Asus ATI EAH4770 Video Card

INTRODUCTION

Being a hardware review site we tend to look at high end expensive products as the Holy Grail of computer components. Sometimes we forget that a very large portion of the market is Mainstream consumers that aren't looking for top performance and tend to aim for the Price/Performance products. Lately we've seen some very capable components hit the market at very reasonable prices. Not only reasonable prices but sporting some technology that we wouldn't expect in a Mainstream product, at least not yet. The new technology tends to hit the high end market first. The Asus EAH4770 (RV740) sports a 40nm core and a price that rings in the $100 (USD) range. The range a lot of Mainstream and light gamers shoot for when it comes to purchasing a Video Card.

A GPU in the $100 price range isn't expected to pack high dollar punch, but it is nice to find one that packs a good price performance ratio. Your probably not going to run high end games at maximum settings, but you will be able to run most games at an acceptable level with a few compromises in game settings. Cards like the Asus EAH4770 are mainstream GPU's that give you the basic performance you need for productivity, and pack enough punch to let you game in the price range that won't break the bank.

About ASUS

ASUS, a technology-oriented company blessed with one of the world's top R&D teams, is well known for high-quality and innovative technology. As a leading company in the new digital era, ASUS offers a complete product portfolio to compete in the new millennium.

In 2007, one in three desktop PCs sold was powered by an ASUS motherboard; and the company's 2007 revenues reached US$6.9 billion.

ASUS products' top quality stems from product development. It's like learning Chinese Kung-Fu; one must begin with cultivating the "Chi" and inner strength. Besides innovating cutting-edge features, ASUS engineers also pay special attention to EMI (electromagnetic interference), thermal, acoustics and details that usually go unnoticed to achieve complete customer satisfaction. ASUS notebooks are the first TCO'99-certified notebooks worldwide.

The requirements for this honor include radiation emission control, energy (battery consumption), ecology (environment friendly) and ergonomics. To succeed in this ultra-competitive industry, great products need to be complimented by speed-to-market, cost and service. That's why all 8,000 over employees of ASUS strive for the "ASUS Way of Total Quality Management" to offer the best quality without compromising cost and time-to-market while providing maximum value to all customers through world-class services.

With unyielding commitment to innovation and quality, ASUS won 2,568 awards in 2007, meaning on average, the company received over 7 awards every day last year. BusinessWeek has ranked ASUS amongst its InfoTech 100 for the 10th straight year. ASUS has also achieved the number one title on the annual league table of Taiwan Top 10 Global Brands with a brand value of 11.96 billion US dollars.