The 'Ti4800SE' tag of Albatron's graphics card doesn't signify that it's a superior extension of the GeForce4 Ti4600 – in fact, it's really just an NV28 (the AGP 8x of the GeForce4 Ti) version of NVIDIA's Ti4400, coupled with a slightly increased core clock speed.

AGP 8x offers minimal performance enhancements in current games, and the technology isn't likely to get off the ground before it's superseded by newer interface standards. 8x is a drastically overrated technology.

Albatron's Ti4800SE is reasonably well equipped, with a large, capable cooler, and there's a good range of extras thrown in with the card as well. Although Gigabyte's RADEON 9500 PRO outdid it in most current benchmarks, the difference was frequently minute. Of course, the Albatron lacks DirectX 9 compatibility, so it's not quite as future-proof as the aforementioned Gigabyte. This said, it still packs a lot of ponies under the hood – enough for it to pump out decent frame rates and attractive visuals for the next couple of years.

However, it's price rather than performance that really saves this card from mediocrity. At only $435 it manages to stave-off attacks from higher-performing ATI opponents quite effectively. It's also cheap enough that it competes with most Ti4200-8x cards, and it's typically about 5-10% faster as well.

If you're considering a new graphics card but can't quite afford  a RADEON 9500 PRO or 9700, Albatron's Ti4800SE is a worthy choice – despite the deceptive name.