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XFX GeForce 8600GT Fatality

Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 8600 GT • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Good • Price When Reviewed: $160
Last updated
September 12, 2007
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Pros
Cons
  • Pricing:Very Inexpensive: $160 (9/12/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 72
  • Features:Poor: 52
  • Design:Poor: 49

Pricing Very Inexpensive: $160

Very Inexpensive: $160

Performance Good: 72

Good: 72
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 78.07 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 63.56 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 73.88 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 47.03 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 116.4 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 73.7 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 105.57 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 56.17 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 115.57 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 63.53 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 83.57 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 39.8 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 88.85 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 49.09 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 52.76 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 24 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 85.1 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 67.8 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 73.2 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 31.23 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 84.59 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 63.23 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 21.54 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 21.54 
Halo (1024 by 768) 136.41 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 91.81 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 81.41 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 80.14 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 82.24 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 75.57 

Features Poor: 52

Poor: 52
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set nVidia GeForce 8600 GT 
Installed RAM (MB) 256 
RAM Type DDR3 
RAM Speed (MHz) 1700 
Processor Speed (MHz) 620 
Ports
DVI-Out
Primary Ports Two DVI-out 
Composite-Video-In No 
Composite-Video-Out No 
S-Video-In No 
S-Video-Out Yes 
Component Video No 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware DVI-to-VGA adapter 
Labor Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Parts Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Weekday Support Hours
Saturday Support Hours
Sunday Support Hours
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Poor: 49

Poor: 49
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