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To: Terry L. Huckaby who wrote (3563)	11/16/1998 1:05:00 AM
From: Paul K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

GRAPHICS ACCELERATORS PC Magazine, Dec 98 Editors' Choice Business: Matrox Millennium G200 Enthusiast: Creative Labs Graphics Blaster For business use, 2-D performance, high-resolution support, and stability all rank above pure 3-D speed in the wish-list hierarchy. That's why the Matrox Millennium G200 ($130 street) garners our Editors' Choice in the mainstream business category. The Millennium's scores on our 2-D benchmark tests were solid. Its MGA-G200 chip doesn't offer the screaming 3-D acceleration of cards based on the hot nVidia RIVA TNT or the 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee, but its 3-D test results were respectably mid-pack, which means performace that is more than adequate for the coming spate of 3-D business apps. Unlike so many other cards we tested, the Millennium proved a stable, trouble-free performer in our labs, and its DirectX 6.0 implementation was among the best we saw. The card also did the best on our Video Bandwidth Index test, which promises a clean video signal for high-resolution viewing. Matrox also offers a range of upgrades--TV tuner, DVD MPEG hardware decoder, video-editing package, and (most important) a Panel Link digital flat-panel connection--that let you customize the card to fit your needs. If you're a PC enthusiast looking for the best 3-D acceleration available in an integrated 2-D/3-D card, check out our Editors' Choice for the enthusiast, the Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Riva TNT ($170 street) from Creative Labs. Its nVidia RIVA TNT chip lets it deliver top-tier 2-D and 3-D performance. Plus, Creative Labs adds stable, robust drivers and a host of useful utilities. In a field crowded with very similar accelerators, the full-featured and affordable Graphics Blaster showed the fewest problems in our labs. Three other cards we tested are worthy of honorable mention. The TNT-based Diamond Viper V550 ($200 street) edged past the Graphics Blaster on our tests and might be the right choice for gamers who want every iota of speed and are willing to pay a little extra for it. The Banshee-powered Guillemot Maxi Gamer Phoenix ($110) and the Metabyte Wicked3D Vengeance ($130 street) offer nearly the speed of the top finishers for less money. zdnet.com