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Nothing spectacular with
this card as far as freebies go, but there is
some good stuff on the CD's that are in the box.
Here's what you get:
Incoming
– Full-version 3D AGP game by Rage
Software (retail model)
FremontTM SE - 3D data
visualization software by Portola
Dimensional Systems
WorldView
Professional – 3D animation package
for PowerPoint® (retail model)
MGI's
PhotoSuiteTM SE – photo
manipulation software (retail model)
Adobe®
Acrobat® Reader
Diamond
InControl Tools – for custom desktop
settings
Microsoft's
Internet Explorer
BackWeb
Software
Like I said,
nothing spectacular. Incoming, while a good game,
has been overdone by it's OEM inclusion in many
packages. If you're like me, you already had at
least one copy. Well, if so, just give it to one
of your less fortunate friends. If they don't
have it, they will appreciate it. The most useful
software in the bundle, at least for me was MGI's
PhotoSuiteTM SE. Take my word for it
and stick with the Intel drivers, you won't be
missing out on anything by not using Diamond's
InControl Tools. If you need the functionality of
InControl Tools, you can use Entech Taiwan's
PowerStrip.
Anyhow, I don't
buy, and wouldn't recommend buying hardware based
on the bundle. Where a bundle comes in to play is
when confronted with two similar products that
are close in price. In this case the one with the
better bundle can sway you.
The G460 pretty
much follows the Intel reference design. It's
well layed out and has the "look of quality"
that you'd expect from Diamond. Cooling is
handled passively by a good sized heat sink atop
the i740 chip. You'll also notice feature
connectors on the top of the card that will
accomodate a TV Tuner add-on from Diamond.
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