How would you rate this video card?

Hello all,



I'm interested in your opinoins of this video card...

256MB PCI Express™ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) ATI Radeon X600 SE HyperMemory

I intend to purchase a dell system and this is the card that comes with it.



It is important to note... I plan to purchase either 3 24inch wide screens or 3 20inch wide screens also from Dell. I'll be using mainly for charting stocks on 2 screens and playing video games on the thrid. Will this card handle those kind of applications?



Any thoughts or opinoins?



Thanks you.|||3 monitors for 1 card? Sorry, but video cards only have 2 outputs. Since you intend to go with flat-panel monitors, try to make sure the video card you get has 2 DVI outputs, not DVI/VGA (that's 1 of each type).



As far as the card itself is concerned, the X600 is just BARELY better than the much older 9600XT. Much of the performance difference is a direct result of the X600 being PCI-Express, while the 9600XT is AGP. Alsp, with such large monitors, you'll often be using higher resolutions, so you should avoid taking the cheaper route when it comes to your video card.



If you prefer to stay with ATI-based video cards, I'd see if they offer something newer, like perhaps the X1600. The X600 is well over a year old, whereas the X1600 has only been out a few months.



If you're considering nVidia as an option, you might want to look into the 7600 series (comparable to the ATI X1600). The 7600GS is fastly becoming a popular choice for mainstream users / moderate gamers based on it's bang-for-the-buck value. One advantage nVidia tends to have over ATI is that many game developers optimise the game's code specifically for nVidia cards. It's not to say ATI cards won't run it, but sometimes they don't run it quite as well.|||I would get an NVIDIA card, personally.|||thats the video card i have i thinkl its good i guess there is better though|||Yeah i would get a NVIDIA GPU too but i would get 2 videos cards if ur mainboard supports it and set up a SLI (scalbe Link interface) Newwest techneolgy that Nvidia made probably your best bet.