sushrukh
02-28-2007, 08:30 PM
Guys,I've just won a Foxconn 7950GT 256MB card.It's an factory Overclocked card with only 256 MB of memory.But despite having only 256MB of memory it can outperform many 512 MB 7950GT cards out there.The card's DDR3 chips are cooled by the copper cooler which otherwise left without cooling in case of other 7 series cards. :lol:
Foxconn even bundles a ist class Gamepad with the card.The box itself is an artwork.
Some Pics :-
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1. The box :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/941/fxcn7950gtboxbgvb5.jpg
2. The card itself :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4553/fxcn7950gtcardfrontbgjb3.jpg
3. The Gamepad :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4948/fxcn7950gtgamepadbgzh4.jpg
According to this review, this card performs better in comparison with a Gigabyte 512MB 7950GT card.
" With the results of practical tests on our hands, we can claim that the GeForce 7950 GT doesn’t have an overwhelming advantage if equipped with 512 megabytes of graphics memory instead of 256 megabytes.
It’s only in four out of 19 tests that the Foxconn GeForce 7950 GT 256MB has been indeed considerably slower than the ordinary GeForce 7950 GT, namely in Call of Duty 2 , Serious Sam 2 , Gothic 3 , and Company of Heroes . But Serious Sam 2 is known to have an immoderate appetite due to very uneconomic rendering methods, and in Gothic 3 the difference could only be seen in 1920x1200 resolution in which the average speed of the GeForce 7950 GT with enabled 4x FSAA is less than 20fps. Thus, there are actually only two games left - Call of Duty 2 and Company of Heroes – that can really use more than 256 megabytes of graphics memory. In all other cases there is no benefit at all from 512MB of memory or it is seen only in high resolutions when graphics cards of the GeForce 7950 GT class cannot maintain a comfortable frame rate anymore. Graphics cards of a higher class already come with this amount of memory, or even more, so they don’t face that problem. "
Review Link :- http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gigabyte-foxconn-gf7950gt_5.html.
Overclockability :- http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=4628&s=11.
Do u guyz have any idea about this ? They r saying that in most of the cases, 256MB card is enough to power a game & in their test, in low resolutions,the Foxconn 256 MB card has performed better than the 512 MB card.Is this right ?
Foxconn even bundles a ist class Gamepad with the card.The box itself is an artwork.
Some Pics :-
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1. The box :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/941/fxcn7950gtboxbgvb5.jpg
2. The card itself :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4553/fxcn7950gtcardfrontbgjb3.jpg
3. The Gamepad :- http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4948/fxcn7950gtgamepadbgzh4.jpg
According to this review, this card performs better in comparison with a Gigabyte 512MB 7950GT card.
" With the results of practical tests on our hands, we can claim that the GeForce 7950 GT doesn’t have an overwhelming advantage if equipped with 512 megabytes of graphics memory instead of 256 megabytes.
It’s only in four out of 19 tests that the Foxconn GeForce 7950 GT 256MB has been indeed considerably slower than the ordinary GeForce 7950 GT, namely in Call of Duty 2 , Serious Sam 2 , Gothic 3 , and Company of Heroes . But Serious Sam 2 is known to have an immoderate appetite due to very uneconomic rendering methods, and in Gothic 3 the difference could only be seen in 1920x1200 resolution in which the average speed of the GeForce 7950 GT with enabled 4x FSAA is less than 20fps. Thus, there are actually only two games left - Call of Duty 2 and Company of Heroes – that can really use more than 256 megabytes of graphics memory. In all other cases there is no benefit at all from 512MB of memory or it is seen only in high resolutions when graphics cards of the GeForce 7950 GT class cannot maintain a comfortable frame rate anymore. Graphics cards of a higher class already come with this amount of memory, or even more, so they don’t face that problem. "
Review Link :- http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gigabyte-foxconn-gf7950gt_5.html.
Overclockability :- http://sg.vr-zone.com/?i=4628&s=11.
Do u guyz have any idea about this ? They r saying that in most of the cases, 256MB card is enough to power a game & in their test, in low resolutions,the Foxconn 256 MB card has performed better than the 512 MB card.Is this right ?