EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX EGS

Name: EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX EGS - Page 12
Brand: EVGA

by Marco Chiappetta — Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 05:30 PM EDT

Performance Summary: Throughout our entire battery of synthetic and in-game benchmarks, the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX was the fastest single-video card we tested. The ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition performed also well in FarCry when anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering were enabled, but in every other test, the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX's performance was only rivaled by the reference NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX, or the pair of GeForce 6800 Ultra cards running in an SLI multi-GPU configuration.

We were very pleased by the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX. This card proved to be an excellent performer in every game or benchmark we ran, it's in-game image quality was great, it proved to be a decent overclocker, and perhaps best of all the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX is one of the least expensive GeForce 7800 GTX cards currently available. We found the 256-P2-N528 model showcased in this article available for about $540 at NewEgg, although 7800 GTX cards with lower core-clock speeds are available for a bit less money. We do wish EVGA shipped the e-GeForce 7800 GTX with a more complete bundle, however, that included a recent game to show off the card's capabilities, but we suppose that's what the "Battlefield 2 Edition" of the card is for. All things considered, the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX is a fine choice for anyone looking to purchase a GeForce 7800 GTX, but we'd recommend springing for the Battlefield 2 Edition, which is available for only a few dollars more. We're giving the EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GTX a solid 8 on the Heat Meter...


•_Great Performance •_Relatively Silent Cooler •_Single Slot •_Relatively Low Price (For a 7800 GTX) •_Good overclocker •_SLI Ready	•_Somewhat Limited Bundle •_Battlefield 2 Edition available for only a few more dollars

Tags: GeForce, evga, GTX, VGA, force, GT, 7800, 780

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com