WOW, video cards, video cards video cards. Nearly every day there is something in the news about NIVIDA upgrading this, or ATI changing that. There are so many cards out right now, with so many different manufactures to choose from. This variety allows competitive prices, options and bundles. It does create one problem, the confusion of “Which to buy?” Over the past few weeks, we at GruntvillE have been reviewing video card after video card.

I received a Gigabyte Nvidia FX 5700 Ultra (GV-N57U128D) for review. Gigabyte states, “GV-N57U series provides studio-quality color and incredible cinematic gaming effects, without breaking the bank.” I have to agree that $185.00 is a great price for a performance level video card that “guarantees powerful 3D blazingly fast performance to the performance users.” Before getting excited about the price, I need to determine if this performance card…can really perform.