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eVGA e-GeForce 8600GT, GeForce 8600 GT, (256 MB) Graphic Card Review

Based on 600 comments, the eVGA e-GeForce 8600GT is overall a superior product. If you want a Graphics Card, we highly recommend the eVGA e-GeForce 8600GT.

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Product Ratings

Overall (600 Reviews)

Newegg.com (507 Reviews)
Amazon.com (42 Reviews)
Tigerdirect.com (23 Reviews)

Specs & Features

Released

over 3 years ago

Installed Memory

256 MB

Graphic Processor

NVIDIA GeForce 8600GT

Display Interface

DVI x 2

Analog Video Standards

S-Video
Composite

Card Interface

PCI Express

Compatibility

Fill Rate

8.64 Bilion pixels/sec

Form Factor

Plug-in card

GPU Clock Speed

540 MHz

Installed Memory / Technology

256 MB (GDDR3 SDRAM)

MPN

256-P2-N751-TR

Max. Screen Resolution

2560 x 1600

Memory Bandwidth

22.4 GB/sec

Memory Data Width

128-bit

Memory Tech

GDDR3 SDRAM

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista

Output Interface

S-Video
HDTV Out

Package Type

Retail

Pipeline Engines

32 Pipeline Engines

RAMDAC Speed

400 MHz

Refresh Rate at Max Res

60 Hz @ 2560 x 1600

Special Features

SLI Multi GPU Ready
HDTV TV-out Support

UPC

00843368000936

Warranty

Lifetime

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What People Say

if you're looking for a decent card thats not too expensive this is it.it can play some top end pc games, but not super top end like crysis. from Circuitcity.com slot is very tight and might protrude a little bit into it.the latest video card drivers on evga web site may either be betas or final releases, while drivers from nvidia web site are final releases. from Mwave.com it took my windows vista rating from 3.1, with the built-in card, to 5.2. from Mwave.com matt this is a full height card while you have a slot for this [pci express x16] your case is too thin, sorry dude need new case to fit. from Tigerdirect.com summary: best bang for the buck, even though im a linux user, i may dual boot xp now that i have a gaming worthy graphics card for the first time ever...i've seen benchmarks of this card running the from Mwave.com opened the box and had my pc running with vista on it in about 10 minutes, drivers fully installed. from Tigerdirect.com evga video card with nvidia geforce 8600 gt is an good conbination of technology and versality. from Circuitcity.com i plan to put one in my older microsoft xp machine soon. from Tigerdirect.com personally i suggest if you still use windows xp (which does and will not have directx10 capability) hit up a 7600gt or a 7900gs for good price perfomance ratio. from Mwave.com windows xp hedition from Tigerdirect.com