Test: AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX

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Konklusion

Det er næsten altid det samme, når et nyt high-end grafikkort bliver lanceret; det støjer ualmindeligt meget, koster alt for meget, er ikke til at opdrive ved forhandlerne og på det seneste; kun små ydelsesforbedringer at hente. I sådan en tid er Geforce 7800GTX en behagelig overraskelse.

Støjproblemerne er stort set ikke-eksisterende og referencekøleren er faktisk den mest lydløse jeg har hørt siden, ja, faktisk kan jeg ikke huske hvornår jeg sidste har testet et grafikkort, der har "sagt" så lidt. Selv ATi's referencekølere i X800 og 9x00 serierne må bøje sig i støvet og støjmæssigt skal man lede efter en passiv løsning eller vandkøling for at finde bedre.

Ydelsen er i en klasse helt for sig selv og matcher næsten 2 stk. 6800Ultra i SLI. Kun i 1600x1200 med 4xAA + 8xAF, hvor CPU'en ikke er den begrænsende faktor, trækker de to 6800Ultra fra. Til gengæld koster 2 stk. 6800Ultra næsten det dobbelte af hvad et enkelt 7800GTX koster.

For første gang vil jeg mene, at pris/ydelses forholdet er i orden for et grafikkort i 4000 kr. klassen - det kræver dog at man spiller i de høje opløsninger med max. detaljer, for at grafikkortet ikke skal vente på CPU'en, men når først det kriterium er i orden, får man fuld valuta for pengene.

4300 kr. for et AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX er dog lidt for meget for de fleste - ikke at AOpens 7800GTX er et af de dyreste i klassen, men 4300 kr. er trods alt mange penge og AOpen har ikke ligefrem smidt den mest prangede bundle i pakken.

Til sidst skal NVIDIA dog have en ros for at sætte paperlaunches til vægs - man kan kun håbe på at ATi og flere vil følge efter. Apropos ATi, så er der vist arbejde over for at fremvise et lige så imponerende produkt som NVIDIAs 7800GTX.

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UK Conclusion

It's almost always the same when a new high-end graphics card is laucned; it's noisy, costs way too much, impossible to find at retailers and lately there's only been little performance improvements. I such time the Geforce 7800GTX is a pleasant surprise.

The noise problems are all but non-existent and the reference cooler is, in fact, the most noiseless I've heard since, well, actually I can't remember when I last reviewed a graphics card which "spoke" as little as this. Even ATi's reference coolers in the X800 and 9x00 series bites the dust and noise wise you'll have to look for a fan-less solution or watercooling to find better.

The performance is in its own class and almost matches two 6800Ultra's in SLI. Only in 1600x1200 with 4xAA and 8xAF where the CPU isn't the bottleneck the two 6800Ultra's kick away. In return they cost almost the double of what a single 7800GTX costs.

For the first time I think the price/performance ratio is decent for a graphics card in the 650USD range - it does require the buyer to be playing games at high resolution and with maximum details to make sure the CPU isn't the bottleneck, but when this criteria is met you get full value for the buck.

700USD for an AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX is, however, a bit too much for most peope - not that AOpen's 7800GTX is one of the most expensive cars in the spectre, but 700USD is after all a lot of money and AOpen didn't exactly throw in the most ostentatious bundle in the package.

As a last note I would like to thank NVIDIA for getting the better of paperlaunches - one can only hope that ATi and more will follow. Speaking of ATi, it looks like someone has got a lot of overtime to show a product which is just as impressive as NVIDIAs 7800GTX.

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