CHIP (Germany) 12/98
CHIP (Germany) 12/98
3rd place in the CHIP readers' vote "Computer 98", category "Best peripherals and add-on cards"
CHIP (Germany) 8/98
Performance: very good
Equipment: good
Value: good
Overall rating: very good
Computer easy (Germany) 13/98
Recommended
PC-SHOPPING EXTRA (Germany) 6/98
Positive:
2D/3D performance
3D functions
Multi-functionality
Negative:
-
Accessories: 9 out of 10 points (very good/good)
Performance: 8 out of 10 points (good)
Functionality: 9 out of 10 points (very good/good)
Price/performance: 8 out of 10 points (good)
Recommended
PC DIREKT (Germany) 6/98
"Allrounder for 2D and 3D"
+ High refresh rates
Price/performance: good
CHIP (Poland) 5/98
CHIP Tip
PC Magazin (Germany) 4/98
+ very good 2D and 3D acceleration
+ good video functionality (input and output)
Opinion: Very good allround board with extensive hardware equipment
Test Winner
ComputerBILD (Germany) 5/98
Warranty: very long (6 years)
Display quality (Win95): sharp
Display quality in 3D games: realistic
Maximum refresh rate: eye-friendly
Game speed Pentium II 300: very fast (43 frames/s)
Game speed Pentium 200 MMX: medium (27 frames/s)
Video: very fast (95%)
Working: fast (77%)
Installation: easy
Manuals: very comprehensive, comprehensible
Overall quality rating: good - 1st place
Quality Leader
PCgo! (Germany) 3/98
2D performance: 23 out of 25 points
3D performance: 27 out of 30 points
Handling: 23 out of 23 points
Overall score: 88 out of 100 points
Price/performance: reasonable
Overall rating: Top Class
Test Winner
boot (US) 3/98
"The SVideo/composite output is clean"
"Installation is a snap, with ELSA's WINman desktop utilities allowing you to tweak your desktop as you
see fit.
As expected, the Erazor spewed out those incredibly fast Direct3D frame rates you'd expect from a
RIVA 128-armed video card, with scores ranging in the high 50s to low 60s on 640x480 X and our
ForsakenMark. DOS/VESA 2.0 performance is also pretty fast."
"The RIVA 128 market is getting crowded, and ELSA's sub-$200 feature-rich and benchmark-blasting video card
is compelling."
boot verdict 7
CHIP (Poland) 2/98
1st place
in the Top 10 graphics boards
Computer Gaming World (US) 1/98
"Not to be left out, ELSA has jumped on the RIVA 128 bandwagon. Unlike most vendors [...], ELSA has put its own
spin on this hot chip du jour."
"[...] the VICTORY Erazor supports video capture, not just TV out. One nice feature of the video setup is
the breakout cable."
"The performance is what you'd expect from a RIVA card."
"[...] 3D WinBench reported that fog table is supported, which indicates that the Erazor (who thinks up
these names?) has drivers based on the latest build from NVIDIA. However, ELSA has undoubtedly tweaked the drivers a
bit. The Erazor's 2D WinBench scores were slightly better than those of the Canopus or ASUS cards. While its
3D WinBench number was about the same, its Flight Simulator 98 frame rate was a bit higher."
"[...] the price is right. ELSA's spin on the RIVA 128 looks to be a pretty positive one."
"Appeal: Gamers who already have games and want a really fast accelerator."
"It's fast, it's cheap, it's polished, and it captures video."
4.5-Star Rating, CG Choice
PC-DIREKT (Germany) 12/97
Price/performance: very good
Recommended
Info World (The Netherlands) 12/97
"Prestatie 3D: Uitstekend"
"De op 3D toegesneden chip-technologie staat garant voor uitstekende prestaties."
"Prestatie 2D: Uitstekend"
"Garantie: Heel goed"
"Prijs: Uitstekend"
"Een goede prijs voor een kaart met toptechnologie"
Overall score: 8.4 points (7 boards tested, 2 boards with highest score of 8.4)
INFO PC (France) 12/97
"Orientée vers l'avenir - Cette carte dispose des outils les plus récents."
"Particulièrement efficace dans l'accélération de l'affichage 3D, elle dote également
votre PC de fonctions de traitement vidéo et de visiophonie."
"En affichage 2D, elle offre un grand confort visuel grâce à son image très stable jusque
dans les resolutions les plus élevées (1600 x 1200)."
"On dispose également de nombreux logiciels permettant d'exploiter à plein la VICTORY Erazor
(gestion de la vidéo, décodage MPEG, visiophonie). Les scores affichés lors de nos tests placent
la carte au niveau des meilleures solutions 3D PCI du marché."
"En conclusion La VICTORY Erazor s'avère être un produit de qualité proposé
de plus à un prix raisonnable."
COMPUTER SHOPPER (UK) 11/97
"[...] the Direct3D performance was very good in speed as well as visual quality. The performance on Moto Racer
was very good - the best we saw and very smooth and fast. In tests of the multi-user race game using the network, one
player consistently finished at seventh or eighth place playing on an old 2D card. On the machine with the Erazor,
he consistently won! There have been few cards that we've seen that have as much effect as that!
2D performance was in the top group, and almost no frames were dropped in our four-stream video test."
"[...] it will make a very tough competitor for games players, even against boards such as the Stingray or the
VideoLogic."
PC Home (UK) 11/97
"[...] its performance, especially in Windows terms, is very impressive.
For an early version of a card, it set up surprisingly easily, which looks promising for the future, and supports all
the standards you would expect including DirectX 5. Out of interest, you also have an S-Video connection to utilise the
card's video potential."
CHIP (Germany) 11/97
Performance: very good
Accessories: very good
Ergonomics: very good
Value: very good
Overall rating: very good
Recommended
PC-SHOPPING (Germany) 11/97
Overall score: 35 out of 40 points
(18 boards tested, 3 boards with highest score of 35, thereof 2 ELSA boards)
Recommended
PC ACTION (Germany) 11/97
3D features: very good
Performance: very good
Overall rating: very good
GameStar (Germany) 10/97
Test Winner