Review: MSI GeForce FX 5900 VTD128

Dom · Jul 23, 2003, 03:02 PM

Surely you've seen plenty of reviews of NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, and you've seen how NVIDIA is back on the top of the video card hill (or at least they are sharing it). But how does the regular FX 5900 compare to its big brother? Both cards are expensive of course, but the 5900 is a little more in reach for a lot more people, which means plenty of you are interested in seeing how these non-Ultra versions perform.

Well, we finally got our hands on a 5900 board thanks to MSI. They sent us one of their GeForce FX 5900 cards -- the FX5900-VTD128 (MSI Part No. MS-8929). MSI also offers an FX5900-TD128, which is the same card minus the video-in functionality found on the VTD128.

One of the most interesting things about MSI's version of 5900s is the Twin Flow cooling system, which consists of two fans mounted on the card, one on each side. Sounds strange, doesn't it? MSI continues to use the nice shiny copper we're used to seeing from them though, and it actually looks quite cool. Additionally, it's supposed to be more efficient and quieter than NVIDIA's reference design. So read on and take a look at the pictures of this interesting design. I'll put the card through some of the typical benchmarks and also comment on how well it actually plays in games with high quality settings cranked up.

Read the whole review at Bjorn3D.com

Jul 23, 2003, 03:02 PM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Review: MSI GeForce FX 5900 VTD128 Surely you've seen plenty of reviews of NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5900 Ultra, and you've seen how NVIDIA is back on the top of the video card hill (or at least they are sharing it). But how does the regular FX 5900 compare to its big brother? Both cards are expensive of course, but the 5900 is a little more in reach for a lot more people, which means plenty of you are interested in seeing how these non-Ultra versions perform. Well, we finally got our hands on a 5900 board thanks to MSI. They sent us one of their GeForce FX 5900 cards -- the FX5900-VTD128 (MSI Part No. MS-8929). MSI also offers an FX5900-TD128, which is the same card minus the video-in functionality found on the VTD128. One of the most interesting things about MSI's version of 5900s is the Twin Flow cooling system, which consists of two fans mounted on the card, one on each side. Sounds strange, doesn't it? MSI continues to use the nice shiny copper we're used to seeing from them though, and it actually looks quite cool. Additionally, it's supposed to be more efficient and quieter than NVIDIA's reference design. So read on and take a look at the pictures of this interesting design. I'll put the card through some of the typical benchmarks and also comment on how well it actually plays in games with high quality settings cranked up. Read the whole review at Bjorn3D.com