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Article: ATI Radeon HD 3450: low-priced performance for nongamers.(REVIEWS: COMPONENTS)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
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- Computer Shopper
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- April 1, 2008
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AMD'S ENTRY-LEVEL ATI Radeon HD 3450 graphics card is an amazing deal for those looking to juice up their PC's video-playback performance and quality. For just $49, you get support for HD video playback, high desktop resolutions, power enough to display all the bells and whistles of Windows Vista's Aero interface, and the ability to add cards to support more monitors. But while it supports the latest DirectX 10.1 (DX10.1) 3D features, the Radeon HD 3450 is decidedly not the card for you if you play games.
Our sample card was a half-height, PCI Express model with 256MB of DDR2 memory, intended for low-profile home-theater cases. The ...