Noise and Cooling

The Ultra is surprisingly quiet; but I suppose this is the "Superclocked Silent" version. Well I don't know about "Silent," but compared to many high end cards out there it does stay nicely quiet. However this does come at a bit of a price as this card runs pretty darn hot. This is partly down to the huge clocks this GPU is running, but also the relatively slow spinning fan. If you want to drop temperatures, grab some overclocking software like ATI-Tool or Rivatuner and use them to force the fan to run at a faster RPM; though obviously this will sacrifice noise levels.

Cost

At £550 at most retailers, this card is way more expensive than the average GTX which can be found for around £400.

DX10

When I reviewed my first 8 series card back in February I advised those buying a GTX simply because of its DX10 features to think again and even though Vista is a little more established now there is still little to be gained from having DX10 compatibility. Not to say it's not a nice future proofing feature for the card but it has little benefit currently.