XFX 8800 Ultra XXX

NVIDIA over the years has used the name 'Ultra' with some of their products. Usually this means a little faster core and maybe some faster RAM. The first time that we at Bjorn3D saw an 'Ultra' name come into play was when we picked up a Hercules TNT 2 Ultra to replace an outdated STB TNT. This time around NVIDIA is using the 'Ultra' moniker for a newer version of their already extremely popular 8800GTX. The base 8800 Ultra clocks do not look that promising as you can buy overclocked 8800GTX’s with the same speed if not faster. XFX changes this by bringing you 3 different versions of the Ultra. These are the $799.99 Ultra which matches NVIDIA’s reference Ultra speed, the $829.00 USD overclocked Ultra which is faster yet, and finally; the $879.00 XXX version which is by far the fastest of the trio and the product we'll be reviewing today.