Beyond3D has posted a review on the ASUS EN7800GT TOP Silent video card
The way the graphics market has evolved for high, and even mid range boards, its not too often that we see much in the way of truly innovative designs from AIB partners, with little more than relatively small alterations with regard to cooling solutions coming from some quarters, and some tweaking of clock speeds in others.ASUS EN7800GT TOP Silent Review
While most partners (and, indeed, users) have had little complaint with this state of affairs, particularly given the unobtrusive and reasonably quiet reference cooler seen on GeForce 7800 parts, there is of course a niche market to be filled for those after something a little different from the norm. This is particularly true of the increasing number of enthusiasts who concern themselves with keeping the noise level of their PCs to a minimum.
It is to this demographic that ASUS have targeted the subject of today's review - The GeForce 7800 GT-based EN7800GT TOP Silent. As many AIBs have been content to provide passively cooled solutions based around low and mid-range parts (often with slower clock speeds than their actively cooled counterparts), the creation of a silent part based around a high-end SKU such as this one is a true rarity for this generation of graphics card. Naturally, creating a high-end board such as this utilising passive cooling is quite a challenge, so let's see how ASUS have fared in this intriguing venture.
