Gigabyte
GeForce 7900GS TurboForce
525/720 MHz
NVIDIA GeForce 7900GS, 256 MB GDDR3Core Clock : 526 MHz
Memory Clock : 722 MHz (1444 MHz GDDR3)
Overall Score: 82.5 points
One look at the GeForce 7900GS and you could tell Gigabyte is sticking to the designs of their GeForce 7900GT. The heatsink is similar, though this time there's some additional copper fins, no doubt to help dissipate heat a little quicker. We'll have to see later if that really works. Other than that, there are no other notable differences. Even the core and memory clock is the same as the Gigabyte GeForce 7900GT TurboForce - 525 MHz for the core and 720 MHz for the memory (1440 MHz effective). The use of the traditional 12 volt ATX power connector instead of a 6 pin connector, connector covers to shield SLI, TV out and DVI ports are all still present on the GeForce 7900GS TurboForce.
The Gigabyte GeForce 7900GS TurboForce probably has the best bundle of the three cards here today. There's one bundled game, the full version of Call of Juarez, two DVI-to-analog dongles, and a HDTV dongle. Granted, the game is not as well know as Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter but its still nice than no game at all. There's no 6 pin ATX cable in the bundle, since you don't need it anyway. A CD containing drivers, utilities, DVD playback software and other extras are included, as well as a print manual.
Let's take a look at the fan's control speed settings via RivaTuner.
Well, that's low. Gigabyte must really want to make this card very quiet. The slightly revised heatsink and slower clock of the GeForce 7900GS should be an effective combination. Remember, the card is running with slightly higher clocks, pretty close to what they have with their GeForce 7900GT TurboForce. Let's see how the card stand up heat wise after around 20 minutes of Quake 4.
About 60° Celsius or 2° Celsius cooler than the ASUS EN7900GS. It's also 2° Celsius cooler than Gigabyte's own GeForce 7900GT TurboForce. The added copper fins is probably the cause. Hopefully, they can use a similar solution for other cards as well. The only drawback we can think of with this cooling solution is that takes more space than single slot cooling solutions. This may limit its appeal to those who do not have enough space in their motherboard or PC, especially if you're thinking about using two of them in an SLI setup..
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