PowerColor X1650 Pro 256MB Review @ OverclockersOnline
OverclockersOnline reviews the PowerColor X1650 Pro graphics card which features 256MB DDR3 memory with a 128bit memory bus. OverclockersOnline loves the excellent performance (for a budget card) and the low fan noise, however, dislikes the package contents. Here is an excerpt of the conclusion:
I have had my hands on a number of mid-range video cards in the last few months and for the most part they have all performed very well in testing. The PowerColor X1650PRO is another one of those cards that does extremely well at lower resolutions in games but starts to fall off as the resolution increases or eye candy like AA & AF get turned on. This is to be expected with a mid-range card and should not be looked at in a negative way.
The X1650PRO isn’t a $200 video card or even a $150 card so it shouldn’t be expected to do what the more expensive cards can do. The X1650PRO costs about $130USD and performs remarkably well for that price tag. It is about time that gamers with this type of budget have options for a video card that can play the newest games at resolutions over 800×600 and the X1650PRO can definitely do just that.
Being Cross-Fire capable also gives the ability to scale the performance by purchasing one card now and getting the second later for that extra boost in performance. The low footprint of the PowerColor X1650PRO is also very beneficial for users with HTPC systems that still want to play games and the quiet fan is also very nice for these setups. The X1650PRO chipset offers excellent video quality with ATI’s AVIVO software as well, so it is tough not to recommend HTPC users to have a look at the X1650PRO as well as gamers on a budget.
Read the full review of the PowerColor X1650 Pro 256MB here.