The Magnificent Seven: GeForce3 Board Round-up

Hercules 3D Prophet III

Black, green, red - and now blue. Even though the manufacturers appear to have placed great stock in the color of their boards, it's actually one of the few distinguishing features they offer.

Formerly an independent company, Hercules is now part of the French Guillemot Corporation. Retailers occasionally hawk Hercules products under the "Guillemot" brand.

This card doesn't have a VIVO module - the Encoder chip is firmly connected to the circuit board. This makes it impossible to upgrade using additional modules.

Uwe Scheffel