The NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 chipset is one of, if not the most popular chipset on the market today. Virtually every graphics OEM company has one or two TNT2 models in their current lineup. We have seen boards ranging from 125/143MHz with 16MB all the way up to 175/200 with the full 32MB load. There are TNT2s with LCD outputs, video and composite outputs and so on, hence here is not much doubt that there is a TNT2 out there that will cater to your specific needs.
Today we take a look at Guillemot's Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 that, of course, features the TNT2 Ultra chipset. This particular board comes with a full 32MB load and an impressive base clock of 175MHz core and 183MHz memory. To maintain stability at this high clock the board comes with a high quality onboard fan. Those that yearn for TV-out functionality will be glad to hear that there is an S-video out connector on the back plate beside the monitor output port and a converter for those in need of composite connectors included.
Now let's get down to the specs.
Sharky Extreme regulars are no doubt quite familiar with the specs of NVIDIA's TNT2 chipset by now but just in case someone has forgotten, here are the official specs:
3D/2D Acceleration
Second-generation TwiN texel 32-bit graphics pipeline
100% hardware triangle setup
Optimized for Direct3D acceleration with full support for DirectX6.0
32-bit ARGB rendering with destination alpha
24-bit Z-buffer, 8-big stencil buffer
Anisotropic filtering (better than Tri-linear MIP-mapping)
Per pixel perspective correct texture mapping including Fog, Light, and MIP-mapping
High performance 128-bit 2D/GUI/DirectDraw acceleration
Video Acceleration
Hardware YUV 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 color space conversion support
Multi-tap X and Y filtering
Support planar YUV12 (4:2:0) to/from packed (4:2:2) conversion for software MPEG acceleration
DVD sub-picture alpha blended compositing
Video acceleration for DirectShow, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1
AGP 4X Sideband Support
AGP 4X/2X/1X mode with full sideband/Execute mode support
Supports over 900MB/sec in AGP 4X mode