PowerColor Bravo X700 PCI-e

Introduction

Today we have another PowerColor offering for you to look at. This time around we will be stressing a PowerColor Bravo X700 -- a fancy name if you ask, but holds some truth nevertheless. A few weeks ago we gave you our thoughts on PowerColor X850XT PE VIVO AGP edition, a flagship card based on ATI's R481 VPU. Moving away from enthusiast market, I will focus on the mid-range sector today instead. Let me point out that PowerColor (Tul Corp's brand) was one of the first to position ATI's X700 on the market. The card we have in our lab today is SFF (Small Form Factor) friendly, and I can assure you, most builders will drool over it. Okay so I spoiled the fun with the picture below? Maybe, but definitely not everything.

If you remember back in November of 2004, Tul announced a PowerColor X700 XT. The card was equipped with SCS (Silent Cooling System) mechanism instead of regular fan. In December, Tul decided to release X700 PRO based card which also sported SCS. April of 2005 brings us PowerColor Bravo X700. Suggested retail price is pretty competitive and weighs just about $160 with tax. ATI based RV410 cards can be found in quite a few flavors, i.e. different VPU clocks and / or memory type -- it all depends on the Add-In-Board manufacturer and most importantly customer needs. More on that can be found over at Beyond3D.

For those not in the know, Tul Corporation is a Tier-1 provider of ATI-based graphic cards. The company is also a leader in providing motherboards and barebone systems. So, what about PowerColor?

PowerColor is a consumer brand focused on providing cutting-edge graphics card products to retail customers. Our goal for the Tul brand is to be the industry's number one provider of technology product solutions. Our goal for the PowerColor brand is to be the world's number one brand of graphics cards. PowerColor is in effect owned by Tul Corporation, however the brands are operated independently of each other.