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EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600gts

76

Good
  • Pros
  • Good performance
  • Cons
  • No bundled games
  • Pricing: Average: $200 (9/12/2007)
  • Performance: Good: 78
  • Features: Very Good: 82
  • Design: Fair: 65
Find out how these four scores, and their relative weights, combine to produce the PC World Rating.

Pricing

Average: $200

Performance

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
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 2 
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 TV Tuner:No 
SLI/Crossfire Support Yes 
Slots Occupied 1 
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
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User Reviews for EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600gts

  • Reviewed by: Sumon

    Duration of ownership: 1 Month

    Strengths: This card rocks the world........The most interesting thing is that: 1.Full support for HD and 2000MHz MEM NOT 2GHz 32 Stream processors work grat. I have got 146+ FPS in F.E.A.R.

    Weaknesses: What??????IS.IS.IS.It has not built an era for DX10 Gaming.

    Overall Evaluation: Now this is the main thing that you have to buy it at SLI mode With 680i SLI motherboard.I recommend the spec below: 1.Intel Core 2 Q6600 [O.C.= 3.0 GHz, 333 MHz Each core easily.] 2.Evga Nforce 680i SLI MOBO 3.4 GB RAM 1200MHz SLI active 4.2 of EVga 512 mb of 8600 GTS [not overclocked] 5.800W Ultra PSU 6.ANTEC 900 Case Taht would be best for a $1500 Gamer.

  • Reviewed by: SHOJUS

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Price, performance, warranty.

    Weaknesses: Not as high end as I would have liked but does the trick!

    Overall Evaluation: This card replaced my older video card and has totally shocked me! The performance on wow and other games have been flawless! I have found that I could have got a better card for the money spent but overall I do not regret the purchase. I am not much in to overclocking but I will update the review if I found out if it is possible and what the gains are. Highly recommended!!

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