Gainward's award-winning High-Performance/Wide-Bandwidth hardware design is powered by NVIDIA's GeForce 7300 GT GPU integrating 256MB high-speed DDR2 memory which offers enhanced,... more...leading-edge performance for the 3D enthusiasts.
Advantages: high performance at low price Disadvantages: Instructions not clear
Not being too sure on the quality of Gainward I was hesitant in buying this card but was swayed by the price and performance ratings.
This time I won't go into the basics and history and go straight in to the review of the card.
~ The Package ~
Mine came in the exact box next to the title, it's a large box and the card is then encased within another box so I would say is well protected.
In the box came the card and all the cables you need for standard monitor or digital and power.
~ The Card ~
At first sight I was quite impressed, it has a red PCB and black heat sink and fan with a large mesh type casing around it. Normally I would rip off the stock heatsink and fan and replace it with a high performance one, no need to here as it cools the card very well.
I noticed straight away that it has dual DVI but it ...
Advantages: Silent, Excellent performance, Great Ram Disadvantages: none
This is one great card, a bargain at the price, and you just cant go past a GT with a passive heatsink and GDDR3 Ram.
I bought this 256Mb Card, after previously owning the budget 7600GS, thinking it would be a small improvement, well let me set the record straight by saying that for the small price difference (approx 30%) over the budget card, you get a bunch more bang for your buck.
First and foremost the Ram on the card is DDR3, giving better timings, faster speeds, and lower temperatures. Which is ideal because this card is passively cooled by an oversized heatsink (the heatsink is the size of the whole card) and the card takes up two slots for heat ventilation so make sure you have a spare PCI slot next to your PCI-Express slot.
Performance wise the card is very impressive, the core is clocked at GT Speeds, and even allows ...
Advantages: Good price Excellent mid-range card Overclocks well Disadvantages: Bad manual
Nvidia have really hit the sweet spot with this one! Seeing the gap in the market for a sub-£200 £150-plus card, they released the 6800GS based on the NV42 core at around £160, with 1.8nano second memory, and 256mb of it. This card was fast as it was, but Gainward took it a step surther, doubling the memory size and making the speed of it 1.2ns. This is hard to explain but in summary it mean that the memory can be overcloked further than the BLISS' already overclocked 1300MHz. The package is great, including PowerDVD and a VIVO cable with S-Video, RGB and Composite connectors. All this at a sub £170 price! The only gripe I had was the manual, which was lazy and generic, describing a different version of cards.
All in All though, for a mid-range card, it's the best on the market. ...
Product Information for "Gainward BLISS 7300GT PCX TV-DVI SilentFX" »
General
MPN
471846200-8026
Device Type
Graphics adapter
Enclosure Type
Plug-in card
Interface Type
PCI Express x16
Processor / memory
Graphics Processor / Vendor
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Clock Speed
350 MHz
Video Memory Installed
256 MB
Technology
DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Clock Speed
700 MHz
Features
Nvidia SLI Multi-GPU Technology, Extreme HD ready (XHD)
Video output
Max Resolution (external)
2560 x 1600
API Supported
OpenGL 2.0, DirectX 9.0c
Max Monitors Supported
2
TV Interface
HDTV out
Digital Video Standard
Digital Visual Interface (DVI)
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces
1 x VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15)
1 x DVI-I (dual link) - 29 pin combined DVI
1 x HDTV output
Compatible Slots
1 x PCI Express x16
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
1 x HDTV cable
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista software and devices have undergone compatibility tests for ease-of-use, better performance and enhanced security.
Software / system requirements
Software Included
Gainward EXPERTool
OS Required
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP
Peripheral / Interface Devices
CD-ROM
System Requirements Details
Pentium 4 - RAM 256 MB
Manufacturer's product description
Gainward's award-winning High-Performance/Wide-Bandwidth hardware design is powered by NVIDIA's GeForce 7300 GT GPU integrating 256MB high-speed DDR2 memory which offers enhanced, leading-edge performance for the 3D enthusiasts.
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