So guys iv had my Card since Saturday morning and unfortunately I got myself suspended! 
anyways after two days of testing I must say im so far really impressed and happy!
So I got a non OC version, this being the Point of View Version of the card, Pictured below:
So it comes in a basic retail pack with all the expected accessories, the driver CD and the card of course
And in the system, samne length as a 1950pro so no problem there
So first things first, lets get the 3D Mark scores in so I ran the GPU at stock in 3D Mark 06:
First run with the CPU e6300 @ 2.33GHz
3DMark Score 8239 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3717 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 3700 Marks
CPU Score 2021 Marks
So a decent return and 3000marks higher than my old 1950pro!
So next I thought lets match these OC versions and I increased the core by 50Mhz to 550Mhz core!
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1195915
3DMark Score 8587 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3966 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 3924 Marks
CPU Score 1982 Marks(seemed to go down compared to last will need to run again)
Nice return of 300marks for the 50mhz increase in core! Unfortunately my CPU wont go any further on my current setup! I have still to go and clock the memory on the card but im more than happy!
*EDIT* More extreme Overclocking attempted!
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1201485
3DMark Score 9362 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 4358 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4445 Marks
CPU Score 2029 Marks
This was achieved with a core of 652Mhz and a mem speed of 900Mhz(1.8Ghz effectively). Good score and with a better motherboard I could clock my duo higher shame it cant go higher as I could easily break 10k!
So believe me this card will break 10k easily with the right kit.
Onto 3DMark 05 now
Remember how we all wanted to break that 10k barrier well its easy
3DMark Score 13356 3DMarks
This is again limited to my CPU setup as I have seen Loadsa's score of over 14k!
Onto real gaming however and boy does this thing shine. I for one would have though the 320mb would have been fairly limited for a few games, namely oblivion, but with everything maxed out, minus the AA setting which I had set to off when testing the frame rates were really impressive.
In outside areas in game you were looking at 70-75fps to around 50-55fps with heavy foiliage, AA when activated obviously gives this a decent hit and takes it down to the 50's and 40's respectively, still ultimately playable and gorgeous!
Indoor areas are well over 150fps at parts as we all know how well this game runs indoors compared to outdoors anyways.
This is playing at 1280x1024
To for AA with HDR you need to do that in the NVidia game profiles, this helps when you want to force scary quality!
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Half Life 2 next with the Boat scene being the test of choice, so I loaded up the old 16xQ AA w Super Sampling, 16xAF etc etc! Super results
The game looked so so so so good and the fact that it ran so smooth was great too! A low in this game under heavy water reflection and effects was coming in at 60fps and the fact it never dropped below was great, however, the majority of the time during this scene the game is being played at >>>>>100fps and it was a great experience!
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Temperatures of the card are pretty decent too, my card is idling at around 54-56degrees and during load the highest it has hit so far is 68degrees, really happy with that and it clearly has a lot of give.
Also mentioned from Loadsa is how quiet this thing is and yes, I must agree, this card is completely silent
I was literally shocked, all I can hear is my CPU fan and the occasional DVD RW drive action, really impressive that it can keep things so cool with literally no noise.
No more terrible NVidia IQ either with everything looking extremely sharp and lets be honest stunning! No longer the blurry mess of the 7xxx series and despite what anyone says about them, compared to the ATi offerings it was poor. NVidia finally sorted it out, all credit to them as it looks great!
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Using the official drivers on NVidia's site the 97.92's i think this card has been a great experience so far and I must say I am extremely happy with the purchase!
Everyone get one! Dont hesitate!
GURU 3D REVIEW
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http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/416/1/
Pretty much how they sum it up
Gaming up-to 1920x1200 = Good
Gaming after 1920x1200 = Bad
MADSHRIMPS REVIEW
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http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=ge...334&articID=543
Basically they concentrate on the performance @ 1600x1200 and how the higher AA settings impact on the performance.
