Review: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X

Conclusion

If you're going to take an old card, mix-up the inner workings and repackage it as a new product a year down the line, there's one thing you simply must do: hit a sweet spot in terms of pricing.

Sure, the GTX 760 isn't the most intriguing graphics-card launch of recent times, but at £200 it offers a tasty price/performance ratio. And while there's no real incentive for GTX 600-series users to rush out and buy, owners of ancient-generation cards such as the GeForce GTX 580 and Radeon HD 5870 will find this to be a very healthy upgrade indeed.

We're going to be putting a few custom-cooled GTX 760s through the wringer in the coming weeks, but we're already off to a good start and we suspect Gigabyte's WindForce 3X is going to be a tough act to follow. Comfortably cooler and noticeably faster than reference; this is about as good as it's going to get for GTX 760. Now let's hope UK retailers can keep the cost of these factory-overclocked variants close to the crucial £200 mark.

The Good

Comfortably faster than reference
Keeps extremely cool under load
Has further overclocking headroom

The Bad

Stock-clocked memory
Design and architecture all too familiar

HEXUS Awards

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X

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The Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 WindForce 3X graphics card is available to purchase from Scan Computers*, Ebuyer, Dabs and Novatech.

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