Tresh's FiringSquad brengt ons in dit zonnige weekend een (de zoveelste) review van een Geforce2 GTS kaart. In dit geval gaat het om de Asus V7700. Deze kaart wordt standaard geleverd met de handige SmartDoctor utility van Asus, waardoor de kaart zelf op een lagere core speed kan gaan lopen als het wat te heet wordt. De kaart kon met gemak worden overgeclockt naar 240MHz/365MHz. Hier een hap uit de conclusie:
It's looking like most GeForce 2 boards are going to cost near the same $350 price tag of the ASUS V7700. This is nothing new, as the same trend occured when the GeForce was originally announced last fall. The difference is that GeForce 2 cards are available right now. You don't have to wait months for cards to become available, and they all feature DDR memory.
Since most GeForce 2 cards are based on similar designs, the game bundle, availability, and added utilities will probably be the most important factors that will influence your buying decision.
While ASUS still doesn't have the marketing presence of Creative Labs, you still have a pretty good chance of finding the V7700 at your local hardware store, and you'll definitely be able to find it online. We're a bit skeptical of the game bundle, but the Smart Doctor utility and DVD 2000 program will likely be used by many V7700 owners.
If you're looking for a very fast card that's solid and dependable, the V7700 certainly won't disappoint. Future models will include 64MB of DDR memory for even more performance.