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Asus ROG EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M Video Card unveiled

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Asus ROG EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M Video Card unveiled Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Asus has introduced what the company calls the world's most intelligent graphics card with the Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) EN9600GT MATRIX/HTDI/512M.

The Asus Republic of Gamers EN9600GT features the Super Hybrid Engine for automatic detection and adjustments of voltage, clock setting, and fan speeds to achieve the ultimate in performance and maximum energy saving. Read more

Posted on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:38:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Review Round-up: XFX GTX 280, Logitech GT Wheel, BFG 9600 OCX

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I4U Review Round-up: XFX GTX 280, Logitech GT Wheel, BFG 9600 OCX Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Last week we reviewed new hardware gear including the freshly announced NVIDIA GTX 280 card. Shane took a look at the XFX GTX 280 that runs at stock clock speeds. This video card now sits at the top of the performance hierarchy in the NVIDIA line.
His verdict is: "The new XFX GTX 280 is a fantastic performer and bests all but a few of the highest overclocked 9800 GX2 cards at stock GTX 280 clock speeds. XFX also bundles the card with the game Assassin’s Creed for some gaming action right out of the box. Overclocked versions of the XFX GTX 280 are coming soon and will bring even more performance. The XFX GTX 280 is an awesome high-end video card for those with the budget." Read the full XFX GTX 280 Review.
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Posted on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

BFG 9600 GT OCX Video Card Review

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BFG 9600 GT OCX Video Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Today we are checking out the BFG 9600 GT OCX. This is one of the best performing and highest overclocked 9600 GT video cards we have tested to date.

BFG uses a unique ThermoIntelligence cooling solution for the card to keep it cool despite the high clock speeds. The one drawback is that the card isn’t bundled with a game or other software. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:24:16 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card Review

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MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the MSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "It’s always nice to see companies mix it up with new coolers, and the Hybrid Freezer seems to have some pretty cool technology behind it. It makes sense that they’re installing it on the popular 9600GT series of card, and in this case MSI has decided to install it on a card carrying with it 1GB of GDDR3 memory for added appeal. Read more

Posted on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Twintech GeForce 9600GT XXT OC Edition Review

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Twintech GeForce 9600GT XXT OC Edition Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the Twintech GeForce 9600GT XXT OC Edition graphics card.

Quote from the review: "I honestly thought that we were running out of letters to use for overclocked 9600GT cards. BFG pretty much has OC and OC2 locked down, Zotac has AMP!, ASUS has TOP and XFX has become tired of just using XXX, now opting for words like Alpha Dog. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition Review

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XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition review.

Quote from the review: "It has been a while since we’ve seen anything from XFX, but they’re back today with a 9600GT. This particular model we’re looking at isn’t any ordinary 9600GT, it’s the XXX Alpha Dog Edition which sits at the absolute top of the food chain in the world of 9600GTs. Read more

Posted on Fri, 30 May 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Chaintech GeForce 9600GT OC 512MB Review

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Chaintech GeForce 9600GT OC 512MB Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a Chaintech GeForce 9600GT OC 512MB Review.

Quote from the review: "Chaintech have really expanded from the line of graphics cards, now doing products like memory and flash products as well. What they no longer do however are motherboards. It wasn’t all that long ago we were impressed with fancy cooling solutions and the general performance of Chaintech products. We’ll have to see if the 9600GT is able to do anything for us. Read more

Posted on Wed, 21 May 2008 18:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB Review

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Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the Palit GeForce 9600 GSO Sonic 768MB graphics card.

Quote from the review: "It seems we’re right on time for another pointless release of a graphics card that is slightly better or slightly worse than what is on the market already, whilst carrying with it a price tag pretty similar to that of what’s already available. Did that confuse you? - The thing is, these graphics card releases from NVIDIA are becoming nothing short of a joke. Read more

Posted on Wed, 14 May 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Video Card Review

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Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Video Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Futurelooks published a review of the Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC Video Card.

Quote from the reveiw: "Sure the NVIDIA 9800 series of video cards are the current crème de la crème of gaming performance but what if you don’t have the scratch to afford such a beast? Well that’s where the NVIDIA 9600 series comes in. Foxconn sent us over their pre-overclocked 9600GT. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 May 2008 22:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card

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MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown publishes a review of the MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "We saw MSI mix it up just the other week with the 9600GT by overclocking it and going down the aftermarket cooler route. Aesthetically speaking, the card really didn’t do a lot for us, but as we dived deeper into the testing of the card we became pleasantly surprised by the performance the cooler offered. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS EN9600GT Silent 512MB Review

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ASUS EN9600GT Silent 512MB Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Techgage published a review of the passively cooled ASUS EN9600GT Silent 512MB.

