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Asus EN8600GTS Silent

Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 256 • Performance Word Score: Good • Price When Reviewed: $179
Asus EN8600GTS Silent (Front)
Asus EN8600GTS Silent (Front)
80.7 Very Good
Last updated
September 12, 2007
Test Center
Pros
  • Silently cooled
Cons
  • No bundled games
  • Pricing:Inexpensive: $179 (9/12/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 77
  • Features:Superior: 96
  • Design:Fair: 64
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing Inexpensive: $179

Inexpensive: $179

Performance Good: 77

Good: 77
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 78.96 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 66.86 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 75.99 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 50.73 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 120.1 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 78.5 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 111.53 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 61.73 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 118.5 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 70.13 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 93.27 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 44.73 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 97.36 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 54.35 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 59.65 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 27.45 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 87.53 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 74.37 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 79.43 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 34 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 89.36 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 68.78 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 22.48 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 22.48 
Halo (1024 by 768) 139.34 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 98.75 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 83.07 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 82.35 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 83 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 79.39 

Features Superior: 96

Superior: 96
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS 
Installed RAM (MB) 256 
RAM Type DDR3 
RAM Speed (MHz) 2000 
Processor Speed (MHz) 675 
Ports
DVI-Out 2 
Primary Ports Two DVI-out 
Composite-Video-In No 
Composite-Video-Out Yes 
S-Video-In No 
S-Video-Out Yes 
Component Video Yes 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied 2 
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware DVI-to-VGA adpater, Component adapter, disc wallet 
Labor Warranty (years) Three 
Parts Warranty (years) Three 
Weekday Support Hours 12 
Saturday Support Hours 9 
Sunday Support Hours 9 
Toll-Free Support No 

Design Fair: 64

Fair: 64
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