Ah and so the battle continues eh? Well apparently the powers that be have seen fit to allow a multitude of chipsets for the VGA market from both NVIDIA and ATI, NVIDIA's latest weapon being the FX chipset line that comes in a variety of flavors and memory options from the entry level 5200 to the mid level 5600 series all the way to the high end 5900 to the top of their heap, the 5900 Ultra. That's a lot of chipsets to swallow for most users as the specifics get a little fuzzy to define to the general population but usually the budget is what defines the actual purchase process not the features. Let's face it even if you are the most stoic PC user on your block and want the best but are not cash hardy your choices will be limited and defined by what you can afford as money talks and without it dreams are just that dreams.
Technology is not cheap labor and R&D runs chipsets costs up every time a new one is researched. This factor not to mention new graphics, packaging and the whole marketing engine behind a new release is why the latest chipset products carry the high price tag as they try and reclaim some of their capital investment. MSI has been working hand in hand with NVIDIA for a few years now and together they have been able to keep the NVIDIA chipset cards in the limelight as well as making them very available for the consumer market. MSI is currently the VGA market leader and they manufacture and sell more video cards than any other company in the world. 8X AGP has become the new standard and all the major players have adopted this technology into their VGA cards and most motherboards also support this so finding the right board for your card should not pose a problem. Well in this review we take a look at the new FX-5900 which is one of the premiere chipsets by NVIDIA with only the 5900 Ultra as its better in this line. Is it fast enough to compete with the RADEON 9800 Pro? Let's find out exactly what this card is all about shall we?
