S3 GammaChrome S18 Pro Video Card Review @ Motherboards.org

“I have reviewed many a video card in the last few years from several manufacturers. It has struck me as to how many video card companies have fundamentally changed or left the market since NVIDIA was founded in 1993. Some companies like Matrox have completely exited the high-end graphics market, simply refreshing their last graphics core to meet niche markets. Other companies like 3dfx simply do not exist in any form today. S3 was one of the oldest graphics card companies dating back to the late 1980s at least. The S3 Virge was the first video card to support 3D in hardware. It actually was a decelerator, as it was faster in software mode than in hardware mode. In 2000 the S3 graphics division was bought by VIA Corporation after the near disastrous release of the S3 Savage 2000 chipset in 1999 and the bankruptcy and divesture of most of S3’s assets in early 2000.”

Once again, this card get’s a poor review, due to lack of good drivers. It would be nice to see some great contenders in the GPU market though, to spice things up a little. Read the full review at Motherboards.org.