As is known, in Russia the most popular price segment of accelerators three-dimensional schedules is the range from 1 up to 1 US dollars. Here there is the greatest demand, and also the most steadfast attention of potential users is paid to a choice of such videocards and Today in this segment there is a huge choice of videocards of the most different calibre: from the last releases (which practically have not become outdated for Technology DX 9.0c while is very actual), up to last novelties. We already told earlier about GeForce 76 GS, 76 GT, RADEON X16 XT, now Judging already on a suffix, skilled readers it is clear, that PRO means something cut down and lowered rather XT. And it is valid, frequencies of work X16 PRO 500/9 MHz instead of 590/13 at X16 XT are equal. Fortunately, more nothing is cut down, all architecture RV5 is kept. However today our laboratory thinest notebook computer was visited not with absolutely usual cards. Yes, they have name X16 PRO, however their frequencies - 590/13 MHz. That is it X16 XT. What for then to give out stronger product for weaker? The matter is that by default at X16 PRO, as well as at X16 XT, 2 mbyte Memories onboard. And company HIS has let out a card with 128-th mbytes. Also has acted very fairly (by the way, that rather rare case today!) Having given a card name X16 PRO Turbo. Type dispersed X16 PRO. The product has as though taken of an intermediate position between X16 XT and X16 PRO. And that the card worked reliably (in fact a kernel from X16 PRO, instead of from X16 XT), it have supplied to firm and already well-known users of production HIS a cooler thinest notebook computer under code name IceQ. Such devices are made by company Arctic Cooling. So, we should compare as a matter of fact two X16 XT: with 128-th mbytes of memory (it is nowadays considered accelerator) and 2 (it is an ordinary accelerator Now why above I have told, that cards, instead of a card have visited. We have solved at the same time and proissledovat' work CrossFire from such payments. Not so long ago we Already studied similar technology on an example of two X16 XT, now we shall look, that will turn out from two 128-megovy'h I shall remind, that RADEON X1600/18 we already studied, and the base review in detail enough describes all opportunities Frequencies of work of memory (physical (effective)):: 6 (1380) MHz (face value 4 (900) MHz) Time of sample at microcircuits of memory 1.4ns, that corresponds to frequency of work As we see, the novelty from HIS thinest notebook computer represents simply a copy of reference design for X16 XT. As a matter of fact before us the same card. Only with that Difference, that GPU is established X16 PRO. And memory - the same, that is used on X16 XT. The card has jacks TV-vy'hoda which are unique on a socket, and for a conclusion of the image to TV both through S-Video, and on RCA, are required Special adapter-perehodnik, delivered together with a card. In more detail about TV-vy'hode it is possible to esteem Connection to analog monitors with d-Sub (VGA) is made through special adaptery'-perehodniki DVI-to-d-Sub. 20 x 15 x 32bit x85Hz Max - on the analog interface 25 x 16 thinest notebook computer 60Hz Max - on the digital interface Well-known and very popular system of cooling from Arctic Cooling. A cooler still the first generation, such we could see on videocards Class RADEON 9800/9800PRO, however the second audit of the device which already could estimate on the subsequent cards, for Such payment it is too great, therefore it is rather reasonable on X16 to establish previous, more compact cooler. Besides, that we repeatedly marked earlier, it same silent, as well as Arctic Cooling II, and HIS has tried to make a product very much The user's guide, CD with drivers, DVD-disk with weight of a miscellaneous ON, game Flatout; adapters DVI-to-d-Sub, the adapter for S-Video/RCA/kompozitnogo a conclusion, TV-udliniteli, breket for a bell of a cooler. Traditional design from HIS: belo-goluby'e the boxes symbolizing coldness and a cold from a cooler which is let out thinest notebook computer by the manufacturer with such Inside supera - a box from a thick cardboard, contents all is in plastic compartments. There is a window through which the card is visible. On a box there is the huge sticker, informing that the given version of a card - Turbo, and its frequencies of work are specified, that very much and very much Operative memory GB DDR SDRAM 400MHz (CAS (tCL) =2.5; RAS to CAS delay (tRCD) =3; Row Precharge (tRP) =3; tRAS=6); The monitoring lead by means of utility RivaTuner (author A.Nikolajchuk AKA Unwinder), has shown, that such silent and powerful system of cooling Perfectly copes with heating