Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GT 256MB

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Gigabyte has produced a very competent and attractive GeForce 7900 GT for those who desire something different. It's overclocked sufficiently that one would notice a performance boost for games while the choice of a Zalman cooler helps to keep the graphics card silent and cool. Taken singly, each enhancement by Gigabyte to the original design is not exactly cutting edge but together, they add up to a rather fine and definitely above average GeForce 7900 GT. The only weakness we could find is its rather limited overclocking, though that's hardly a reason to shun this card. After all, the contrast between the Zalman and the standard NVIDIA cooler has to be experienced at firsthand for the best effect but we can tell you frankly that it's a no-brainer choosing the Zalman.

While one can probably purchase the Zalman cooler in its retail form and mount it, why not spend slightly more and avoid the fuss and the worry of voiding your warranty? Gigabyte has priced the GV-NX79T256DP-RH at S$515 (around US$325) but with the standard GeForce 7900 GT selling at around S$499 for most brands, the slight premium seems more than worthwhile, since you'll be getting an incredibly stealthy cooler with decent overclocked frequencies and excellent heat dissipation capability. This trio of factors is hard to come by for many graphics cards, let alone the high-end segment we are dealing with here, thus we are very pleased with the outcome of this Gigabyte TurboForce graphics card and have merited it with a full score.