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Leadtek WinFast A6600 GT TDH Graphics Card Review (page 3)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin

[ 05/10/2005 | 11:26 AM ]

Noise, Overclocking and 2D Quality

Like the WinFast PX6600 GT TDH, the reviewed card doesn’t hurt one’s ears. Although the cooler isn’t absolutely noiseless, it produces a soft rustling sound that is not irritating at all. We noticed no overheat; moreover, the HSI heatsink remained just warm, while it is hot on the reference GeForce 6600 GT AGP.

We could only speed the card up to 560/520 (1040) MHz in our overclocking experiments. At higher frequencies image artifacts would appear. That’s a sufficient gain considering that the memory overclocking is impeded by the complex wiring on the GeForce 6600 GT.

The quality of the 2D image outputted by the card was sharp in all resolutions up to our monitor’s maximum of 1800x1400@75Hz. Well, the overwhelming majority of graphics cards today deliver an impeccable 2D quality. You can only have a “blurry” 2D image with some cheapest no-name devices.