Leadtek PX8800GTS TDH 320 MB
NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTS, 320 MB GDDR3Core / Shader Clock : 513 / 1188 MHz
Memory Clock : 792 MHz (1584 MHz GDDR3)
Overall Score: 90 points
While it may look different, the fan / heatsink on Leadtek's PX8800GTS TDH 320 MB is still based on NVIDIA's reference cooling solution. It has slightly different casing / cover and an additional clamp, but that's about it. To be fair, it is slightly refreshing to see Leadtek had time to 'polish up' the reference cooling solution with style in mind. You'll find the standard accesories inside the box alongside the card itself. One DVI-to-analog dongle, HDTV and S-Video cable plus a 6 pin to ATX power cables. In addition to a driver / utilites CD, you'll also find two full version games - Joint Task Force and SpellForce 2. Not actually games that will push the graphics cards to the limit. Overall, a pretty standard bundle, though we still wish Leadtek had put in a second DVI-to-analog dongle.
Unfortunately, Leadtek's WinFox utility that's bundled with the card is pretty much useless when it comes to overclocking or hardware monitoring. An updated version of WinFox is available, one that's finally works with newer cards. You could get it from Leadtek's official website. WinFox doesn't just offer hardware monitoring and overclocking capabilites, but also provide a good monitor calibration utility - an important tool if you want to setup your monitor for accurate color reproduction and keep image distortion to a minimum.
OK. Let's see how the slightly modified heatsink cools the card in a typical usage scenario. Below you'll see a screen grab from RivaTuner's hardware monitoring utility.
Hmm. At 67° Celsius full load, the Leadtek PX8800GTS is about the same as Gigabyte NX8800GTS and of course also cooler than ASUS EN8800GTS. Ambient temperature is a little bit higher though, at 51° Celsius.
Overall, the Leadtek PX8800GTS TDH offer practically no difference than your average, reference based design cards - out of the box. That doesn't mean you can't get more out of this card. With a BIOS upgrade (which comes with a disclaimer) and an updated utility, you can turn the PX8800GTS TDH into a PX8800GTS TDH Extreme - offering slightly higher performance. Even if you don't want to flash the card, you can eek more performance by overclocking the card with the updated WinFox tool.
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