VisionTek has made a name for themselves with their unique offerings and now they’ve done it again. This time it’s a video card that makes use of the classic PCI bus—the X1300. If you’re at a loss for why on earth you’d want a video card that runs from a PCI slot, think about its application in something like a compact Home Theater PC. VisionTek wrote in a statement, “Not all computers even nowadays feature PCI Express or AGP slots for graphics cards, however, virtually all PCs feature PCI slots.” Find out all you want to know about the video card here. While on the subject of video cards, the Sapphire HD 2600 XT Ultimate Edition deserves a mention. Although the performance just misses being on par with its predecessor (Sapphire HD 2600 XT), it does offer completely silence so you can concentrate on your game and better resolution than the older version. Since it’s off by a few frames per second, a hardcore gamer may prefer to stick with the original HD 2600 XT. Read the review here.
If, on the other hand, what you need is a high-performance card for all those gaming marathons, take a look at the WinFast PX8600 GTS TDH Extreme. The GDDR3 memory comes clocked at 1000(2000) MHz and the GPU is set to 710 MHz. It comes recommended as a good overclocker. Catch the detailed review with pros and cons here.