ActiveWin - Hercules 3D Prophet III

Well we have reached the end of the review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for the Hercules 3D Prophet III.

As usual, Hercules didn’t disappoint us with this highly anticipated product. The manufactured quality of the board is still exceptional and unrivalled while the integration of a TV output and a DVI connector for LCD monitors are real pluses. Overall this product is a dream machine, and the visual quality it brings, thanks to all the technologies explained above, is indescribable and unprecedented as shown in the previous screenshots. I won’t hold forth on the performances of the GeForce 3 except that they’re only aimed to evolve to new levels when finalized drivers will come out. Hercules provides its graphic card with PowerDVD 3.0, which is an advantage even if we regret that all games provided on the CD are only demo versions and not full ones.

Specs & Package
Overall Score	82%
Version Reviewed	Hercules 3D Prophet III
Release Date	Available Now!
In the Box	1 Hercules 3D Prophet III card, 1 TV Output adapter cable, 1 Users' Guide, 1 PowerDVD 3 Users' Guide 1 Drivers CD containing PowerDVD 3 & Game Demos, 1 Stickers Board.
The Good Points	Brand New GPU, Tons of new 3D features for amazing & ultra realistic 3D scenes, TV Output & DVI Monitors support, Top Hercules board design with heatsinks & fans allowing overclocking.
The Bad Points	Drivers are buggy and not finalized, No Real DVD hardware support, Performances aren't exceptional in comparison to the 3D Prophet II Ultra, Still overpriced.
Reviewers PC Setup	Pentium 4 1.5 Ghz Intel D850GB Motherboard Windows Millennium Edition 384 MB PC800 RDRAM w/ECC IBM 76,8GB UDMA 100 7200rpm HD DirectX 8.0a 19" Sony Trinitron Monitor Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 Adaptec 19160 Ultra SCSI card Pinnacle Studio DV Plus Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB Microsoft TrackBall Explorer Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro DVD Pioneer 105s (16/40x) Yamaha CRW2100E
PC Required	Minimum System Windows 95 OSR2, 98, Windows Me or Windows 2000 Pentium II or higher 64MB SDRAM CD-Rom Drive One AGP 2x (at least) connector 10Mb of free hard disk space (or more if you install provided games)