" …PowerColor model which in my subjective opinion is simply solid. "

"Both of the current consumption and the quiet cooling and its performance Radeon hp 3870 can really convince. The price with approximately 200 euro remains very reasonable. Anyone can hardly require more."

" In the synthetic FutureMark tests, we have seen it lead the stock HD3850 by close to 1000 points and in games… The NVIDIA 8600GTS was trailing so far back that it didn't even seem to exist at all! "

"显卡采用非公版方案，搭配来自韩国ZEROtherm的GX810显卡散热器，做工精美用料好，再加上散热器与热管结合的圆散热槽，这种方式的结合已经得到很多认可，并在高档散热器中流行"

"从上面测试的成绩看，不管从游戏还是高清方面，HD 3850的表现非常不错，因为采用了公版的设计，这也吻合了我们之前的猜测，没有出现什么偏差。"

"迪兰恒进HD3850北极星显卡给人的第一印象就是性能表现较公版HD3850有十分明显的性能提升，并且与HD3870显卡的差距进一步缩小，其次对供电系统的改善让这款显卡即便是工作在高频率下依然可以保证稳定的运行，最后，改进版的散热风扇让这款显卡满载时候的温度有了一倍多的降低，核心温度的降低也为超频提供了广阔的空间。"

" Due to the outstanding price performance ratio the PowerColor Radeon hp 3850 Xtreme our honor has itself as hard commodity editorship-taps earned! "

"The card really shines though once you bump up the clock speeds and overclock."

"Once overclocked, the 2900 Pro transforms into a performance beast capable of delivering Radeon HD 2900 XT levels of performance, if not better."

" The HD 2900 PRO lags slightly behind HD 2900 XT in performance due to the reduced clock speeds and in most cases it is faster than the more expensive GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB. "

Got price performance award, good performance and surprisingly quiet cooler the editor mentioned.

" In the newer benchmarks it even surpassed the comparison cards during some of the settings. "

" This card did exactly as it advertised with flying colors. "

" By leveraging off the same architecture, Radeon HD 2600 GPU's receive all the benefits in optimizations and compatibility work that developers have put into their game engines. "

" …the features offered are excellent, and with full Windows Vista and DirectX 10 support you can't really go wrong with the Radeon HD 2600 series. "

" …this product is of excellent performance "

" When the very small PCB is considered, together with small power consumption, we have to admit that this is a very well measured, accessible and high-quality product.. "

Summary
Still powerful enough to run Prey, FEAR and Need for Speed: Most Wanted at a resolution of 1680 x 1050. Not bad for a completely silent graphics card!

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"Smart and silent..."

Summary
8.5 out of 10.  Interesting enough, comparisons were made with an active 8600GTS and in Half Life Lost Coast, Company of Heros the PowerColor X1950 PRO SCS took the lead by wide margins.

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" PowerColor have done a great job with the card... "
" This passively-cooled card shows some serious bang for buck and easily swallows 8600GTS performance for breakfast. It seems that for mainstream, 256-bit memory controller is a winner any way you look at it. "

This model was highly recommended by the reviewer. Extremely positive and up beat review highlighting the great efficient cooler, performance and price this card offers.

"This PowerColor, not only is it completely silent, but it also manages to have surprisingly great temperatures in the GPU even in demanding games thanks to this big heatsink."

Good article claiming very good performance for the PowerColor X1950 PRO SCS3 card for its price. The editor gave it a 7.1 in the evaluation but in the conclusion said it was a very recommendable card if the user didn’t immediately wanted DX10.

" As you see, this is a very complete graphic card with great performance, where it has born from the elite, now is a great card for the mid end market. The only bad this is the lack of DX 10, if so it would have a very promising future with its low price and good performance. If you are a person that looks the very best for its pocket and not seek immediately the future, this is a very recommendable option."

Summary
Comprehensive review of the X1950 PRO SCS, that pitched the card against X1900XT, 8600 GTS, 7950GT and 7900GS. The card did quite well in Battlefield and FAR CRY, as it clearly beats 8600GTS and 7900GS and on par with 7950GT.

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Well, did PowerColor manage to achieve an optimal combination of noiseless operation and high gaming performance? Now that we have discussed in detail the results of our PowerColor X1950 Pro SCS3 solution we can conclude: yes, they did…. All in all, PowerColor X1950 Pro SCS3 may be a very valuable purchase for those who value silence and at the same time shoot for high 3D gaming performance. And thanks to VIVO feature, this solution will also be a great choice for a home multimedia center.

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An overclocked PowerColor HD 2900 XT takes the crown for 3D Mark 06, Splinter Cell 3 Chaos Theory and Doom 3! Also came very close in Far Cry!

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The PowerColor HD 2900 XT gets the purchase recommendation of the Technic3D editorship! "

Summary
Some settings for 3D Mark 05 & 06, its quite impressive how close PowerColor's HD 2900 XT matches 8800GTX considering the price difference! Should improve with updated drivers that are coming soon!

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"It impressed us considering the price tag and the extras such as sound output through DVI to HDMI adapters and the Valve software bundle..." "It is quite clear to see that the 512-bit memory interface of the HD 2900 XT was a fantastic idea..."

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PowerColor's HD 2900 XT has no problems when matched up against the 8800 GTS. We'll just have to wait to see how these compare in DX10 games.

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"In 3Dmark06 HD 2900XT dominates over the 8800 GTS 640 MB card and wins by 1500 points..." "It looks like ATI is always faster in single texturing and matched to GTS in Multi texturing..."

Summary
PowerColor HD 2900 XT kicks 8800 GTS 640MB and even closely matches 8800 GTX in all 3D Mark 05 & 06 settings. This is also the same in games such as: Splinter Cell: Chase Theory 1.3, FEAR, Quake 4 and Company of Heros 1.3. It also overclocks very well, running all the way up to 850MHz core and 2000MHz for memory with the Catalyst.

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"...the Radeon HD 2900 XT, at US$399 goes head to head against the GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB. And as you have seen, there is little doubt that on most criteria, we would go with ATI." "As of now, the Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB should be on everyone's shortlist for its price-performance-feature competitiveness."

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With CrossFire mode, the PowerColor HD 2900 XT beats 8800 Ultra in 3D Mark 06 hands down! In Half Life 2 Lost Coast and Oblivion, its also mostly 2900!

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" …with boards priced at around ￡249, the Radeon HD 2900 XT take the fight to the GeForce 8800 GTS, and it's a very even battle."