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To: BillyG who wrote (37130)	11/6/1998 1:31:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

This one too... Intel Express3D.(Evaluation) 12/01/98 PC Magazine Page 260(1) COPYRIGHT 1998 Ziff-Davis Publishing Company Copyright 1998 Information Access Company. All rights reserved. Intel i740; 8MB; 1,600 x 1,200 (75 Hz). AGP, $75 street. Santa Clara, CA; 800-651-0163, 408-765-8080; www.intel.com With its affordable price, adequate 2-D performance, and useful software bundle, the Intel Express3D is a reasonable choice for most cost-conscious mainstream business users and nongamer home users. The card doesn't offer the 3-D horsepower of Banshee- or TNT-based cards, however, nor the high display resolutions necessary for users of big-screen monitors. We found the Express3D easy to install, and its driver includes a modest set of graphics features, such as RGB color and gamma adjustment, brightness and contrast controls, and the ability to save and reload custom graphics configurations. Notable bundled programs include Criterion's Redline Racer, Zoran's software MPEG decoder SoftPEG, and Viewpoint's LiveArt 98 (a 3-D clip-art program). On our 3-D benchmark tests, the Express3D's Intel i740 chip showed its age (nine whole months): The card performed at less than half the speed of our winners. The chip also couldn't support several 3-D features in our 3-D quality tests. The Express3D scored below average on our Winstone test suite at 1,024-by-768 resolution, though users can expect adequate performance on general business applications. But owners of large monitors should beware: The card's maximum true-color resolution is only 1,024-by-768. For light-duty 2-D and 3-D use where price is tantamount, this card should suffice. Just be aware that you're not getting the latest or greatest.