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ATI HD 2900 XT Graphics Card Review

Date: 2007-06-18  Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun  Manufacturer: AMD/ATI

8.0/10
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ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 XT - Specifications

What's in the Box
  • ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 XT graphics card
  • CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect
  • DVI to HDMI adapter
  • DVI to VGA adapters (2)
  • HDTV Component out adapter
  • Video-in/Video-out adapter
  • Set-up CD
  • Manuals
  • The Black Box game bundle voucher
System Requirements
  • PCI Express® based PC is required with one dual-width X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
  • Connection to 550 Watt (750 for CrossFire™) or greater power supply with two 2x3-pin PCIe® power connectors is required.
  • For enhanced performance with ATI Overdrive™, a power supply with one 2x3-pin and one 2x4-pin PCIe® power connector is required
  • Certified power supplies are strongly recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/CertifiedPSU for a list of Certified products
  • Certified system cases with good airflow and cooling are recommended. Refer to http://ati.amd.com/certifiedcases for a list of Certified products
  • 1GB of system memory
  • Installation software requires CD-ROM drive
  • DVD playback requires DVD drive
  • Blu-ray / HD DVD playback requires Blu-ray / HD DVD drive
  • To complete the CrossFire™ platform, a second ATI Radeon™ HD 2900 graphics card, a CrossFire™ Ready motherboard and one CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect cable per board (included) are required
Operating Systems Support
  • Windows Vista™
  • Windows® XP
  • Windows® XP x64 Edition
  • Windows® Media Center Edition 2005
Connectors
  • Integrated dual-link DVI-I
  • YPrPb component output (with adapter)
  • VGA (with adapter)
Warranty Requirements
Display Support
  • Two Dual-Link DVI-I connectors for high-resolution digital displays
  • ATI Radeon™ DVI-I to HDMI2 with 5.1 audio (adapter)
  • HDTV Component (YPrPb) output (adapter)
  • VGA mode support on DVI-I outputs (adapter)
  • Drive two displays simultaneously with independent resolutions and refresh rates
  • TV output requires HDMI, component, S-video or composite cable (not included)
Display Modes
  • Digital Displays (Connected by DVI)
    • All Resolutions up to 3840x2400
  • Analog Displays (Connected by VGA)
    • All resolutions up to 2048x1536
  • TV-out
    • SDTV (analog): 480i | 525i
    • HDTV (analog or digital): 1080p | 1080i | 720p | 480p | Any custom resolution3
  • Note: Resolutions are limited by the performance of the attached monitor.

1 Visit ati.com for current warranty statement and conditions
2 May not support all HDMI displays. Please visit AMD Customer Care at ati.amd.com for more information.
3 Some custom resolutions require user configuration

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