Well enough about the features of the GeForce3 for now, so let's get into the nitty gritty concerning the ELSA Gladiac 920. The board itself follows the standard NVIDIA reference design quite closely and features the standard HSF and dual memory heatsinks found on most other products. In terms of core and memory speeds, once again ELSA has followed the NVIDIA doctrine and not shipped its card running outside of the specifications.

This translates into a 200 MHz core speed and a 460 MHz memory speed, right on par with other GeForce3 products. Naturally, ELSA hasn't scrimped on the memory and ships the Gladiac 920 with 64-MB of DDR SDRAM, featuring an access time of 3.8 ns. This means that potential overclockers have some serious headroom when it comes to memory speed, since 3.8 ns. means an achievable memory speed of at least 526 MHz.

The Gladiac 920 seems to be marketed directly towards high-end gamers, and includes none of the video extras found on other products such as the ASUS V8100 Deluxe or MSI StarForce 822. It does feature a standard S-Video out port and connector to allow gamers to use a television for display purposes. Other than this small concession, the Gladiac 920 is a gaming card, pure and simple.

This is also quite apparent from the included software bundle, which features the ELSAmovie 2000 DVD player software and a full-version, GeForce3-enhanced copy of Giants: Citizen Kabuto. If I were to choose one potential game to show off the GeForce3, Giants would be near the top of the short-list and it's nice to see ELSA including a prominent game title rather than the usual bundleware schlock. There are also a few nifty GeForce3 demos, which are useful if you want to amaze your friends and family with your new purchase.

As an added bonus, ELSA has included a Gladiac 920 mousepad attached right to the front of the box. While a bit small and thin for my tastes, it's a freebie and in the very least should make a good display item. The included documentation, while surprisingly hefty, but due to the many languages supported, the actual user docs amount to only 6 pages.