Confused about Anandtech 7800GS review

[imported_Com80787]

At the start of the review the anandtech article states they used lower clocks. Are all of the benchmarks at these lower clocks? If so, does anyone know how much of a performance increase will be gained using the default higher clocks?

 

[CKXP]

Originally posted by: Com80787
At the start of the review the anandtech article states they used lower clocks. Are all of the benchmarks at these lower clocks? If so, does anyone know how much of a performance increase will be gained using the default higher clocks?

the cards reviewed BFG and EVGA were both factory OC'd, AT decided to run those card a NVidia's default speeds instead(375/1200mhz)

 

[NoStateofMind]

Originally posted by: CKXP

Originally posted by: Com80787
At the start of the review the anandtech article states they used lower clocks. Are all of the benchmarks at these lower clocks? If so, does anyone know how much of a performance increase will be gained using the default higher clocks?

the cards reviewed BFG and EVGA were both factory OC'd, AT decided to run those card a NVidia's default speeds instead(375/1200mhz)

Exactly! So is it fair to say that the benchmarks are scewed?

 

[AzNPinkTuv]

gotta get me an evga one to replace this gs... 460 factory warrentied clock? HOLY MOLY

 

[Avalon]

It makes you wonder why they didn't also bench the eVGA at its factory overclock settings. I would have liked to see some overclocking as well, which AT usually covers fairly well on a new chip. I don't know why they decided to forego overclocking this time.

 

[Tom]

If they are going to modify shipped products, that ought to be noted in the article headline, not buried on page 2. And discuss in a lot more detail why they are not testing the item as a consumer would buy it.

I also think they should have included some indication of where the cards would perform, as delivered from the factory, since that is the performance most people are going to get.

 

[CKXP]

i just thought this might be interesting, i was looking AT's review of the 7800gs AGP, i wondered how did it stack up against it's PCie (7800gs reference card)counterpart: AT Exclusive Preview: The GeForce 7800 GS Hits the Scene, PCIe reference and NVIDIA's AGP Only GeForce 7800 GS

the PCIe reference runs @375/1000mhz, AGP default is @375/1200mhz if you compare the benchmarks(BF2, F.E.A.R, and Quake 4) from both reviews the PCie reference is the faster card considering it has lower clock speeds...

 

[Rike]

Originally posted by: Avalon
It makes you wonder why they didn't also bench the eVGA at its factory overclock settings. I would have liked to see some overclocking as well, which AT usually covers fairly well on a new chip. I don't know why they decided to forego overclocking this time.

Most Anandtech vid card reviews include benchmarks at factory settings and stable OC settings. This review seems to short-change the card manufacturers by misrepresenting the products EVGA and BFG are actually selling. I think they should go back and fill out the review. They should label the numbers they've already posted as Nvidia standard clocks, add in what the cards do out of the box, and add any OC you can get out of these parts.

 

[Topweasel]

They also say that Best Buy won't sell them till Sunday. I walked into a Best Buy (Brighton, Mi) yesterday and Noticed they had it instock (the BFG one). I had been hearing so much about I forgot it had not shipped yet. I also joked with my dad because I got him a 7800GT for christmas and now he was in middle of upgrading his Winny 3500+ to a PCIE setup that required a new board and Power Supply. I told him if this was out when I purchased the EVGA I would have gotten him that instead.