Quote: “The Gigabyte GV-N595U-GT is for those who have the money and can’t live without the best nVIDIA card. Don’t like the stock FX5950 Ultra speed, but are afraid to overclock? The GV-N595U-GT is for you. Already have a video editing / capturing software suite? The GV-N595U-GT is for you. Want a card that is able to go even farther than its already pre-overclocked speeds? The GV-N595U-GT is for you.”Here are some more Video Card reviews from around the web:
ATi Reviews
- ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 XT @ FiringSquad
- PowerColor Radeon 9800XT @ Hardware Hell
- PowerColor 9800SE @ Bjorn3D
- ABIT Radeon 9800 XT 256MB @ HEXUS
- ATI Radeon 9800XT Video Card Review @ 3DXtreme
nVidia Reviews- Chaintech FX5700 Ultra Apogee AA5700U @ nV News
- CHAINTECH APOGEE AA5700U FX5700 ULTRA @ Tweak News
- BFG GeForce FX 5700 Ultra @ Penstarsys
- AOpen Aeolus GeForce FX5900XT 128MB @ HEXUS
- Albatron FX5900XTV @ HardwareHelix
- XFX 5700 Ultra Dual DVI @ ViperLair
Misc.- ATi Radeon 9600XT vs. NVIDIA GeForceFX 5900XT @ Legion Hardware
- Leadtek WinFast A360/Leadtek WinFast A360LE/Prolink PixelView FX 5700 and FarCry benchmarking @ digit-life
- Video BIOS Flashing Guide @ RojakPot
- Interview with ATI’s Terry Makedon @ LegitReviews
- Radeon 9800 Pro To Radeon 9800XT Mod Guide @ RojakPot
- S3 Graphics Interview @ HotHardWare
Gigabyte GV-N595U-GT & More

While this certainly isn’t the first stock-overclocked card offered by an OEM, this is quite a bit more agressive than I’ve seen before. In the past, users didn’t jump for a 2% increase in clock speeds, but perhaps this pumped up card is the beginning of a new trend?