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A Detailed Look At The Candidates

6:06 AM - December 9, 2005 by Tino Kreiss

NVIDIA Graphics Cards with PCI-Express Interface
Manufacturer and Designation	Code Name	Video Memory in MB	HDR-Rendering	Vertex Shader Version	Pixel Shader Version	GPU-Frequency MHz	memory-Frequency MHz
eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX Black Pearl	G70	512, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	600	1800
Gigabyte GeForce 7800 GTX Turbo Force	G70	256, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	480	1250
Asus GeForce N7800GTX Extreme	G70	256, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	430	1200
Asus GeForce N7800GT Extreme	G70	256, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	400	1000
Gigabyte GeForce 7800 GT	G70	256, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	400	1000
Gigabyte GeForce 6600 GT Silentpipe II	NV43	128, GDDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	500	1000
MSI GeForce 6600 GT Diamond	NV43	128, DDR3	yes	3.0	3.0	500	1000

Among the contenders: A silent, passively cooled SLI-solution.

Asus GeForce 7800 GT Extreme

The GeForce 7800 GT uses a single-slot cooling solution, and the fan is backlit by blue LEDs. The cooler consists of the fan itself, an integrated heatpipe and cooling fins; two of the four memory modules are cooled by the fan's airflow. The two modules above the GPU are connected to the main heatsink by a heatpipe. The PCB is reinforced by a thin sheet of steel that runs the length of the card.