands for in the card name. It represents the memory clock speed that the card can handle comfortably. The true question is how does this affect the overall performance of the Gainward GeForce2 Ti 500/XP Golden Sample. Well let's take a look.


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