Gainward Bliss 7950GT PCX TV Dual DVI Golden Sample

The Gainward 7950GT "Golden Sample" is one of the fastest 7xxx series graphics cards on the market, and Gainwards card doesn't dissapoint! It runs on a PCI-e connector, however as it draws more power than the slot can provide it needs an extra power connector on the side. This is NOT compatible with an AGP board, and does need a beefy power supply (i recommend 400+ watts). The card has a dual slot cooler - that is to say that it takes up the width of one slot, and then the fan on the card takes up the space of another slot. The fan is quiet and looks sleek, however the card has a black piece of metal on top to make it look sleek and i've ...  Read the complete review

I bought this card to replace a somewhat slow Radeon X1900GT, a month ago. First, I thought that I should get a 8800GTS 320mb. But then I realized, that this is the first generation DX10 cards. There soon will be better DX10 cards out I recon. And playing games on high resoloution / quality settings in DX10, could give the 320mb memory a mayor performance penalty. A Radeon X1950XT (The card that the 7950GT competes with) Whas a bit too expensive in my eyes. Especially, as I probably will get Windows Vista and a direct x10 videocard in the end of the year or so. And also upgrade my monitor. Besides, The 7950GT beats the X1900XT ...  Read the complete review