Leadtek A400 & A400GT Video Cards Review

All cards based on the same core will perform almost identically. So what would separate a Leadtek 6800GT from, lets say, a Gainward or an MSI card? Three things come to mind. Starting off, the noise levels produced by a card should be low and Leadtek does well in this department claiming under 30dB. The cooling solution also relates to the overclocking, however, the amount of overclocking also depends a lot on your luck- we’ve seen identical models from the same manufacturer overclock differently. With that said, we had excellent luck overclocking the GT to past Ultra speeds- the core went up to 410MHz while the memory overclocked to 1.15GHz. The standard 6800 also did well, but not as well as the GT. We managed to overclock it to 400MHz core and 840MHz memory.

…Lastly, price is one of the biggest factors for an end-user to decide and Leadtek does well with the standard 6800 priced at US$330 and the GT at $465. While you may find a cheaper card online in the US, the price is quite attractive for the Middle Eastern market. We feel that the GT is worth the price considering that most GT cards will easily overclock to Ultra speeds and with games like Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 on the horizon, they’ll sure make good use of your new hardware.

Leadtek A400 & A400GT @ t-break