Guillemot Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 TNT2 Ultra

Performance

The performance of the Guiellmot Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 is virtually identical to that of other TNT2 cards out there at the same clock speed. Rather than publishing the same benchmarks over and over again, we encourage you to check out AnandTech's Dynamite TNT2 Ultra Review, our original NVIDIA RIVA TNT2 Review, and the latest July 1999 TNT2 Roundup. Just remember that the Xentor 32 is clocked at a default of 175/183 and our sample was able to hit 175/200 core/memory and remain completely stable.

Final Words

Now that Guillemot has proven that our first sample Xentor was a fluke, the question remains - is the Guillemot Maxi Gamer Xentor 32 worth your money? At $199.99 (after a $30 mail-in rebate), the Xentor 32 is at a unique price point, it is just barely cheaper than the Dynamite TNT2 Ultra yet it is more expensive than the non-Ultra cards. Considering that the card is guaranteed at 175/183 and ours was able to hit 175/200, don't expect to be able to up the memory frequency too far above 183MHz (there's a reason Guillemot dropped the spec from 195 down to 183MHz), and you'll get diminishing returns as the core speed approaches and passes the 183MHz mark, provided it'll even go that far. Overall, the Xentor 32 is a reasonable alternative to the Hercules Dynamite TNT2 Ultra. In fact, if that card wasn't on the market, the Xentor would be the fastest available out of the box. But that's not the case, so you'll have to decide for yourself whether the Hercules and it's higher default speed and higher quality RAM/heatsink/fan are worth an extra $30.

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