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BFG 9600 GT OCX Video Card Review

Date: 2008-06-17  Reviewed by: Shane McGlaun  Manufacturer: BFG

9.0/10
I4U Rating

Performance
GPU NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT
Core Clock 725MHz (vs. 650MHz standard)
Shader Clock 1850MHz (vs. 1625MHz standard)
Shader Model 4.0
Texture Fill Rate 23.2 Billion/sec.
Stream Processors 64
Memory
Video Memory 512MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Memory Data Rate 1950MHz (vs. 1800MHz standard)
Memory Interface 256-bit
Memory Bandwidth 62.4GB/sec.
Connections
Bus Type PCI Express® 2.0
Display Connectors 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)
HDMI™ Capable Yes (Requires adapter and audio cable, sold separately).
Included In Box
> BFG NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT OCX™ 512MB ThermoIntelligence® graphics card
> Quick install guide
> DVI to VGA adapter
> 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
> 512MB 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 standard 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® 9600 GT-based graphics cards in an NVIDIA SLI® configuration, please visit www.bfgtech.com/slipower





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