Albatron GeForce FX5700 Ultra 128 MB DDRII Vid Card Review

Neal White III reviews the Albatron GeForce FX5700 Ultra 128 MB DDRII, a sub-$200 video card, awarding it the Bjorn3D Seal of Approval:

The Albatron FX5700 is one fine-looking card. The 2+1 fan cooling system makes this card really stand out. There are 3 quiet fans, two of which run all the time, while the third is temperature-controlled and acts as a backup if one of the other two fans ever dies. The ‘extra’ fan powers up when the temperature exceeds 55 degrees Celsius. It also means that this board should be a good overclocker, which I’ll examine later in this review. This card looks mighty cool too (if you’ll pardon the pun), especially when installed in your case and the blue LED lights up. The board is sturdy and well-built. There are plenty of large capacitors to regulate the power input from the extra molex (hard drive type) connection on the right. Like many of today’s higher-end video cards, the Albatron requires more power than the AGP slot can provide.

. . . All in all, this is a very nice card. It performs well and looks great, especially when it’s installed and lit by the blue LED inside the cooling assembly. If you’re in the market for a video card in the “under $200″ category, I can definitely recommend that you give this card a closer look.

Bjorn3D

Albatron GeForce FX5700 Ultra 128 MB DDRII