XGI Volari 8300

"So, Volari 8300 provides an honest 3D performance and a great DVD decoding done by hardware, meaning that you will have a terrific DVD playback even if you system has a very entry-level CPU. We think that this is a great product for multimedia PCs, and we think that more and more people are buying PCs to watch videos, download pictures from their digital cameras and to listen to MP3 files. For this purpose, we think Volari 8300 price is just right, and as far as we know it is the cheapest PCI Express video card available today."

"The XGI Volari 8300 PCI Express x16 reference videocard has some very good multimedia capabilities and make it a viable low-cost option for users assembling a home theatre PC, or 2D workstation machine."

"...the XGI Volari 8300 will best serve as a cheap graphics card for use in entry-level HTPCs where its comparatively superior anti-aliasing will be an advantage. It will also work great for business PCs, especially if the price is really low. But if you intend to play 3D graphics-intensive games, even low-end cards like the ATI Radeon X300 are far superior solutions."