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Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB

By Vincent Chang - 30 Mar 2007

Conclusion

Conclusion

With ATI delaying the launch of its competing R600 and other derivatives of that GPU to the midyear, the way is clear for NVIDIA to further consolidate its position. According to some reports, ATI plans to release a complete range of products then, including both enthusiast and mainstream products. NVIDIA however has gone for the typical (of this industry) practice of releasing the high-end GeForce 8800 series first before the mid-range and lower variants.

No matter which approach is chosen, the end result should be the same. But in the meantime, while ATI prepares, NVIDIA has taken the early mover advantage. Who knows, the performance of the R600 may just surprise us, but at least NVIDIA has already chalked up some decent sales and the latest 320MB variant of the GeForce 8800 GTS probably contributed to this, due to its relatively good price performance ratio.

Average in more ways than one, the Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB.

Leadtek's GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB that we saw in this article is not its Extreme, overclocked version. This is a rather average graphics card and it may find itself facing competition in the marketplace due to its unorthodox but still relatively mild clock speeds. With rivals like MSI and Foxconn having significantly overclocked versions, this Leadtek will not be a match in terms of performance out of the box. It did perform better than expected in the overclocking segment, where it just edged out the MSI. However, overclocking is not a reliable gauge and could vary from one batch of cards to another.

As for the rest of the package, Leadtek has included a decent collection of applications, games and accessories, of which the only major complaint is that the games are getting a little old. Leadtek seriously needs to update them to keep up with the other offerings in the market or it could remove them entirely and compete on price alone. Because the Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GTS TDH 320MB is not too strong on the price factor either, costing around S$500 (~US$329) and that is more costly than some of the other brands available now. Our past experiences with Leadtek products have shown that they are generally reliable and decent and though we don't doubt that's the case for this GeForce 8800 GTS, it may just be a bit too middling and ordinary.

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