Introduction

Does EVGA still need an introduction? I wouldn't think so, but they surely deserve one. For those who haven't heard of EVGA yet, let's get you up to speed. Founded in 1999, EVGA has grown exponentially in the channel, serving the system builder, distribution and retail markets with products that offer the highest in quality and customer satisfaction, thereby making the computing experience transparent to the hardware in the box. EVGA only offers visual processing products based on NVIDIA chipsets and in year 2005 expanded its product line to include motherboards.

Last year during the month of June, NVIDIA introduced their high-end GeForce 7800 series which only supported the PCI Express interface. The GeForce 7800 cards came actually in two different versions at the start by a GeForce 7800 GTX and less strong GeForce 7800 GT. The major change coming with the GeForce 7 series have been an increase in pipelines whereas the GTX features 24 pipes and the GT gotten 20 pipes. Since then rumors gotten send out that NVIDIA would come also with an AGP part, but that rumor was fast put down by NVIDIA.

This year however NVIDIA released in February an AGP version based upon the GeForce 7800 chip. Somehow the AGP market is still bigger then the PCI Express share and therefore NVIDIA saw the need to kick out a new product to bring em at the top of the performance chain in the AGP world. By releasing the GeForce 7800 GS AGP graphics card based upon the existing GeForce 7 series released previously NVIDIA made sure they can deliver top notch performance and an attractive upgrade path for all AGP system owners. And with EVGA being a close partner of NVIDIA, we see the release of the e-GeForce 7800 GS CO SuperClock.

EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GS CO SuperClock AGP

EVGA actually released more then one version of the GeForce 7800 GS AGP card that will differ quite a bit from the reference design. EVGA first came with a reference e-GeForce 7800 GS design, which is clocked at the speeds of 375/1200MHz that NVIDIA has set. This was followed quote fast with some more impressive version, namely an e-GeForce 7800 GS OC clocked at 430/1300MHz and finally two designs of the e-GeForce 7800 GS OC SuperClock card set at 460/1350MHz. The difference between the two SuperClock edition cards is just the fan being used.

EVGA gave us the chance to take a look at one of their e-GeForce 7800 GS AGP cards, which is actually the SuperClock edition. The SuperClock version is one of the fastest card released that features the G70 AGP core. On top of that EVGA made sure it that also the memory is decently and good enough to keep up with the processing power.

Features

• GeForce 7800 GS (460MHz)
• 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 memory (1350MHz)
• Memory Bandwidth of 43.2GB/s
• AGP 4x/8x Compatibility
• Integrated NVIDIA TV Encoder (S-Video)
• PC99 DB-15 Analog Connector
• DVI-I Connector for Analog/Digital Display

The EVGA e-GeForce 7800 GS Box

And what did we receive from EVGA in term of package? EVGA is shipping the e-GeForce 7800 GS CO SuperClock in a very eye catchy colored paperboard box. A meanly 2-colored box, blue/green which are the main colors of EVGA. The box is the same for all versions made by EVGA, but the difference, which you might have noticed is the SuperClocked sticker that details as well the core and memory clock speeds of the e-GeForce 7800 GS AGP.

The EVGA box comes sealed with two round stickers on each side of the box. Of course if these are broken upon purchasing the EVGA graphics card this would mean that the package was already been opened by someone. So that is something to check before you buy. The box itself details very clearly the product that you are buying as well as the main features, that it is an AGP card with high performance 256MB GDDR3 memory. One other thing we can't skip to mention is that you can win such a card on the EVGA website.

Turning the e-GeForce 7800 GS box around we find out even more details on the product enclosed. The back of the paperboard package lists all the features of the e-GeForce 7800 GS and what is included in the package. On top of that it details the lifetime warranty that is covering this product. Further checking the box reveals also some more information on the sides that might come in handy upon purchase of the e-GeForce 7800 GS. All these add up in the first impression of the EVGA package, a very detailed and professional box.