800.COM
   
Home
News
Guides
Hardware Reviews
Game Reviews
Software Reviews
Demo Reviews
Message Boards
Links
About
Contact
Advertise
 

Search the Web:

 
Web hosting by:
 
Message boards courtesy of:
 
Spooky's Tech Force Privacy Policy and Legal Stuff
 
Stealth II G460 - Diamond Multimedia
Conclusion
Reviewer: Tom "GhostRider" Burman
Date: 28 June 1999
 

The Stealth II G460 is a good solid choice for the sometime game player or non-game playing, typical home user. At 30+ FPS with a 450MHz or higher CPU, good D3D support and a mature OpenGL ICD, it's also an adequate stop gap for those waiting for the NV10, Voodoo 4, etc., who don't want to drop big bucks on a card to use for only 3-4 months.

While the Stealth II G460 outclasses it's immediate competition (ATI Rage Pro/nVIDIA Riva 128/128ZX), gamers may want to consider spending the extra $10-20 for a TNT based card that would better suit them.

On the other hand, if you're overclocking with FSB settings higher than 112MHz then the Stealth II G460 may be for you. This holds especially true if you don't have a motherboard that will allow you to manipulate the AGP and PCI clock dividers, or automatically sets them to 1/2 and 1/4 respectively when using the higher FSB settings. (It really sucks to have P!!! - 450 that's capable of running @600MHz (4.5*133) and not be able to because your video card can't handle the AGP bus speed.) Yes, we realize that a new motherboard with these features would be a better solution, but this card can provide a quick and cheap fix for many overclockers.

 

Back - Pros & Cons Review Index Next - Rating

 


LinkExchange Network

Compare to:
Gainward Cardexpert 740i
 
 
 
Home News  Guides  Hardware  Games  Software  Demos  Message Boards  Links  About  Contact  Advertise  
Copyright © 1998-1999 Spooky's Tech Force, All Rights Reserved