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GeCube All-In-Wonder 9600XT Multimedia Combine Review (page 15)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin

[ 07/01/2004 | 02:09 PM ]

Conclusion

Overall, the performance of the GeCube All-In-Wonder 9600 XT multimedia combo is on the level of the ordinary RADEON 9600 XT with minor variations from game to game. We discussed the latter GPU in our numerous articles, and there’s no need to repeat ourselves once more. Just refer to our reviews in the Video section of the site.

As for the product at large, the new version of the All-In-Wonder remains the most function-rich multimedia combo in the market among its peers. It is the best choice for people who are willing to transform their PCs into a multimedia center, which would also allow playing modern 3D games. Of course, you may soon find the RV360 processor unable to run upcoming titles, but so far it provides enough performance to play a majority of games, if you don’t go for too-high resolutions and don’t enable FSAA.

The sensitivity of the high-frequency tuner is rather low, but this only becomes a problem when you receive the TV signal from an air antenna or when the local cable TV network is poor. The product deserves our praises and we honestly recommend it to any user.

Highs:

• Compactness;
• Rather high performance in 3D applications;
• Output to two monitors;
• Low noise level;
• Rich accessories;
• Remote control.

Lows:

• Relatively low sensitivity of the TV-tuner.