We don't like the EN8800GTS' large packaging, but it's a reliable card, with a good games bundle and a competitive asking price.

Although Zotac is a lesser known brand, the card's performance is on par with the competition. We tested and used the Zotac 8800GTS 320MB over a period of time and it remained stable and performed well. We were also impressed with the environmentally conscious packaging.

The ASUS EN8800GTX AQUATANK didn't produce stellar results in our tests and so we recommend buying ASUS' regular non-water cooled 768MB GTX instead, which will leave enough room in a PC case for an SLI solution, too.

This graphics card offers good performance, but it's just too big and not well built.

If you're looking for a powerful, single slot card solution, the Inno3D has the goods. While it doesn't quite perform at the same level as the new DirectX 10 cards, it is still a powerful solution for the hardcore gamer.

The Asus EAX1650XT is a good budget option for a Vista upgrade or simply to give new life to a gaming machine while cards supporting DirectX 10 trickle into the market.

This is by far the hottest card on the market and will continue to do the job well into the future. If you want the best performance then this is the card to get.

This card costs a little more than cards that are based on the standard version of the Radeon X1950 Pro GPU, but it also offers a little more performance than those cards and it also has a video-in port.

This is a high-end card with a competitive price tag. It will let you play the latest games in all their glory at high resolutions.

The Golden Sample offers excellent performance at a competitive price, making it ideal for users who require high-end gaming.

A well-built card with some scope for overclocking that is suitable for gaming at a resolution of 1280 x 1024. It will provide its smoothest results at this resolution, but it may struggle at higher settings.

The ATI Radeon X1650XT GPU in this HIS card is on steroids and will provide good performance for most current games. It's a good stop-gap solution if you need a new mid-range graphics card, but don't have the patience to wait until DirectX 10-capable ones are released.