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BFG 8600 GTS OC Graphics Card Review

Date: 2007-04-19  Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun  Manufacturer: BFG Technology

9.0/10
I4U Rating

Performance
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
RAMDAC Dual 400MHz
Core Clock 710MHz (vs. 675MHz standard)
Memory
Video Memory 256MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Memory Data Rate 2000MHz
Memory Bandwidth 32GB/sec.
Connections
BUS Type PCI Express x16
Connector(s) 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out
Multiple Monitor Support Yes
HDCP Yes (Requires other compatible components which are HDCP capable. Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays)
Included In Box
> BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS OC 256MB graphics card
> Quick install guide
> Two DVI to VGA adapters
> Dual 4-pin Molex to single 6-pin PCI Express power adapter
> HDTV dongle
> Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full installation manual .pdf
Minimum System Requirements
> 512MB of system memory
> Microsoft Windows Vista -or- Windows XP
> CD or DVD-ROM drive
> 50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
> 375W PCI Express-compliant system power supply (Minimum system power requirement based on a standard PC configured with an Intel® Core™2 Extreme X6800 processor)
> PCI Express compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
> One 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors -or- Two 4-pin Molex supplementary power connectors





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