Quote from the review: "Looking for excellent gaming performance but also want to keep PC noise to a minimum? The EN9600GT Silent from ASUS is the card to buy. Read more

Posted on Mon, 5 May 2008 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Asus EN9600GT Silent Video Card Review

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Asus EN9600GT Silent Video Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Today we are checking out a passively cooled 9600 GT video card from Asus called the EN9600GT Silent. The card uses a large fanless heatsink that produces no noise at all and still keeps the GPU cool.

The video card grows to a dual slot design thanks to the passive cooler, but it still works very well. If you are looking to build a silent HTPC machine or a quiet gaming computer the Asus EN9600GT Silent is perfect. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 May 2008 13:12:28 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nvidia Geforce 9600 GSO unveiled

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Nvidia Geforce 9600 GSO unveiled Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Ten days ago we reported about the upcoming Nvidea Geforce 9600 GSO graphics card. Now Nvidia published product pages of the new Geforce 9600 GSO.

Nvidia highlights DirectX 10, PureVideo HD support and the SLI capability of the GeForce 9600 GSO GPU. Additionally the GeForce 9600 GSO is supposed to be big on performance and easy on the wallet. Read more

Posted on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:36:07 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Leadtek 9600 GT SLI Review and Comparsion with 9800 GTX

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Leadtek 9600 GT SLI Review and Comparsion with 9800 GTX Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review MadShrimp published a review of the Leadtek 9600 GT SLI graphics card and compared it with the 9800 GTX.

Quote from the review: "With the Geforce 9600 GT pricing reaching new lows, it becomes interesting to see if pairing up two of them can get you more bang for the buck compared to the more expensive Geforce 9800 GTX. Read more

Posted on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Review Round-up: XFX 8800 GS XXX, Asus EN9600GT OC, Asus U6S

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I4U Review Round-up: XFX 8800 GS XXX, Asus EN9600GT OC, Asus U6S Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review This week Shane tested a couple of graphics cards.

The XFX 8800 GS XXX Alpha Dog stands out if you are shopping for a gaming graphics card on a tight budget the $119 XFX 8800 GS XXX Alpha Dog is a great option.
If you consider the video game bundled is worth $40 the XFX 8800 GS XXX Alpha Dog looks even better. Good performance at a low price is what all gamers are after and the XFX 8800 GS XXX Alpha Dog delivers that in spades. Read more

Posted on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 10:41:53 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO coming

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Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO coming Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Nvidia is apparently planning to release a new mid-range G92 based graphics card with the GeForce 9600 GSO in May.

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Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO official

The Nvidia GeForce 9600 GSO would be positioned to compete with the AMD Radeon HD 3830. Read more

Posted on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:32:26 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS EN9600GT Top Video Card Review

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ASUS EN9600GT Top Video Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Today we are checking out another overclocked 9600 GT. This card is the ASUS EN9600GT Top. ASUS promises a 10% overclock right out of the box and provides applications to let you overclock even more.

The card features a custom heatsink that adds bulk to the svelte 9600 GT profile, but the card performs very well. The ASUS EN9600GT Top is definitely worth a look. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:02:56 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ASUS Launches the EN9600GT Silent

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ASUS Launches the EN9600GT Silent Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review ASUS announced a new version of the fantastic NVIDIA 9600 GT. The new version of the 9600 GT from ASUS is called the Silent and uses a passive cooler that produces no sound at all. ASUS uses its V-Cool Heatsink solution and ASUS says the tech will reduce GPU temperatures by 10 degrees C compared to standard reference cooling solutions.

There is a lofty claim by ASUS that not only is the solution dead silent, but performs better than the reference cooler as well. The card also features ASUS’ new SmartDoctor, which allows overclocking of the shader clock on the GPU. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:44:58 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card Review

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Foxconn 9600 GT OC Video Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Today we are looking at the Foxconn 9600 GT OC video card. As the name implies this is a factory overclocked 9600 GT video card that offers good performance at a good price.

The video card performs well, but lacks a game bundle that you get with many other video cards for the same price. The 9600 GT from Foxconn represents a good value for your gaming dollar when buying a video card. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:39:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

LN2 Cooled Galaxy 9600 GT Breaks World 3D Records

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LN2 Cooled Galaxy 9600 GT Breaks World 3D Records Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review MadShrimps published a detailed report about one of their crazy overclocking experiments. This time they push a Galaxy 9600 GT to its limits.

Quote: "Madshrimps cooperating with Belgium's finest overclockers pay offs, in this article we detail the efforts of two OCTB crew members as they push a Galaxy 9600 GT past its limits using LN2. Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card Review

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ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card Review Technology News, Electronics Buy Guide and Gadget Review Tweaktown published a review of the ASUS GeForce 9600GT 512MB Graphics Card.

Quote from the review: "If you’re looking for a 9600GT, the chances are we can give you a pretty good idea of which one to get. We get a lot of samples, but the 9600GT would have to be one product that we’ve received over and over again from different companies who are mixing it up with big clocks and bigger coolers. Read more

Posted on Sat, 5 Apr 2008 15:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr