Pros: This card is just unbelieveable. I upgraded from an AXI X800XL and I'm VERY glad that I did! If you are considering the purchase of this specific card, then it's obvious that you know what you are buying, so I won't bore you with confirming info that you probably already know. We'll start w/ installing. I have a large Thermaltake Shark Case and it definately helped having all of that extra room. The card does extend out pretty far (extends out & over my northbridge fan on my DFI lanparty UT NF4 Ultra D motherboard). As a result, the reporting temperature has gone up a few degrees on the northbrigde fan/chip. That maybe a consideration if you buy this card. I also have a Thermaltake 430w power supply that I believe is limiting this cards ability to FULLY realize its FULL potential. Make no doubt about it, this card is a BEAST! I'll be upgrading to a SLI Certified 650w power supply in a few days. I'm also using Coolbits, in my opinion, is a must have for OC'ing this video card!

Cons: Not really a con, but be absolutely sure you have a case that is capable of housing this awesome monster card.

Overall Review: Here are my real world comparisons on this card VS the ATI X800XL. 3dmark05 scores- 7800GTX (8536) VS X800XL (6303). Cooling- 7800GTX (51C degrees - no load, 62C degrees under heavy load) VS X800XL (50C degrees - no load, 68C under heavy load). FEAR, HL2 and FarCry Games ALL run smoother on the 7800GTX (obviously)! AMD 3800x2 Dual Core(OC'd to 2.4) EVGA 7800GTX (OC'd to 498/1380) Thermaltake Shark Case (silver) Maxtor 200gig HD w/ 16mb cache 1gig (2x512) PC3200 DDR 400 ram DFI Lanparty UT nF4 Ultra D Mobo Memorex 16X double layer DVDRW AIT XM-4U media card reader Thermaltake 430w Power Supply Hyundai L90D+ 19" 8ms LCD Monitor

Pros: I really dont have any complaints about this card. This thing is smokin fast. I use it in an HTPC setup for 60%movies, 20%music, 20%games. Movies play without a hitch using the Purevideo decoders. Games look better than ive ever seen. Ive never bought an nVidia card. ALways been an ATI fan but I read the reviews and truth be told they dont lie. 8000 on Futuremark 05, 4500 futuremark 06. with an X2 4400+ processor.

Cons: MY ONE HUGE COMPLAINT TO NVIDIA AND ATI GRAPHIC CARD MANUFACTURERS (the reason for only 4 eggs)!! WHERES THE HDCP SUPPORT? If you dont know what HDCP is do a google search for "HDCP compliant video cards".

Overall Review: Ive got an ati 9600 pro card in my gaming machine and it just doesnt even compare. You really dont know what your missing till you see one of these in action. Its waaaayy overpowered for what Im using it for...that is until I start gaming on my 58" HP DLP :)

Pros: Cheapest 7800GTX (As of 1/2/06), 2nd fastest, and ACS3 makes this easy to overclock to a KO edition.

Cons: None yet...

Overall Review: I was about to get a 7800GT but then I found that this wasn't too much more. Plays everything at 1280x1024 with maxed out settings. I've found that the eVGA warrenty helps dumb overclockers too.

Pros: Well, I've had this card over a month now. This card is still a beast! No problems with it, what-so-ever! I have this card OC'd stable at 498/1380. I've seen others with higher OC's but mine seems to be very happy at those settings. At the time of this review, I am using Nvidia's Latest Driver 81.95. I will be getting a second 7800GTX for SLI in about a month and will continue to post any PROS/CONS updates.

Cons: No cons!

Overall Review: 3dmark05 score: 8585 PCmark05 score: 5180 AMD 3800x2 Dual Core(OC'd to 2.4) EVGA 7800GTX (OC'd to 498/1380) Thermaltake Shark Case (silver) Maxtor 200gig HD w/ 16mb cache 1gig (2x512) PC3200 DDR 400 ram DFI Lanparty UT nF4 Ultra D Mobo Memorex 16X double layer DVDRW AIT XM-4U media card reader Coolmax 650w SLI Cert Pwr Supply Hyundai L90D+ 19" 8ms LCD Monitor

Pros: I normaly try to stick with BFG (for the lifetime warrenty) But so far this card has been worth every penny, and has gone above my expectations.

Cons: it is a little long

Pros: This card is simply amazing. I just bought 2 of them for my SLI setup. With 2 of these cards, I run every game with 1680 x 1050 resolution, max settings, max AA, max anisotropic, and I still get well over 60 fps. WoW, F.E.A.R., BFME2, Serious Sam 2, Battlefield 2 -- this list goes on. Amazing card!

Cons: Non whatsoever.

Overall Review: This card is HUGE! Make sure you've got space in the case before you buy it. Two of these leaves very little room left in my thermaltake soprano 2.

Pros: The 7900 cards are out but this is my second card. So, im running the SLi configuration and I am extremely impressed. I have my 2 cards running at 490/1300 for everyday use, with NO problems. Im able to OC it even more to around 500/1370. With that OC, I am able to achieve an insane frame rate. My 3dmark06 score is 8044. It would be even higher but my CPU is bottlenecking this cards full abilities. I love this card.

Cons: Its a long card so make sure it will fit your motherboard/case. It fits the DFI Lanparty NF4 boards a little tight over the northbrige fan, but never the less, it fits. In SLi mode, the cards get VERY warm. I ended up fabricating a custom cooling solutioin with (5) antec 80mm fans. My temps now, never get above 59c at a full load (3-4 hours of gaming on FEAR, FARCRY, HL2). So be sure to address the cooling issue if you decide to go SLi.

Overall Review: AMD 3800+ x2 Dual Core @ 2.55 ghz @ 1.425 volts Mushkin eXtreme Performance 2gb (2 x 1GB) (PC 4000 RAM / 3-4-3-8 @ 255mhz @ 1T) Zalman Ultra Quiet CNPS7700-AlCu 120mm CPU Cooler AeroCool Gatewatch Temperature Monitor Coolmax 650w SLi Certified Power Supply DFI Lanparty UT nF4 SLi Mobo (2) eVGA 7800GTX SLi 256mb @ 490/1350 (Custom SLi GPU Cooling w/ 5 Antec 80mm LED Fans) Maxtor 200gb Hard drive 16mb cache Thermaltake Shark Case Hyundai 19" LCD L90D+ Monitor

Pros: Absolutely fantasic graphics card, I am able to play any game out in the market today. Great card for CS Source and DOD Source. No slow downs at all.

Cons: Heat, heat, heat. Bigger is not always better. This thing is huge! Have to have good air flow in machine this thing is hot.