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BFG 8600 GTS OC2 Video Card Review
Date: 2007-07-02 Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun Manufacturer: BFG Technology
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9.5/10
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Performance
| GPU |
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS |
| Core Clock |
730MHz (vs. 675MHz standard) |
| Shader Clock |
1566MHz (vs. 1450MHz standard) |
| Fill Rate |
11.7 Billion/sec. |
| Stream Processors |
32 |
Memory
| Video Memory |
256MB |
| Memory Type |
GDDR3 |
| Memory Data Rate |
2260MHz (vs. 2000MHz standard) |
| Memory Bandwidth |
36.2GB/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) |
| RAMDACs |
Dual 400MHz |
Included In Box
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BFG NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS OC2 256MB graphics card |
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Quick install guide |
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Two DVI to VGA adapters |
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Dual 4-pin Molex to single 6-pin PCI Express power adapter |
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HDTV dongle |
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Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full installation manual .pdf |
Minimum System Requirements
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512MB of system memory |
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Microsoft Windows Vista -or- Windows XP |
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CD or DVD-ROM drive |
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50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation |
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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) |
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PCI Express compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot |
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One 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector -or- Two 4-pin Molex supplementary power connectors |
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