Originally Posted by
robertirwin
I bought one from overclockers UK. They also do their own cheaper 7300GT DDR3but the RAM is a bit slower (1200 vs this one's default 1400). Dabs also do a 7300GT DDR3.
Only had running for a few hours but initial impressions....
Decent quiet cooler. I run no case fans, low RPM CPU cooler and passive PSU so when I say pretty quiet I mean it. Not silent, but decently quiet.
The RAM on mine went up to 763 on the auto-overclock, and GPU to 528. Put GPU back to stock so far and left RAM at 750 (effectively 1500) with no ill effects so far playing Dark Messiah demo. I'm not prepared to tick always run fan at fastest settings just to eke out a few more FPS as I'm a silentness fanatic.
Big test will come tomrrow when I chuck Oblivion at it..... the reason I finally ditched my wonderful Matrox G450 PCI with DVI out. To ber honest I still prefer the Matrox's 2D colour balance, but it is better than ANY other 2D card out there I've come across - and I've tried a few. Personally I'd place the 7300GT's 2D mildly above the 9800 pro I had last year. Unless you're obsessively fussy about your 2D it isn't an issue - honest.
Anyway - so far so good. Better work well in Oblivion though or the reviewer is in for a rude email from me!