NVIDIA GeForce SDR Roundup (February 00)

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ASUS's first stab at the GeForce market resulted in the V6600 SDRAM. The goal here was to reduce production time and make one of the first GeForce cards to hit the market. Because of this, ASUS chose to use the NVIDIA reference design, meaning that the V6600 SDRAM is very similar to other reference boards here. Even the EliteMT SDRAM chips are almost identical to RAM seen in other reference boards. Having such a large volume and high quality standards, the V6600 SDRAM remains a very strong reference board, especially with the luxury thermal grease that comes attaching the heatsink to the GPU.

The drives used by ASUS are essentially reference drivers with a new face and a few additional features. The interface is nice but due to the fact that this card shares its drivers with the V6600 Deluxe and V6800 Deluxe, you may find yourself longing for the advanced video and VR features found on these cards.

Pros: Widely available, midrange price, thermal grease used to keep the GPU cool.

Cons: Reference design keeps the card from standing out, no TV-out option, unified drivers leave you wanting for more.