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Posted: July 8th, 2001 Written by: Tuan "GTk2" Huynh Introduction Well guys, some of you might know me, some might not, but I am the newest editor to join Tweak3D. Today I’ll be taking a look at ATI’s entry level workstation offering, the Radeon VE (Value Edition). It was only last summer that the Radeon was released and spin offs for various types of users were released. The spin offs ranged from the budget SDR to the feature rich All-in-Wonder. One market that ATI didn’t have a product for then was the Dual Display workstation market.  Enter the Radeon VE, ATI’s solution for the corporate/business market. It might seem like that the gaming market is a larger market then the corporate/business market, but the fact is, corporate/business sales make up most of the PC sales. First off I’d like to point out that the Radeon VE is for the corporate PC user. If you are a gamer on a budget or general gamer, I suggest taking a look at ATI’s other solutions such as the Radeon SDR and DDR cards. When ATI unveiled the Radeon VE it was very clear who and what ATI was going to be competing with. Instead of competing with the GeForce 2 GTS, ATI is now competing with Matrox’s G450 and NVIDIA’s GeForce 2MX with TwinView. Let’s take a peak at the card. The Card at an angle  At first glance you’ll notice that there’s a VGA connector and a connector that is slightly larger than the VGA connector. The larger connector is the DVI connector which is the standard for flat panel monitors. You might be wondering if it’s a Dual Head card, where’s the second VGA connector? ATI has included a DVI to VGA connector so you can attach a second CRT monitor to the card. There is also a TV Out connector that does S Video output and Composite via a dongle. |
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