Here you can see the benefit in a game like Oblivion but not so much in others with the two cards coming in close.
anyways after two days of testing I must say im so far really impressed and happy!So I got a non OC version, this being the Point of View Version of the card, Pictured below:
So it comes in a basic retail pack with all the expected accessories, the driver CD and the card of course
And in the system, samne length as a 1950pro so no problem there
So first things first, lets get the 3D Mark scores in so I ran the GPU at stock in 3D Mark 06:
First run with the CPU e6300 @ 2.33GHz
3DMark Score 8239 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3717 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 3700 Marks
CPU Score 2021 Marks
So a decent return and 3000marks higher than my old 1950pro!
So next I thought lets match these OC versions and I increased the core by 50Mhz to 550Mhz core!
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1195915
3DMark Score 8587 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 3966 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 3924 Marks
CPU Score 1982 Marks(seemed to go down compared to last will need to run again)
Nice return of 300marks for the 50mhz increase in core! Unfortunately my CPU wont go any further on my current setup! I have still to go and clock the memory on the card but im more than happy!
*EDIT* More extreme Overclocking attempted!
http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=1201485
3DMark Score 9362 3DMarks
SM 2.0 Score 4358 Marks
SM 3.0 Score 4445 Marks
CPU Score 2029 Marks
This was achieved with a core of 652Mhz and a mem speed of 900Mhz(1.8Ghz effectively). Good score and with a better motherboard I could clock my duo higher shame it cant go higher as I could easily break 10k!
So believe me this card will break 10k easily with the right kit.
Onto 3DMark 05 now
Remember how we all wanted to break that 10k barrier well its easy
3DMark Score 13356 3DMarks
This is again limited to my CPU setup as I have seen Loadsa's score of over 14k!
Onto real gaming however and boy does this thing shine. I for one would have though the 320mb would have been fairly limited for a few games, namely oblivion, but with everything maxed out, minus the AA setting which I had set to off when testing the frame rates were really impressive.
In outside areas in game you were looking at 70-75fps to around 50-55fps with heavy foiliage, AA when activated obviously gives this a decent hit and takes it down to the 50's and 40's respectively, still ultimately playable and gorgeous!
Indoor areas are well over 150fps at parts as we all know how well this game runs indoors compared to outdoors anyways.
This is playing at 1280x1024
To for AA with HDR you need to do that in the NVidia game profiles, this helps when you want to force scary quality!
---------------------------
Half Life 2 next with the Boat scene being the test of choice, so I loaded up the old 16xQ AA w Super Sampling, 16xAF etc etc! Super results
The game looked so so so so good and the fact that it ran so smooth was great too! A low in this game under heavy water reflection and effects was coming in at 60fps and the fact it never dropped below was great, however, the majority of the time during this scene the game is being played at >>>>>100fps and it was a great experience!
----------------------------
Temperatures of the card are pretty decent too, my card is idling at around 54-56degrees and during load the highest it has hit so far is 68degrees, really happy with that and it clearly has a lot of give.
Also mentioned from Loadsa is how quiet this thing is and yes, I must agree, this card is completely silent
I was literally shocked, all I can hear is my CPU fan and the occasional DVD RW drive action, really impressive that it can keep things so cool with literally no noise.No more terrible NVidia IQ either with everything looking extremely sharp and lets be honest stunning! No longer the blurry mess of the 7xxx series and despite what anyone says about them, compared to the ATi offerings it was poor. NVidia finally sorted it out, all credit to them as it looks great!
--------------------------------------
Using the official drivers on NVidia's site the 97.92's i think this card has been a great experience so far and I must say I am extremely happy with the purchase!
Everyone get one! Dont hesitate!
GURU 3D REVIEW
-------------------------------------
http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/416/1/
Pretty much how they sum it up
Gaming up-to 1920x1200 = Good
Gaming after 1920x1200 = Bad
MADSHRIMPS REVIEW
--------------------------------------
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=ge...334&articID=543
Basically they concentrate on the performance @ 1600x1200 and how the higher AA settings impact on the performance.
Here you can see the benefit in a game like Oblivion but not so much in others with the two cards coming in close.
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