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Gainward PowerPack! Ultra1800 PCX Golden Sample Review |
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Written by Mavke
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Friday, 01 October 2004 |
A review has been published on the Gainward PowerPack! Ultra1800 PCX Golden Sample by Overclockers Online. Today we have one of Gainward's PCI Express video card in for testing that offers buyers more performance at a higher price. Gainward is a nVidia tier-1 partner who only manufacters products built with nVidia GPUs. Gainward currently has three product series that they distinguised by use of cooling technologies.
 Gainward PowerPack! Ultra1800 PCX Golden Sample Review
The card performs like that of a mainstream offering, but we were honestly expecting more out of a video card that retails for $250. The last generation technology found in the Ultra1800 PCX will soon be smashed by the 6600 and 6600GT GPUs in the next few months in that they will cost less, offer more features, and better it in performance. That's not to say that this is a bad card, but this card falls into a price/performance ratio that is six months old.
Right now, if I were to give anyone advice on buying a PCI Express graphics card I would tell them to wait if they can, but if they absolutely can't then do their wallet a favor and buy a PCI graphics card for cheap until the moment is right. That's an extreme, but honestly, no gamer is going to find much longevity in PCI Express cards utilizing last generation technology.
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