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Review: Three-way budget graphics card shootout: what do you get for £30?

by Tarinder Sandhu on 23 May 2008, 09:02

Tags: Sapphire

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HIS bundle and warranty



The box information makes allusions to full-HD decode of high-definition content, and we'll be testing this later on.





Items Multi-language quick-install guide
Installation driver CD
TV format guide
Steam information for Half-Life 2:  Lost Coast and Deathmatch
DVI-to-HDMI dongle
DVI-to-VGA dongle

HIS provides both  DVI-to-VGA and DVI-to-HDMI dongles. We can see the point for including the latter but not the former, as the card already ships with a VGA port as standard.

Part of ATI and Steam's bundling means that you can download Half-Life 2: Lost Coast and Deathmatch, free of charge.

We like the inclusion of the HDMI adapter, but the card's pricing is some 30 per cent higher than other Radeon HD 3450 256MiB cards'.

Warranty

HIS offers a two-year warranty with each card, the first year through the retailer, the second directly with HIS.

Returns to HIS are made to a UK address, saving shipping time and cost compared to a mainland European office, as some companies use.