ATI RADEON X1800 XL 256 MB

Pros: Shader 3.0 support, Crossfire ready, reasonable power consumption, reasonable price, good DX9 performance

Cons: Not SLI compatible, still expensive, long card, relatively low OpenGL performance

The Bottom Line: It may lag behind the x1900 in performance, but it certainly packs a solid punch for the money.

Review: In light of the revised nVidia 7800 GTX 512, ATI's Radeon X1800 XL may appear a little handicapped, and by raw numbers that's even true. However, considering money, the lofty 7800 GTX and ATI's response, the Radeon x1800 XT, are in a ...

Pros: crossfire support(if you can find the right mo-bo. Pci-express x16.

Cons: ran games horribly(literally worse than a geforce 6600 gt).

Review: Bought as a replacement for a x700 that wasn't living up to standards. Ran very low framerates and unlike what Ati says AVIVO doesn't improve DVD quality, drivers are very very slow, and the GPU failed after 30 days. Ati was no help, and I never heard ...