Foxconn GeForce 7950 GT

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Foxconn have taken the value-add route with their FV-N79GM3D2-HP GeForce 7950 GT. With no cooler, spec or clock changes, they rely on a bundle that's attractive by virtue of the game controller and the software applications in order to tempt you into a purchase. It's a little odd to see backup software shipped with a graphics board, but the VirtualDrive PRO inclusion is a nice one for the gamer if he or she plays a bunch of games and is sick of swapping the optical media for each. Just be sure it works with your software build, as noted before.

Therefore if the Foxconn retails for little more than other 'bare' 7950 GTs currently on sale, which means around £200 here in the UK including VAT, then the bundle makes it tempting as a value-add proposition, all other things being equal on the board itself. However, much more than that £200 and it impinges too much on Radeon X1900 XT pricing to make much sense. The Radeon is faster and offers better IQ, and while the Foxconn's cooler is undoubtedly easier to live with than that on a stock Radeon X1900 XT, taking less power from the mains to boot, for this end of the market those things matter less than the performance and how good the pixels look.