NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Roundup - July 2000

3D Blaster Annihilator 2 Specifications
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Memory	32 MB Infineon DDR SGRAM 6 Ns
Cooling	Heatsink/Fan combo
Temperature	131 F
TV-Out	Not Supported
Drivers	Creative Custom
Highest Overclock (max core)	250/395 MHz
Highest Overclock (max memory)	250/395 MHz
Overclocking Utility	Creative Custom
SBA State	Disabled
89 MHz AGP Bus (133 MHz BX)	Pass
99 MHz AGP Bus (148 MHz BX)	Pass
Software/Gaming Bundle	LAVA, Media Ring Talk, Colorific, 3Deep
Estimated Street Price	$299.00 estimated retail price Found on-line for $267.00
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Initially the Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 impressed us greatly due to the extremely high core and memory speeds it was able to hit as well as the extremely low retail price. When it arrived on the scene, the Annihilator 2 was $50 than the retail price of every other GeForce 2 GTS card out there. Lucky for us, the low retail price of this card pushed down the actual price of nearly every other GeForce 2 GTS card out there.

The 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 is an extremely well made card that is sure to have extensive retail availability. The impressive 250 MHz core speed may have been a result of a good quality chip, however the fact that the card could even hit that speed indicates that it is very stable and well made. Hitting 2 gigatexles theoretical places the Creative Labs 3D Blaster Annihilator 2 in a league with other high quality cards, showing that 250 MHz out of a GeForce 2 GTS based card is not impossible with even standard cooling devices.

The card features both headers for TV-out as well as video-in, making both features a possibility if Creative decides to make it happen.