GPU, which, besides also works on the raised frequencies. Splinter Cell Chaos of Theory v.1. (Ubisoft) DirectX 9.0, multitexturing, Adjustments of testing maximum, shaders 3. (for NVIDIA cards)/shaders 2. (for ATI cards); HDR OFF! Testing was spent at the maximal quality, an thinest notebook computer option-dxlevel 90, in a file dxsupport.cfg presets for kinds of cards are cleaned. (Start of game with an option-DEVMODE), adjustments of testing all Very High. There is an example of automation of start with increase in speed and reduction of number of jerks (TO NOT be frightened the black screen after the first menu, and should be! It will be seconds 5-10, and then The Chronicles Of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay 1. (Starbreeze/Vivendi) OpenGL, multitexturing, I express gratitude Rinatu Dosaevu (AKA 4uckall) and to Alexey Ostrovsky (AKA Duchche) for a writing of a demo to the given game, and also Adjustments of testing maximum, shaders 2.0, testing by means of Benchemall, demo and the script for start, in readme is the instruction The game tests strongly loading blocks topmost sheyderov, smeshanno blocks piksel'ny'h sheyderov 1. and 2.0, active multitexturing. We see, thinest notebook computer that results at H16 PRO Turbo are very similar that shows X16 XT, as it was expected (falling of speed at 128-megovoy Cards in 2048h15 can be not considered, since there gameability already below a minimum). The novelty has bypassed the competitor on behalf of 76 GS. The duet from two cards has shown a quite good gain on speed, however, has lost X18 GTO, which The game tests strongly loading blocks topmost sheyderov, blocks piksel'ny'h sheyderov 2.0, active multitexturing. As a whole that saw above is very similar, only with that difference, that 7600GS has shown more the best results, and consequently victory X16 PRO Turbo And here the small memory size has affected... thinest notebook computer And speed has sharply fallen. Yes, despite of frequencies, etc., nevertheless in a number of games it is already necessary 2 mbyte Here again we see shortage of memory, and strong losses, especially in modes with AA+AF. The game tests strongly loading piksel'ny'y the conveyor teksturirovaniem, active work stensil'-bufera, blocks sheyderov I believe, that on these tests even to make comments there is no sense, all the same in OpenGL more the best situation will be at NVIDIA. Yes... And in this case we see, that 128-mi the mbyte onboard already obviously is not enough, the novelty has come to grief. So, as to CrossFire on X16 PRO this all works, we were convinced of it. But whether it is necessary for whom? Especially on such rather Weak cards. Unique sense thinest notebook computer in they be to buy the first card now, and the second then, and to strengthen a graphic subsystem. But also here there are opinions, That in a year when the owner of the first card will be going to strengthen the 3D, hardly it begins to buy already out-of-date product. It will sell the card and is simple Will buy new. Under all laws of a upgrade. Therefore it is difficult to me to find any pluss at CrossFire on such cards. A duet from Hi-End-uskoriteley - yes, Here all clearly is the fastest 3D-grafika. And here cheaper... Certainly, experts in marketing will find and here ostensibly benefits and pluss, but I personally them HIS IceQ RADEON X16 PRO Turbo 128MB PCI-E - very quite good product for the price and the worthy competitor 76 GS. However Complete set of thinest notebook computer a card memory size of all already insufficient for modern trend in 1 mbyte even in a combination with povy'eshenim frequencies of work up to Level X16 XT, leads to a number of failures of productivity in modern games. And consequently to me difficultly unequivocally to recommend: take X16 XT At the price of X16 PRO, but with frequencies in the first and 1 mbytes of memory. A question very slippery. On the one hand, the card is really good, made on conscience, It is supplied by fine system of cooling, quality at height (as, however, and all products HIS). On the other hand, there is a number of clauses: in certain Games thinest notebook computer it is necessary to reduce the sanction or to lower a degree of quality that has sufficed 128-mi mbyte of local memory. As a whole the accelerator has fulfilled perfectly, censures were not, quality in 2D excellent! Dispersal was possible up to 6 MHz on a kernel and 7 (1500) MHz on memory. And other classes you can see fuller comparative characteristics of videocards of it also in By results of research HIS IceQ RADEON X16 PRO Turbo 128MB PCI-E receives the award in Other discussions in conference:

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