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EVGA e-GeForce 8600GTS

Chip Set: nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS • Bus: PCI Express • TV Tuner: No • Installed RAM (MB): 512 • Performance Word Score: Good • Price When Reviewed: $200
Last updated
September 12, 2007
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Cons
  • Pricing:Average: $200 (9/12/2007)
  • Performance:Good: 78
  • Features:Very Good: 82
  • Design:Fair: 65

Pricing Average: $200

Average: $200

Performance Good: 78

Good: 78
PC World Tests (Results measured in frames per second)
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) 80.69 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) 73.5 
Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 80.22 
Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 58.79 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) 120.4 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) 78.1 
Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 110.47 
Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 59.87 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768) 118.87 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) 68.8 
Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 88.5 
Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 42.47 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) 94.37 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) 52.2 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 54.27 
Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 24.22 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768) 88.47 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) 73.37 
Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 78.13 
Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 42.5 
Far Cry (1024 by 768) 90.72 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200) 67.38 
Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 46.47 
Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 46.47 
Halo (1024 by 768) 138.85 
Halo (1600 by 1200) 97.03 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) 83.11 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) 82.26 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) 82.96 
Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) 78.06 

Features Very Good: 82

Very Good: 82
General
Bus PCI Express 
Chip Set nVidia GeForce 8600 GTS 
Installed RAM (MB) 512 
RAM Type DDR3 
RAM Speed (MHz) 2000 
Processor Speed (MHz) 675 
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 Yes 
Audio Input No 
Audio Output No 
Other
TV Tuner No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied
Windows XP x64 Driver Yes 
Included Hardware 2 DVI-to-VGA adapters, S-Video cable, component adapter, power adapter 
Labor Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Parts Warranty (years) Lifetime 
Weekday Support Hours 24 
Saturday Support Hours 24 
Sunday Support Hours 24 
Toll-Free Support Yes 

Design Fair: 65

Fair: 65
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