ASUS EAH2600PRO Graphic Card Review

December 20th, 2007 | This article was viewed 1,303 times so far...

The Appearance

ASUS EAH2600PRO is a standard red-PCB based graphic card with a gold colored circular heatsink, a signature heatsink found on many of ASUS’ products. It’s also labelled with the “ASUS GAMING SERIES” sticker.

The Bundle

- DVI to VGA adapter
- HDTV-out cable
- Asus Utilities & Driver

Card Details

Here’s a summarized detail of the card.

GPU	HD2600Pro
GPU Code Name	RV630
Memory Type	DDR2
Memory Bandwidth	128-bit
Memory Capacity	256MB

More details at the official product page

Test Setup

The computer setup used for this review.

Processor	Intel E2140 Overclocked @ 3.2ghz
RAM	2x 1GB Kingston DDR2 667 @ DDR2 800
Motherboard	ASUS P5K-E
Cooler	Xigmatek HDT-S963
Monitor	20″ Dell Ultra-sharp Wide-screen LCD
Operating System	Windows XP (SP2)
Driver Version	Catalyst 7.11

3Dmark06

Graphic Detail : Default.

Core / Memory	Score
600 / 500	3598
700 / 575	4110

Lost Planet : Extreme Condition

Graphic Detail : Default

Core / Memory	Resolution	Snow (Average)	Cave (Average)
600 / 500	1680 x 1050	9.1	12.9
600 / 500	1024 x 768	18.7	25.7
700 / 575	1680 x 1050	10.7	14.8
700 / 575	1024 x 768	21.7	29.3

F.E.A.R.

Graphic Detail : Maximum

Core / Memory	Resolution	Average
600 / 500	1680 x 1050	11
600 / 500	1024 x 768	16
700 / 575	1680 x 1050	13
700 / 575	1024 x 768	22

World In Conflict

Graphic Detail : Medium

Core / Memory	Resolution	Average
600 / 500	1680 x 1050	19
600 / 500	1024 x 768	35
700 / 575	1680 x 1050	20
700 / 575	1024 x 768	38

Company Of Heroes : Opposing Fronts

Graphic Detail : Custom
settings

Core / Memory	Resolution	Average
600 / 500	1680 x 1050	33.1
600 / 500	1024 x 768	56.3
700 / 575	1680 x 1050	38.1
700 / 575	1024 x 768	57.8

As for the temperature, it runs at around 41°C on idle and 54°C, 57°C on load if overclocked. Idle temperatures remain the same.

Conclusion

The perfect solution for budget computer gaming. What I liked about this unit is the neat looking heatsink. Performance-wise, it’s a little slower than any HD2600XT based graphic card BUT hey, that’s what you get when you decide to pay less for a graphic card. Nevertheless, you are assured you are able to play the latest games today on this card as long as you don’t mind the lack of eye-candy.

goldfries recommended

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