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BFG 8800 GT OCX w/ ThermoIntelligence Video Card Review

Date: 2008-06-04  Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun  Manufacturer: BFG Technology

9.5/10
I4U Rating

Performance
GPU NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Core Clock 700MHz (vs. 600MHz standard)
Shader Clock 1728MHz (vs. 1500MHz standard)
Shader Model 4.0
Texture Fill Rate 39.2 Billion/sec.
Stream Processors 112
Memory
Video Memory 512MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Memory Data Rate 2000MHz (vs. 1800MHz standard)
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 64.0GB/sec.
Connections
Bus Type PCI Express 2.0
Connector(s) 2 Dual-Link DVI-I, HDTV + TV Out
RAMDACs Dual 400MHz
Multiple Monitor Support Yes
HDCP Capable Yes, Dual link (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 8800 GT OCX 512MB ThermoIntelligence® graphics card
> Quick install guide
> Two DVI to VGA adapters
> Dual 4-pin Molex to single 6-pin PCI Express power adapter
> HDTV (component) breakout cable
> Driver CD, which includes: NVIDIA ForceWare unified graphics drivers and Full installation manual .pdf
System Requirements
> 1GB of system memory
> CD or DVD-ROM drive
> 100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
> Microsoft® Windows Vista™ or XP operating system
> PCI Express® or PCI Express® 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant PCI Express® x16 slot
> One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express® x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots
> 425W PCI Express®-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 28A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured with an Intel Core®2 Extreme X6800 processor)
> One 6-pin PCI Express® supplementary power connector -or- Two 4-pin Molex® supplementary power connectors
> NOTE: For the power requirements of multiple GeForce® 8800 GT-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI® configuration, please visit www.bfgtech.com/slipower





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