ATI RADEON X1600 PRO

Advantages Has anything you want from a survival horror game
Disadvantages Disturbing visual effects

.... If not when an "Infector" appears, it can recombine those dead bodies and turned them into Necromorphs. Normally this occur when you are in an area with many corpses around. Minimum System Requirements : OS: Windows XP/Vista Processor: Pentium 4 @ 2.8 GHz or Equivalent Memory: 1 GB Hard Drive: 7 GB Free Video Memory: 256MB (nVidia GeForce 6800/ATI Radeon X1600 Pro (Shader 3.0 support) Sound Card: DirectX Compatible DirectX: 9.0c Keyboard & Mouse DVD Rom Drive I have a 2.1 Ghz dual core AMD processor, with 512 Mb Graphic Card, and 2 Gig of RAM and it runs smoothly with all graphical features on. Graphic : Rendered in full 3D environment beautifully, with great lighting effects such as flash, fire, shadows and the likes. Though sounds gross, but body parts, blood and the likes are also rendered nicely, quite realistic... Read review

Advantages Great image quality, price, shader 3.0, DirectX 9.0c, H264 support
Disadvantages Not very fast, there are cheaper X1600's out there

...such unit is the Crucial Radeon X1600 Pro AGP 512Mb. Based on ATI's technology, this card has an interesting mix of features making it a compelling choice for anyone looking to upgrade an elderly graphics card. The PC I wanted to upgrade had what is now a rather dated card in the form of a Radeon 7500. Apart from being slow, it doesn't support many of the features any self-respecting modern graphics card should have. I chose the Crucial X1600 Pro to give the PC a mid-life kicker to help it make the most of newer games and technologies. Features The X1600 is certainly well featured. The obvious selling point is its support of the latest standards in the form of DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0. It also offers HDR (High Dynamic Range) combined with full screen anti-aliasing. Connection wise it sports a dual-link DVI-I connector as well... Read review

Advantages reliable, robust, the right features and configuration
Disadvantages Asus not well-known for laptops

...Sep 2006: My previous laptop was a Compaq Evo N1050v of 3 years. It eventually needed replacing and after a long research period, I made up my mind to go for this Asus F3JA. Specifications: CPU: Intel Centrino Duo T2250 1.73GHz Display: 15.4 inch WXGA (Colour Shine) Hard Disk: 100GB SATA (5400 rpm) Memory: 1024 MB (2x512 MB) DDRII SDRAM Optical Disk Drive: DVD Super Multi Double Layer Video Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB(512MB HyperMemory) Wireless: 802.11a/b/g Operating System: Windows XP Pro Built-in Camera: 1.3M pixels Bluetooth Price: £869 incl VAT Including: Asus laptop case, optical mouse and 128MB memory stick Reseller: nexus13.com Size: A 15.4 inch laptop is definitely more comfortable to use than a 15 inch one. Even though the extra width of the screen can only be useful for some purposes... Read review