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| Are you ready to experience what’s on the screen more so than to just see it, Diamond Vista® ready graphics cards feature the cutting edge in graphics processing technologies and as well as the advanced features hardcore gamers are looking for. |
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Microsoft Windows Vista™ will favor newer and relatively more powerful machines when it comes to showing its true colors. What do you need to know about Diamond Multimedia and Windows Vista ? Well, to gain the full Windows Vista user interface experience, a PC with a graphics card that supports DirectX 9 will be needed at the minimum—not all of today's hardware has the graphics chops necessary to display Windows Vista's most visually compelling feature…Windows Vista Areo™.
Windows Aero builds on the basic Windows Vista user experience and offers Microsoft’s best-designed, highest-performing desktop experience. Using Windows Aero requires a PC with a compatible graphics adapter and running a Premium or Business edition of Windows Vista. Certain key feature that will utilize the graphics card.
Glass
Aero features windows that are truly translucent.
Taskbar Thumbnails
With Windows Aero, live taskbar thumbnails show you the contents of the windows that are currently open, in the background, or minimized in the taskbar.
Windows Flip
Windows Flip is an update of the feature known as ALT+TAB in previous versions of Windows. With Aero, Windows Flip shows you live thumbnails of your open windows
Windows Flip 3D
Windows Flip 3D creates a view of your open windows in a three-dimensional stack on your desktop using the ALT + TAB feature
Smoother Windows Performance
When using Windows Aero, open windows glide smoothly on your screen when you move or resize them. There are no redraw artifacts, latency, or "tearing" effects that you sometimes see, particularly in windows that display dynamic content such as video. Using Aero will even reduce legacy graphics driver-related problems on your system, giving you an even more confident and stable Windows desktop experience.
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ATI Catalyst® - Ultimate PC graphics drivers & software
ATI’s graphics drivers and software for Windows Vista have been
re-architected for maximum stability and performance. Windows Vista
demands the highest level of device driver quality and ATI answers the
call with the industry’s first software suite ATI Catalyst.
ATI Avivo - Video and display perfection for the PC
ATI’s AVIVO video and display technology delivers enhanced connectivity
and advanced HD support for Windows Vista, delivering ultra high quality
imaging and high performance video playback on the PC.
Preparing For Windows Vista
Choose Diamond Video Cards For Great Quality, Service, And Value!
Your last decision is which manufacturer's product to purchase. Of course, we recommend purchasing a Diamond Multimedia Video Card. Diamond has been the leader in the video card industry offering the highest quality with the lowest return rates in the industry, free customer service by telephone, e-mail and chat. If you are planning to upgrade your video card , please see our  How To Buy The Right Video Card
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