Bit-Tech take a look at the Inno3D's GeForce 7950 GT. It comes complete with a factory fitted Zalman cooler and everything else you'd expect to get from a GeForce 7950 GT. However, is it enough to tempt away from waiting for the first DirectX 10 hardware?

Inno3D's GeForce 7950 GT is another good implementation of NVIDIA's GeForce 7950 GT and it comes in at a decent price point too. At around £199.74 including VAT, it appears to be one of the better-priced GeForce 7950 GT cards on the market that come with 512MB of memory. On top of that, it comes complete with a decent cooling solution that is almost silent. XFX's GeForce 7950 GT 570M Extreme is slightly faster than Inno3D's card and is also completely silent, and the price premium seems to be just about worth it - you're going to have to spend an extra £20 to get the XFX card.

For many of you, the question will be: buy now or wait for a DirectX 10 compatible card? The answer comes down to how often you upgrade your video card, and what games you are looking to play. If you are looking for more performance in current generation games, and are happy to spend another £200-300 when next generation hardware arrives, then both ATI's Radeon X1900XT 256MB and Inno3D's GeForce 7950 GT 512MB will suit your needs well, depending on the resolutions you're looking to play at.  The decision will also come down to the games you're looking at playing, because some will obviously benefit from the larger memory quantity on the Inno3D GeForce 7950 GT, while others will benefit from the advanced capabilities that come with the Radeon X1900XT 256MB.