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Leadtek 8800GTS 640MB
Introduction
I've said it before: the 8800-series cards are great. They are heavy-hitters in the gaming world. They are well-built and very quiet. And, even though they've been available for some time, their domination of the high-end market doesn't seem to be challenged. One drawback to the series, at its launch, was the nearly unprecedented price. Now they're affordable. Not cheap, but the price can be justified by the gamer looking for the best. It doesn't hurt that both NVIDIA and ATI have not made mainstream video cards that perform nearly as well as the reigning 8800s. There were other problems with the 8800s' launch. The cards were made available before Vista's launch. This was problematic because, being DirectX 10 parts, they required Vista to take full advantage of their feature set. Consumers were happy puttering around with Windows XP, and many were not about to take the one-two of buying Vista and a very expensive video card, especially without any DirectX 10 games to play. Today, however, Vista prices are affordable, and DirectX 10 games are coming down as well. People who waited for the mainstream cards have been or will be disappointed by their performance. These top-shelf video cards have a lot to offer, all over again. On the bench, we've got a Leadtek "WinFast" 8800GTS 640MB video card. It is stock-clocked, lightly bundled, and priced enticingly at well under $400. Now that the initial drawbacks are moot, is it still the card of your dreams, or have new drawbacks cropped up?
Page 1: Introduction
Page 2: The Card & Bundle Page 3: Test Setup Page 4: Testing - HL2 Episode 1 Page 5: Testing - F.E.A.R. Page 6: Testing - Company of Heroes Page 7: Testing - Prey Page 8: Testing - Need for Speed Most Wanted Page 9: Testing - 3DMark 06 & HQV Page 10: Performance Summary, Overclocking & Conclusion
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