[geeks] nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro

[Rick Hamell]

Shannon Hendrix wrote:

> I read a lot of reviews which said it was slower than the ATI 2600, not 
> much faster than the 7300, even an Ars Technica review which showed the 
> 7300 was faster, and several reviews which said it had no effect on the 
> desktop, professional applications, or video.
> 
> I can't imagine what kind of reality altering drugs they are on, but 
> they are all wrong.

Depending on the age of those reviews, I believe there was a minor 
recall on those cards. We were ordering them at $job for a while, 
stopped being able to get them, then started noticing the same sort of 
speed differences you are after we were able to get the cards again.

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