The NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS: A Closer Look
by Josh Venning on September 19, 2006 5:00 AM EST- Posted in
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EVGA
EVGA is a respected name in graphics hardware, and they sent us one of their 7900 GS models for this review.
Their 7900 GS has a slightly different heat sink design than the reference card, but it's not quite as different as the Leadtek 7900 GS.
The EVGA 7900 GS's heat sink is slightly longer than the reference 7900 GS's heat sink and it has two gill-shaped cutouts exposing some copper ridges from the inside of the sink. Aside from that, the card has the signature EVGA black coloring, with their logo and card name in clear view on the face.
This card also comes with a game bundle. Hitman: Blood Money is included, and as an added bonus, when you register you are able to receive two additional games: Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (while supplies last). This game bundle is definitely a welcome addition to the card.
EVGA is a respected name in graphics hardware, and they sent us one of their 7900 GS models for this review.
Their 7900 GS has a slightly different heat sink design than the reference card, but it's not quite as different as the Leadtek 7900 GS.
The EVGA 7900 GS's heat sink is slightly longer than the reference 7900 GS's heat sink and it has two gill-shaped cutouts exposing some copper ridges from the inside of the sink. Aside from that, the card has the signature EVGA black coloring, with their logo and card name in clear view on the face.
This card also comes with a game bundle. Hitman: Blood Money is included, and as an added bonus, when you register you are able to receive two additional games: Half-Life 2: Episode 1 and Dark Messiah of Might & Magic (while supplies last). This game bundle is definitely a welcome addition to the card.
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Josh Venning - Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - link
Thanks for the comment. We didn't include FSAA tests in this article because it isn't a full analysis of 7900 GS performance, but a comparison between different 7900 GS products. For an in-depth look at the 7900 GS performance in more games and settings take a look at the 7900 GS launch coverage(http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2827...">http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2827..., and the 7950 GT article which has some 7900 GS SLI numbers (http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2833...">http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2833....As far as driver settings, we test with default driver settings with the exception of vsync which is disabled. We do the same with ATI hardware; we leave catalyst AI on its default setting. We find this is the best way to keep our tests consistent for an article like this.
giantpandaman2 - Tuesday, September 19, 2006 - link
I wonder if part of the difference in heat/power consumption had to do with how much power was supplied to the fans. Slow running fan=low power=high heat. Faster fan=higher power=low heat.Meh, I'm not sure a tiny fan could ever put a dent in a 20 watt difference though.