ASUS Bravo 9500
ASUS really wasn't kidding when it said it had a card to meet the demands of every DIY PC enthusiast.
The last of its newly-unveiled cards is the ASUS Bravo 9500, a solution that's based on NVIDIA's GeForce 9500 GT and aimed squarely at the HTPC crowd.
Making this one unique is what ASUS calls "Splendid Plus" technology. Using a bundled light sensor, Splendid Plus will detect the ambient light levels in a room and adjust screen brightness accordingly. ASUS reckons that'll ensure "optimal visual comfort and accurately-reproduced colours".
Without going into detail, ASUS also tells us that the card is 28 per cent more power efficient than a reference GeForce 9500 GT. Sounds useful, but we reckon it really needs to be passive to appeal to the die hard HTPC user. Here's the complete spec:
| Bravo 9500/DI/512MD2 | |
|---|---|
| Graphics Engine | NVIDIA® GeForce® 9500GT |
| Video Memory | 512MB DDR2 |
| Engine Clock | 550MHz |
| Shader Clock | 1400MHz |
| Memory Clock | 800MHz (400MHz DDR2) |
| Memory Interface | 128-bit |
| DVI Max. Resolution | 2560 x 1600 |
| Bus Standard | PCI Express 2.0 |
| DVI Output | DVI-I |
| HDCP Compliant | Yes |
| HDMI Output | Yes ** |
| D-Sub Output | Yes |
| Hardware Bundled | S/PDIF Cable Light sensor Remote control Low profile bracket bundled |
| Software Bundled | ASUS utilities and drivers |
