NVIDIA 7800GT Released!

Despite the lack of any fanfare on the official site, the new anticipated GeForce 7800GT, the GTX’s little brother, was released today, with many, many reviews going around the web.

Guru3D: The cards are a reference model from NVIDIA, one from eVGA and one from Point of View. The GTX is a raw 3D rendering beast, but it’s an expensive beast for sure. The 7800 GT my friends is over 150 bucks cheaper at 449 USD making this one attractive buy. One rumor was wrong for sure though … the 7800 GT is SLI compatible, that means you can upgrade and scale up that 3D rendering horse powered gaming rig of yours. Find it all out at this 19 page review. Check out this INSANE review here!

HardOCP: It is important to keep in mind that this is not a new spin or revision of the G70; in fact, it is the same G70 core. The only differences between the GTX and GT are that some pipelines have been turned off and the clock speed has been reduced. Will this be the next “GeForce 6800” with the ability to unlock pipelines? It will be interesting to see what you modders out there come up with, though, obviously, modding the card it is not supported and voids your warranty. Check out the review here.

TechReport: IF YOU’VE PURCHASED a GeForce 7800 GTX in the six weeks or so since its introduction, you may want to avert your eyes. If you purchased a Radeon X850 XT in recent months, just close your browser window now. And if you’re a corporate executive at a certain Canadian fabless semiconductor firm, you may want to bury your head. NVIDIA is now unleashing a card based on an ever so slightly cut down version of the G70 graphics processor at a substantial discount off the price of the GeForce 7800 GTX. Check it out here.

Hexus: The most desirable mainstream graphics board on the market at the time of writing, bar none. Anything slower treads on the 6800 Ultra’s toes a bit too much, so it’ll be interesting to see how NVIDIA might handle that product overlap in the months to come. We await the imminent arrival of the ATI R520, and friends, that little while longer, but see NVIDIA’s timing as just about perfect. In the meantime NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT is effectively the HEXUS ‘Editor’s Choice’ for the high-end. Check out this review here.

Whew! More reviews are here: Bit-Tech, Hardware Analysis, Hot Hardware, PC Per and VR-Zone.