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Leadtek WinFast PX6800 GT TDH Graphics Card: Overclocker's Dream (page 23)

Category: Video

by Alexey Stepin

[ 07/26/2005 | 04:14 PM ]

Conclusion

So, we were much pleased with the Leadtek WinFast PX6800 GT TDH which turned to be a practically blameless product (not an often thing in our practice, we should confess). The only small drawback of this card is it is heavy because of the use of copper in the cooling system. But well, you should just make sure the device is properly fastened in the system case, and the weight won’t be a problem at all. The card is loud only before the ForceWare driver is loaded. After that it is no louder than other components of an ordinary PC. It means you will surely have acoustic comfort with this device.

The WinFast PX6800 GT performs well enough in modern games, especially in OpenGL ones. The support of Shader Model 3.0 and floating-point color representation may give this graphics card an advantage in upcoming games, but it is still slower than the RADEON X800 XL when high graphics memory performance is important, like in full-screen anti-aliasing modes. So again, you may want to consider ATI’s RADEONs if you like to have an anti-aliased picture in games, but the Leadtek may be a better choice for the upcoming new generation of games that actively use Shader Model 3.0.

The excellent overclockability makes the Leadtek WinFast PX6800 GT TDH a good choice for an overclocker. At least, we reached 450/1200MHz frequencies very easily, without additional cooling and stability issues. This result may probably be improved upon if you use liquid or other advanced types of cooling but it’s anyway good for an NV45-based with 2ns memory. Another bonus of the PX6800 GT is its support of NVIDIA’s SLI technology. It means you can buy another such card and install them both into an nForce4-based system to get a powerful, yet rather quiet gaming machine.

So, our verdict is: if you are into overclocking, the WinFast PX6800 GT TDH undoubtedly deserves your consideration.

Highs:

• Efficient cooling system
• Quiet operation
• High performance in current games
• Excellent overclockability
• Shader Model 3.0
• Floating-point color representation

Lows:

• No evident drawbacks

Having summed up our test results we here at X-bit labs decided to award Leadtek WinFast PX6800 GT TDH graphics card with the prestigious Editor’s Choice Title as the today’s Best Graphics Card for Overclockers and Enthusiasts :