XFX GeForce 7800 GS Extreme Edition AGP
XFX don't outwardly advertise the clocks on their GeForce 7800 GS Extreme Edition AGP. The board comes overclocked out of the box at 440/650, higher than the reference clock of 375/600 and 10% faster than the BFG a couple of pages back. XFX uses the reference cooler specified by NVIDIA on a green PCB, with their own branding plate (which is shiny) and, wait for it, a metal bar along the leading edge of the board (which we presume is to assist with installation and removal of the board).. Wowee.
The layout notes we make for the BFG and eVGA boards apply here, too, hilariously enough, so allow us even more judicious use of cut and paste. That means it requires more power to run it correctly than the AGP slot can provide, so the board asks for a 4-pin power feed from your PSU.
Again, the retention plate lets XFX retain the heatsink to the GPU with good pressure, aiding cooling. You can see the traces for the BR02 bridge IC and them leading directly down to the AGP slot at the bottom. *cough*
You get a single-link DVI port, single analogue VGA and S-Video outputs like the others. Mutter mutter, give me two, mutter mutter.
Fan noise on the board is identical to the BFG and eVGA, which means I wouldn't mind suffering the noise of one in my system too much, but those in the persuit of silence will maybe want to swap it for something else.
Presentation and Bundle
XFX bust out the X-shaped box for their GeForce 7800 GS AGP. I like it. You might not. Such is life.
Like the others, XFX make sure you know what you're buying just from a cursory glance at the box. That silly dog needs put down, though, in your reviewer's opinion.
XFX give you much the same bundle as eVGA, which means a user's guide, driver CD, S-Video cable, DVI-to-VGA adaptor and a Y-splitter just incase you don't have enough 4-pin power plugs left.
