Bij Sharky Extreme is een review te vinden van de Gigabyte GA-MG400, een gekloonde Matrox G400 kaart met 16MB geheugen. Om te voorkomen dat Gigabyte van het Matrox' marktaandeel gaat snoepen werkt dit kaartje alleen op bepaalde Gigabyte moederborden alwaar het bios van de videokaart verstopt is. Vanwege de oude drivers en geen TurboGL ondersteuning is het duidelijk dat dit kaartje geen aanrader is voor Gamers.
So is the GA-MG400 a good value? Consider the evidence: Though it is not yet out in the US, we were told it will carry approximately a $90 price tag. Gigabyte plans on bundling the GA-MG400 with certain of their motherboards, which one/s not yet disclosed, and they state on their web site that buying the GA-MG400 along with a motherboard will yield you a 10% discount over buying them separately. And don't forget the excellent games bundle. The four games bought individually, even at value prices, would cost almost as much as the games bundled with the card. As long as the games appeal to you, it's a fantastic value. But if the games don't float your boat, the value is not so good and you might want to look elsewhere. The closest comparable card to is a white box Matrox Millenium G400 16MB single-head (essentially the same hardware at the GA-MG400), which goes for about $100 without a game bundle but with the ability to work with any AGP capable mainboard.
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