Conclusive Thoughts

Leadtek ups the ante in the continuous struggle to deliver the best price/performance products to the end users. Their latest WinFast PX8800 GT ZL sets itself apart by a custom dual slot Zalman GPU cooler and improved specifications.

The custom Zalman cooler delivers better temperatures at lower noise levels and allows Leadtek to sell this card factory overclocked, +8% on GPU and Shader, and still promise 2 year warranty.

Performance wise the factory OC doesn’t really show in the numbers however, games hardly get a 1~2 FPS boost, nevertheless the 8800 GT 512Mb as it stands allows for very playable frame rates in almost all current generation games; even Crysis can be enjoyed at higher resolutions and in-game quality settings.

Looking at online prices, it seems we’re looking at a $/€10~20 increase over the none-Zalman edition, not unreasonable, and you get a free game thrown in to stress your video card.

If you’re looking to build a HTPC which requires lower noise components and still deliver excellent game performance, the Leadtek WinFast PX8800 GT ZL 512Mb is a product to consider!



We thank Angela from Leadtek for lending us this card for test, until next time!