VisionTek - ATI RADEON HD2400 Pro 512MB DDR2 AGP Graphics Card

First off, I had most of the issues that everyone else has had while installing this card. To you people claiming it's a 2600 chip, did you actually check the card, or are you just going by the fact that ATI only offers AGP drivers for the 2600 series card. The card I just purchased was in fact a 2400. The drivers from ATI will not work with this card and the drivers from Visiontek are older then the drivers they provide you with on the disk. I tried both sites first, thinking like most that they would be newer, then finally stuck the install disk in, and bingo, it reconized the card correctly. The issue I had was that the catalyst drivers would not allow AGP read/write which seriously hindered and graphics rendering. The fix was going all the way back to my motherboard manufacturers website and installing the AGP drivers specific to my motherboard. This is the critical part. Most people that say you are getting poor performance, you must install the proper mother board AGP drivers. Just using the Windows AGP controller drivers will limit the performance of your card. Since then I've had no issues running most games and even running Win7. Sadly, I only get a 3.8 score on graphics, but it's functional. Realisticly, there are probably better cards out there that will install properly, but if you are stuck with BB as your only option and going PCI-E is out the of question, this card will fit your needs, assuming you follow the install instructions.

I have a dinosaur for a computer, an Emachine T6000 with a low end AMD processor. But i still love it, and when i started playing games like WoW, and Call of Duty, I figured my machine could grind it with a better video card and some more ram. So, last year i bought a low-end card, a visiontek radeon xt1650 pro AGP, which improved my game play substantially at higher resolutions. I had no problems with this card, up until the time it Fatally died a week ago (poor thing, i think it just got too hot, for too long). So, i resolved to purchasing the only available card for replacement, and i've been very happy with it...I read other reviews, so before installing, i took out all my old catalyst software; in addition, i had take out my microsoft.net 2 framework software (it was giving problems), reinstalled everything on setup (from visiontek website)...fairly easy process. The gameplay is better than the XT, which is great, *more bells and whistles at higher resolutions, however, I am still, currently, crashing, every once in awhile. Windows suggested i either update my driver (which i should have the latest), or manually disenable hardware acceleration for my card (which i really don't want to do, if i don't have to). I just found an update for my processor (where did that come from??),,,So i'll give that a whirl, and if it doesn't work...i'll disenable the acceleration, bite the bullet for another year,,,and then get me one of the AMD Phenom's **woot woot. For those deciding whether to buy this card or not...well, unfortunetly, it's the only choice you got (w/o special ordering it) if you're using AGP. The card is relatively inexspensive, and if you want to try to get another year out of your computer, this isn't so bad :)

I had an onboard video card with only 32MB on it limiting my selection of software. This was really a hassle to begin with since the correct driver was not on the DVD/CD enclosed with the card. After fooling around with it trying to get it to work I decide to try finding the driver on the Internet. I searched VisionTek and found the correct driver and then everything worked fine. I would not recommend to the Novice computer user.

This was the only AGP card available at Best Buy. So that's what I bought. It didn't come with the usual extras. I was expecting a DVI to VGA converter and box used for component video out. About the drivers. The disk supplied contains the drivers for the 2400 series card, it's not AGP or PCI dependent. If you aren't satisfied with the supplied drivers, you might try the manufacturer's website. http://www.visiontek.com They're under "Tek Support" Overall I've had a decent experience with this card. I'd say its money well spent.

Ok let me say this. This card is good BUT if it doesnt work then it sucks. I've had TONS of problems with this card. 1 it gave me choppy graphics. 2 I kept getting a blue screen when I'm playing my games. I had to phone 3 different people. I had to phone my computer manufacture. They told me to call up Intel(I dont know why.) Intel told me to call me up ATI. I had to phone ATI twice. But this is what worked for me. Uninstall your current cataclasy driver.(sorry for the bad spelling.) Then reboot. Go in safemode if you get a blackscreen. Go to the ATI website I have the link. http://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894&task=knowledge&questionID=31625 pick the correct driver. Download, install, reboot and you'll be working than before. This is what worked for me. I CANNOT guarteen this will properly fix your issue. Hope I helped.

I received this video card pre-installed in my computer and was stunned with the quality difference from a standard in-board graphics card. As I played more graphics intense games I received the short end of the stick when I was only able to play at the lowest resolution with the lowest settings. Overclocking was the only way out of this ditch but was still not good enough. I only recommend this card if you are creating a media center PC.

First, I am a 15 year Certified Microsoft Technician who spent a year trying to find an Nvidia card to work properly with Vista. Finally, I took a shot with ATI and VisionTek. Before you spend 3 days like I did, trying to find updated Vista drivers for this AGP card, don't waste your time. I have access to resources that only an experienced technician could have, and it didn't make any difference. What ATI won't tell you [even if you call] is that they quit supporting the AGP interface with Vista in early 2007. That's why the only AGP that ATI offers is this one through VisionTek their "outlet" brand so to speak. Before SP1 you had a fighting chance but how all you can hope for it choppy performance, and the return of the Blue Screen of Death like never before. I know almost every trick in tweaking Vista [Heck I Beta tested Vista 5 years ago] but there isn't any trick to making outdated drivers that have been upgraded from XP, work properly in Vista Sp1. Especially when ATI themselves gave up on this card 3 years ago. It's sad to see that they still crank them out there, knowing full well it can't work properly. I returned mine and went back to a Nvidia 6200, not the fastest card but the most stable of the bunch if you know how to tweak the drivers.

I bought this card in place of VisionTek HD2400 PCI card that worked but was a drag on my system, providing fewer features and choppy action than a previous AGP card also using ATI. The drivers provided on the CD-ROM did not configure this card and no matter what version of ATI Catalyst I used, including one from Dell, I was never able to get this card to display anything except in Safe Mode. The card was returned for credit.