XFX GeForce 7900 GTX XXX, 7900 GT XXX and 7600 GT XXX

Power Requirements

Before wrapping things up, we thought we'd give you an easy way to check out how much power NVIDIA recommends for both single and SLI operation of the three new cards being introduced today. Below, you will find a table listing the minimum recommended power supply ratings.

Final Thoughts

A lot of gamers will be relieved to finally see top to bottom market coverage by NVIDIA's 7 Series. We know a lot of you were really waiting on a midrange 7 Series card, and hopefully, the 7600 GT proved to be worth the wait to most of you. We think it's a great card and are quite impressed by its performance. XFX's 7600 GT XXX will definitely get recommended by us to gamers who need a solid gaming solution for around $200.

We really hope the 7900 GT stays around the $300 MSRP. We have our doubts that it will since it's such a great card, but we're keeping our fingers crossed, and we'll update this article with street pricing information as soon as we get the chance. At an MSRP of about $350, XFX's 7900 GT XXX is an excellent choice for anyone wanting a kickass card with considerably more future-proofing than the midrange cards provide. If you can afford it, you won't regret it. There were rumors that this card would perform simliar to a 7800 GTX 512, and we were skeptical about those rumors. Turns out they were spot on. Color us impressed and then some.

That leaves us with the 7900 GTX, another solid flagship card from NVIDIA. We can't wait to actually compare it (and the other cards) to a Radeon X1900. This two-slot beast offers all the bragging rights you could ever want, especially if you can afford dual or the new Quad SLI ( That would require a mother/daughter card, not 4 GTX cards)  and the really expensive monitor you need to go with it. The MSRP for a vanilla 7900 GTX is $499. XFX's 7900 GTX XXX's MSRP is $100 more. Whether the factory overclock and Double Lifetime Warranty are worth the extra money or not is up to you. We'll have to wait and see how overclockable the average 7900 GTX is before we draw any conclusions.

Availability is always a key factor for a launch and the weeks following. As long as these cards are readily available to consumers, we believe they will all be quite successful and deservingly so, especially the 7900 GT and 7600 GT. While the 7900 GTX is a very exciting and powerful card, the 7900 GT and 7600 GT really wowed us and captured most of our excitement for this launch. XFX's offerings are all quite excellent and should be on your list if you are shopping for any of these cards today or in the future.

Extreme High Definition (XHD) gaming seems to be one of the next big things on the horizon, and NVIDIA has hit three performance levels and price points for XHD gaming very competently with today's launch. Stay tuned for more information on these cards, their performance, XHD gaming, and everything else geeks love. And don't forget to check out our forums - we have monthly giveaways!