Clearly for its whopping great $249 asking price, this card is NOT for the low-end user. The faster your CPU, the better performance you get for your money. A Celeron 400 would be our cut-off point, where you're still likely to find that the D3D performance is top notch.

Test System:
CPUs: Intel Pentium III 500MHz, Pentium II 450MHz, Celeron 400MHz (slot one)
ABIT BH6 BX Motherboard
128MB PC 100 RAM
8.4Gig Quantum Fireball HD
Creative DXr2 DVD Drive
Diamond MX300 Monster Sound
3Com Network Card

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