ASUS, one of the largest, well known manufacturers of premium motherboards and video cards in the PC enthusiast community, and a long-time partner of video card giant NVIDIA, shocked everyone late last year when they announced that they would begin selling video cards based on the chipset of NVIDIAS chief rival ATI. While some saw the embracing of ATI products by ASUS as a blow to NVIDIA, others correctly saw it as a shrewd move to extend their product line and gain more market share in the highly competitive and cut-throat video card industry. ASUS released two video cards based on ATI’s R350 chipset, one of which is the subject of this review, the ASUS Radeon 9800XT/TVD. We will examine what makes this card stand out from all the other Radeon 9800XTs, and see what kind of OOBE (out-of- box-experience) it provides for the gamer who wants to know if the outlay of cash for the card is worth it, and what they can expect for the money.