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Gigabyte - Graphics on a budget PDF Print E-mail
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Written by Duane Pemberton   
Tuesday, 07 July 2009
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Folks are looking out now – more than ever – for PC hardware values that will let them have good performance and prices that are ultra-easy on the wallet. AMD knows this and so does NVIDIA – as reflected in lower than ever prices from each company. Two of the primary GPUs from NVIDIA which fall under the $200 price-range are the 9600GT and the more formidable 250GTS – both of which are produced by NVIDIA add-in board partner, Gigabyte

Few of today’s PC hardware companies have the pedigree that Gigabyte has when it comes to both how long they’ve been in business as well as depth of know-how in not just graphics but pretty much every other major aspect of PC hardware. Its past marketing efforts might be argued, however, I personally have seen them produce quality products that have stood the test of time and the rigorous testing in my labs.
While both GPUs do support the DirectX10 API, there’s really little need to worry about that technology thanks in part to Windows Vista’s paltry performance and because few games – if  any – have tangible quality enhancements by using DX10 that actually enhance the overall game experience. Microsoft, NVIDIA and AMD have all tried to bolster-up DX10 as the “second coming”, however, hard evidence from this site and others prove the contrary.
 
The 9600GT - priced around the $100 mark – is clearly a direct onslaught by NVIDIA to capture that important market segment. Truthfully, most people will gravitate towards a card like this because of its extreme value-proposition. Like most of the current video cards out right now, the 9600GT has full DX10 support – so if that’s important to you, it could be a selling point. 

Specifications
Chipset NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT
Core Clock 700 MHz
Mem Clock 1800MHz
Memory 1GB
Memory Bus 256 bit
Memory Type GDDR3
Card dimension ATX
Bus Type PCI-E 2.0
Bus Speed 16
D-SUB Y
TV-OUT N
DVI Port Y (DVI-I)
VIVO N
Multi View Y
Shader Clock 1800 MHz
Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536
Gigabyte did outfit this particular model with 1GB of on-board GDDR3 RAM – which only means that in certain gaming scenarios it could have a slight advantage over cards with less memory; however, those instances are pretty rare and folks would mainly get the extra memory for “bragging rights”. 
 
A few key features of this card are the aftermarket Zalman cooler which is far more effective – yet takes up twice the amount of space – as the “stock reference cooler” and the inclusion of an HDMI port. 
In case you didn’t know, HDMI makes for a ultra-easy connection that delivers a superior signal quality. More PC monitors are coming with HDMI inputs so this may be a feature you’d want to look more into. 
On the back-end of the card is a single 6-pin auxiliary power connector so you’ll want to make sure whatever kind of power-supply you have can support a connector like that – if not, there are molex adapters available. 


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