A Walk About at SLS (24-9-2005)Leadtek Winfast PX 7800 GTX Extreme
First, over at Fuwell, we found one really beefy looking 7800 GTX. The Leadtek Winfast PX 7800 GTX Extreme is one of the first cards to arrive on the shelves of Singapore, that comes with a totally different cooling solution. While most other cards found here are based on the reference cooling, and the reference clockspeeds, the Leadtek card has a stark difference over these areas. With an operational clockspeed of 490Mhz for core, and 1250Mhz for memory, it's much higher then the reference 430Mhz/1100Mhz. Also, spotting a similar heatsink design as Leadtek's Quadro FX 4500, this 7800 GTX Extreme comes with a massive dual slot cooler. This cooler spots a large 80mm fan, and a massive finned area, connected to the base via 4 heatpipes. Priced at $ 1059, there's a promotion running now, that includes a FREE Coolermaster 540 case with every purchase!
The packaging of the 7800 GTX Extreme from Leadtek. Bright yellow, similar to their 7800 GT and GTX packaging.
This is the card in question. With such a massive dual slot cooling solution, it is no wonder this card comes pre-overclocked at such a high level.
A close up look at the heat pipes. 4 heat pipes are deployed to move heat away from the center to the sides, where the fine aluminum fins are.
A large 80mm fan is used on this card. With such size, it is said to be silent, yet efficient.
Large and fine fins are placed on the sides of the heatsink, where the heat pipes are connected onto.
This is how the back of the card looks like. Just like any other Nvidia Reference PCB, this Leadtek 7800 GTX Extreme spots a similar PCB as the Reference design. However, instead of black heatspreaders for memory, Leadtek used Silver colored ones.
This 7800 GTX Extreme comes with Dual DVI, and a S-Video TV Out like most other 7800 GTX cards. However, this card comes with VIVO capabilities, via the S-Video ports, using the provided cables.
















