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Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GT TDH Extreme 256MB

By Vincent Chang - 2 May 2006

A Picture Perfect GeForce 7600 GT

A Picture Perfect GeForce 7600 GT

With all the major vendors releasing quite a few permutations of this chipset differing in clock speeds and features, the GeForce 7600 GT is turning out to be exactly like what the GeForce 6600 GT was in practically every aspect. Users can also witness for themselves the progress made by NVIDIA moving from the previous generation to the present as the similarly mid-range GeForce 7600 GT leaves the GeForce 6600 GT in the dust in both performance and features. More importantly, the excellent price performance ratio of the GeForce 7600 GT is probably the main reason why there is a deluge of these cards from vendors keen to capitalize on its burgeoning popularity. Leadtek has joined the party with a bang with its overclocked Extreme and going by the benchmark results, it will be a crowd pleaser with gamers and enthusiasts alike.

Aggressive clock speeds aside, the Leadtek Extreme has a solid bundle and best of all, a competitive price tag.

Showing why clock speeds are the main obsession of the graphics card business, the overclocked Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GT TDH Extreme toppled our previous GeForce 7600 GT performance king, the XpertVision Sonic by an average of around 5%. Compared to a typical reference card, this performance margin increased to around 8%, which is a very decent amount for its price. It is a rather simple equation as invariably, the higher clocked card emerges as the winner of these graphics cards duels, unlike other products like mobile phones where the criteria can be more varied and 'fuzzy'. The larger heatsink and cooler for the Leadtek allows the card to be overclocked higher than the XpertVision while at the same time, maintains a decent noise level that would not infringe on your ears' comfort. The temperatures for the Leadtek were also quite reasonable for the most part, with the memory chips taking the brunt of it due to the design of the cooler. Coupled with the two years warranty on the card, that should assure most users that the Leadtek Extreme can handle the heat.

Besides the attraction of its default, speedy self, Leadtek ensures that it has a stellar supporting cast to match its star. The bundle fits that description aptly, with two games, including a relatively well-known title like Serious Sam II and the latest version of CyberLink's popular DVD playback application. As you can expect from such a premium product aimed at the enthusiasts, the Leadtek Extreme cost more than your average GeForce 7600 GT. Fortunately, at S$369, it is only a little more, considering that most of its other major competitors were going for about S$349. This extra cost should cover its slightly more comprehensive bundle and its higher clock speeds more than adequately. That's just our opinion of course as some may prefer the bare card by itself at a lower price. However if you are looking for a complete, premium GeForce 7600 GT, the Leadtek WinFast PX7600 GT TDH Extreme fits this bill perfectly. Overclocked, yet fairly cool and quiet, a nice bundle and a reasonable price to boot – what more can you ask for?

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