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Author: Whoopty | ||
| Posted: 23:00, April 16th 2007 | |||
| Link: http://global.msi.com.tw/ | |||
| Score: 9 out of 10 [?] | |||
| Price: £92 | |||
Introduction
Nvidia has dominated the high end of the GPU market for the last 5 months with their 8800GTX and GTS offerings. However up to now ATI/AMD has managed to hold their own in the mid range market with their X1950 series, specifically the great "bang for buck" x1950 Pro. Now though, Nvidia are bringing in their mid-range muscle; it's time for the 8600GT.
Features
- Nvidia CineFX 5.0 Shading Architecture
- 64bit texture filtering and blending
- Nvidia intellisample 4 technology
- Nvidia Ultrashadow II
- Nvidia SLI Ready
Specifications
General
| Compatibility | PC |
| Device Type | Graphics Adapter |
| Enclosure Type | Plug in PCI Card |
| Interface Type | PCI Express x16 |
Expansion/Connectivity
| Compatible Slots | 1x PCI Express x16 |
Manufacturer Warranty
| Service & Support | 2 Year Warranty |
| Service and Support Details | 24/7 Free E-mail Technical Support |
Miscellaneous
| Cables Included | 2x DVI-VGA Adapter 1x S-Video Cable 1x Graphics power cable to standard Molex |
Software
| Software Included | NVIDIA ForceWare Drivers |
| Operating System Requirements | Windows XP, Vista |
Processor / Memory
| Chipset | nVidia Geforce 8600GT |
| Video Memory Installed | 256MB DDR3 |
| Core Clock Speed | 540MHz |
| Shader Clock Speed | 1200MHz |
| Memory Clock Speed | 1400MHz |
| Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) | 24GB/s |
| Texture Fill Rate (Billion Texels/sec) | 8.6G Texels/sec |
| Stream Processors | 32 |
| Features | Shader Model 4.0, UltraShadow II Technology, Intellisample 4.0 technology, nVidia PureVideo Technology |
Video
| Max VGA Resolution | 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz, 32-bit color |
| Max Dual-Link DVI-I Resolution | 3840 x 2400 @ 30Hz, 32-bit color |
| Maximum HDTV Out (Component) Resolution | 1920 x 1080 (1080i) |
| Maximum TV Out (S-Video) Resolution | 1024 x 768 |
| Max Monitors Supported | 2 |
| API Supported | DirectX 10.0, OpenGL 2.0 |
| TV Interface | TV Out, S-Video Connection |
A little about MSI
"Founded in August 1986, MSI has continued to uphold a business philosophy that stresses "Award-winning product quality and outstanding customer service." MSI specializes in the design and manufacture of motherboards, add-on cards, servers/workstations, barebones, optical storage devices, communication devices and IA accessories. Overcoming a challenging industry environment, MSI have raced to the head of the pack and are now ranked among Taiwan 's Top 3 and the World's Top 5 motherboard manufacturer. Besides, our VGA production has been on the No. 1 position in the world for four consecutive years."
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