The past four months have been dominated by NVIDIA based video cards since the announce/instant availability of the 7800GTX and the subsequent launch/instant availability of the 7800GT. ATI was months late with their next generation "R5xx" series of cards meant to compete with the NVIDIA based chips. Recently, ATI announced their RADEON x1800, x1600 and x1300 series of cards. At the moment, only the x1800XL is available, with the cards available with a few outlets.

EVGA is a manufacturer of video cards, motherboards and related accessories. Founded a few years ago, today, EVGA is one of the last bastions of graphics board makers exclusive to one company. Other companies like ASUS, Abit, and others manufacture video cards based upon both ATI and NVIDIA cards. One reason I've recommended EVGA cards in the past has been their message boards filled with knowledgeable people and technical support second to none. Today, I'm reviewing two EVGA 7800GT COs in single and SLI mode.