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As we were finishing up our TNT2 roundup a while back, a package came flying into the office, crying, "Wait! Wait for me!" Turned out to be Elsas TNT2-based Erazor III card, wanting to squeeze in. We were more than happy to accommodate it, but then we realized that this Erazor III was not of the Ultra variety, and was probably gonna get pushed around by its higher-clocked cousins. So we decided to give it a standalone review.
There are three versions of the 32MB Erazor III. The most expensive, the Erazor III Extreme, comes with infrared Revelator 3D glasses and video in/out ports. The Erazor III 32MB Revelator excludes the video in/out and comes with a tethered version of the Revelator. And finally, theres the standalone card. A quick search on Buy.com posted prices of $242, $188, and $143, respectively. We got to experience the middle package with the tethered Revelator.
Though we didnt receive a boxed copy, Elsa assured us that this card is the version youll find on store shelves. In that box youll also get something we didnt--over 30 game demos, including Descent 3, Moto Racer 2, NBA Live 99, and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Plus, theres the Revelator 3D glasses, and folks acquainted with Metabytes similar product will be able to identify with these. With games that support Microsoft DirectX version 6.0 or above, the stereo drivers kick in and the glasses will have you ducking for cover as rockets go whizzing by in your favorite first-person shooter.
Installation went without a hitch, and we went to work testing the Erazor with our slew of video benchmarks, which included Futuremarks 3DMARK 99MAX, an Expendable demo, and the Quake III Arena demo. All testing was performed with the monitor set at an 85Hz refresh rate. We also tested the Erazor with NVidias latest reference drivers (v. 2.08).-- Danny Lam / GamePro
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