Graphics Cards

by Rafael Hernandez on August 6, 2007 · 0 comments

Legion Hardware has a look at the effect CPU speeds have on game performance under Nvidia GeForce 8×00 GPUs. CPU scaling is a forgotten variable when looking at the latest and greatest in gaming hardware while it’s one of the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2007 · 0 comments

Driver Heaven has a look at an ATI Radeon HD2600XT based card as well as Nvidia GeForce 8600GT and 8600GTS graphics cards. The boards represent the latest in mid-range graphics from the companies offering great image quality with questionable 3D…

Read more 8600GT(S), HD2600 Roundup

by Rafael Hernandez on July 3, 2007 · 0 comments

TechARP has a look at the Galaxy GeForce 8600 GTS graphics card. Galaxy took the rather mid-range board and slapped a nice cooling solution on to it for lower temperatures and lower noise output. A good performer for a mid-range…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 20, 2007 · 0 comments

HardwareCanucks has a look at the BFG Nvidia GeForce 8600GTS and 8600GT OC graphics cards. The stock clock rates are decent enough but BFG enjoys adding a bit of extra value by modestly bumping them up. Good performers, especially if…

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by Rafael Hernandez on May 2, 2007 · 0 comments

The Tech Report has a look at the Nvidia GeForce 8800 Ultra graphics card. The company has taken the powerful GTX version and upped to speed on its memory and GPU. What you get, for the $850 pricetag, is rather…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 27, 2007 · 0 comments

techPowerUp! has a look at the Zotac GeForce 8500 GT graphics card. It sports Nividia’s latest low-end chip bringing DirectX 10 support and some welcome high-def video features. A nice enough card but don’t expect it to be much faster…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 26, 2007 · 0 comments

TweakTown has a look at the BFG Tech GeForce 8600GTS OC graphics card. It sports the first mid-range focused DirectX 10 capable GPU with a decent factory overclock from the standard settings. A decent enough performer but it has a…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 19, 2007 · 0 comments

TweakTown has a look at the GigaByte and XFX versions of the GeForce 8600GT graphics cards. The mid-range DirectX 10 capable cards sport some advanced filtering and video playback features but they lack a bit of performance in existing DX9…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 17, 2007 · 0 comments

AnandTech has a look at the Nvidia GeForce 8500 and 8600 GPUs. The chips are/will be the first mid-range DX10 capable GPUs to hit the market. Its performance isn’t all that great compared to the last generation of mid-range products…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 16, 2007 · 0 comments

TweakTown has a look at the XFX GeForce 7600GT Fatal1ty in an SLI configuration. The cards feature passive cooling for that extra quiet gaming experience, although you will wnt proper airflow to keep them from overheating in such a tight…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 10, 2007 · 0 comments

Legion Hardware has a look at the 320MB and 640MB versions of the Nvidia GeForce 8800GTS based cards. It’s not always clear cut how they’ll perform given how card manufacturers pick random clocks speeds to ship them at but their…

Read more 320 vs 640 (8800GTS Comparison)