“So how did the 512 MB 7800 GTX come into existence? The story is quite interesting, and I can hopefully take readers behind the scenes and explain the series of events that transpired to make this idea into reality. Some of this is confirmed, and some of this was gathered in rumors about the industry. The story is not simply ‘let’s make this faster’ but rather ‘how can we one-up our competition without going totally insane?'”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512: Faster, Higher, Stronger! @ X-bit Labs
- XFX 7800GTX 512MB Video Card Review @ Motherboards.org
- NVIDIA GeForce 7800GTX 512MB Preview @ GDHardware.com
- NVIDIA 7800 GTX 512MB = New 3DMark Records @ VR Zone
- nVidia 7800GTX 512 @ t-break
- TechConnect presents nTweaker 2.0
- NiBiTor v2.5a Released… @ MVKTech
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800GS @ CoolTechZone.com
- ATI Catalyst 5.11 Comparison @ Technic3D
- XFX GeForce 6600 DDR2 Review @ nV News
- Arctic Cooling NV Silencer 5 Rev. 3 @ Techgage
- XFX GeForce 6600 256MB DDR2 (PCIe) @ Hardware Zone
Behind the graphics – nVidia 7800

You’ve probably read at least a half dozen reviews of the 7800 by now, but not too many touched on why it was made now, and what thought processes went into designing it. PenStar Systems comes to the rescue of those curious souls, who wish a closer look at what goes into designing and produing a top end graphics card.