Gigabyte Call on Zalman - Radeon X1950PRO vs GeForce 7900GS

We’re looking at two graphics cards today that both utilize the Zalman cooler, both are mid-range cards and both come from different sides - one red and one green. They come in the form of the GeForce 7900GS which has easily become a favorite due to the huge overclock on offer and competitive pricing. The other comes in the shape of the Radeon X1950PRO which sits behind the green team as far as popularity goes…

The decision for Gigabyte to team up with Zalman and release their latest line up of graphics cards was a fantastic idea. Not only does the Zalman cooler offer better heat dissipation, it is just all round generally quieter and looks quite good, too. It made sense that Gigabyte would choose to include the cooler on a card from both ATI and nVidia but we can clearly see that the latter gains the most advantage.

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