| XFX GeForce 7900GT 256MB XXX Extreme Edition Review |
| Written by Maxit | |||||
Page 1 of 2 Price: £258 inc vat
Supplier: www.overclockers.co.ukManufacturer: XFX  The XFX 7900 lineup represents the latest tweaking from Nvidia offering 90nm manufacturing. The 90nm GPUs consume less power and heat when compared to previous cards built on 110nm manufacturing process. On paper it doesn't look a very exciting advancement when compared to the 7800 but factor in higher clock speeds and some additional tweaks to the pipeline by Nvidia and we have something that might justify your attention. XFX build solid graphic cards. They look good, overclock well and come in great packaging. Everytime we upgrade at MaXit, XFX graphics card always make the short list. This card is no exception providing plenty of performance, reasonable pricing and a damn sexy looking X shape box. Okay, we are suckers for great presentation.  The card features 24 pixel and texture processors, 16 ROPS, eight vertex shaders and a date with Jessica Alba. Okay the last one was wishful thinking but the card still offers plenty of spec out of the box. The 90nm design means the processors can be clocked at much higher frequencies than before. Naturally, the card supports SLI so if your dad happens to be Bill Gates you can splash out on a pair and have much fun impressing the kid next door. The Big Specifications include:
90nm process delivers blazing core clocks for ultra-fast graphics performance NVIDIA® CineFX® 4.0 engine delivers advanced visual effects at unimaginable speeds · Greater than 2x the floating-point shading power (over previous generation architecture) · Advanced texture core accelerates 64-bit floating point texture filtering for true high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting effects NVIDIA® SLI- Ready -- Up to 2x the performance of a single GPU for unparalleled gaming experiences 256-bit memory interface and fast GDDR3 memory enables rapid frame rates with all the eye-candy turned on Two integrated dual-link DVI ports support high-definition flat panel displays up to 2560x1600 for an ultrarealistic HD gaming experience ADVANCED VISUAL EFFECTS ENGINES DELIVER ULTRA-REALISTIC GAMING EXPERIENCES AND UNPARALLELED IMAGE QUALITY Industrys only GPU architecture with full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0--including vertex texture fetch (VTF)--enables advanced shading programs for more realistic effects 64-bit floating point texture filtering and blending delivers true high dynamic-range (HDR) support for cinematic lighting effects Adaptive transparency antialiasing algorithm provides dramatically improved image quality with minimal performance overhead NVIDIA® PUREVIDEO TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS HIGH-DEFINITION HOME-THEATER QUALITY VIDEO TO THE PC Dedicated on-chip video processors dramatically increase video processing performance · H.264, MPEG2, and WMV9 decode acceleration provides unmatched HD and SD video playback and post processing · Dedicated video processor frees GPUs shaders to run 3D applications simultaneously Industrys most advanced video algorithms deliver smooth video playback and crisp picture quality · Inverse telecine (3:2 and 2:2 pull-down correction) detects and eliminates artifacts introduced during the film to video conversion process · Advanced spatial-temporal de-interlacing for high definition and standard definition content provides crisp images on progressive displays · High-quality video scaling allows you to change window size to full screen without video noise or artifacts VMR and Overlay video architecture is built for Microsoft® Windows Vista, Windows® XP and Windows® XP Media Center Edition Comprehensive output support for connection to virtually any display device in the living room or office · DVI output enables a pure digital connection to high definition TVs at 720p and 1080p resolutions · Integrated HDTV encoder provides analog TV-output (Component/Composite/S-Video) up to 1080i resolution BUILT FOR WINDOWS VISTA-- THE NEXT-GENERATION OPERATING SYSTEM (OS) FROM MICROSOFT® Third-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista Delivers best possible experience when running the Windows Vista 3D graphical user interface New OS supported by renowned NVIDIA® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA) for maximum stability and reliability NVIDIA® PureVideo technology delivers high-quality VMR pipeline for best-in-class video for Windows Vista  Click for bigger eye candy
And here it is in all it's glory.  Click to enter virtual reality mode - place eyes against monitor Thanks to UC Babe Kerry for lending her fantastic bottom in the name of hardware reviews! You'll be seeing more of her fine figure soon in our Hot Hardware Honeys section or pop down to the forums to discuss her equipment in the Hot Babes forum (regisitration required). |
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