Matrox Millennium G400 Max

I bought my G400 some 6 months ago with the main aim being the ability to run games on my big TV. The G400 does this very well but suffers from very poor (considering the price) graphics performance. The card is bottom of the performance rating when compared with similarly priced cards. Having said this, it does have the TV or second monitor output which is either pointless or very handy – it all depends if you want that capability. Compared to most other card which offer this functionality, the G400 is the best. Most others will only output to a TV not monitor and the G400 has many options for the second output use. You can either ...  Read the complete review

This is my review/opinion of the Matrox G400 32MB Dual Head (not Max) graphic card. I have been using Matrox graphic cards since some 5 years back. Back then, it was the Matrox Mystique. At the moment their graphic cards are the G400 and G450 range. For the end user, the G400 and G450 can be considered to be the same. I have been using the G400 for almost 8 months now and it doesn't disappoint. The card comes with dual head which allows you to connect to two monitors at the same time. This is particularly useful for graphic editing and HTML work by the way. No more switching between program views. If you don't need the dual head, you can get the single ...  Read the complete review

Although 3D performance is starting to seem a little outdated with this card, I still recommend it as a good all purpose 3D and 2D card. The card may lack speed, but it sure packs a punch when it comes to features, especially considering its age. As cheep as a Riva TNT2, its only marginally slower, but boasts the possibility to run two monitors side by side to extend your desktop. The software and driver support from Matrox is top notch. Bump mapping is for me however the cards greatest feature. Images created using Environment Bump mapping are unrivalled, and as its hardware bump mapping, it takes it in its stride. ...  Read the complete review

The Matrox G400 is not bad. The more Ranm the better of course, so go for the best spec you can afford. I use my PC mainly for standard stuff- using Office, web design, plus 3d graphics, with the occasional excursion into games. I've had one for a while. It is pretty reliable and has performed to spec according to my needs. I rarely have problems getting Max to render something in a reasonable time and I'm only operating a p3 800 with 350MB Ram at the moment, so you'd probably expect an inferior graphics card too be an obstacle, but it isn't, so it's ipso facto not an inferior graphics card If you've got a previously poor graphics card, ...  Read the complete review

What a card! Considerably better than its predeccessor the Matrox millennium G400, the Max comes into its own, its powerful enough for all the latest games and offers great DVD playback quality, I run it to my TV for watching DVD's the Dual head is great, It means that you no longer have to huddle around your monitor to watch your movies, you can put on the TV or another Monitor. Its a great card that is easy to set up and the Dual Head rounds things off very nicely, well done Matrox! ...  Read the complete review