|
 | | Playing Video Games
The latest and greatest games available today usually designed to work on the latest and greatest graphics cards. The XFX 9600GT gives your games ultra-realistic 3D characters and environments as well as smooth performance and game play so that the newest games are played the way it's meant to be played. This XFX 9600GT is also loaded with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and the newest generation of 9 Series GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) from NVIDIA to ensure that you'll have compatibility with the most current games and plenty of power to handle numerous games to come. Watching Movies
Just getting a HD player isn't enough to get HD quality, you'll need a card like the XFX 9600Gt which can process that level of video quality as well. The XFX 9600GT is HDCP ready which means you'll be able to enjoy viewing the latest HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or HD Web-TV Streams in super sharp High Definition clarity. The power of NVIDIA's PureVideo HD engine allows for true high-definition video playback, smooth stutter-free playback and multi-monitor support for professional quality video editing that will always look crisp, clear, smooth and vibrant! Viewing Photos
With higher resolutions and picture quality, you'll be able to view more photos at the same time on the same screen while also enjoying sharper vibrant images that are as true to life as the real thing. Improved Performance
Most people aren't aware of it but XFX video cards not only give you the graphics power you need to play the latest video games but it carries numerous benefits over the graphics capabilities that usually come standard on most new computers. Having a seperate video card such as XFX video cards also seperates the graphics processing from general computer functions processing. This means it takes a huge load off your AMD or Intel CPU allowing it to do it's job better expecially for non-graphic intensive programs like office applications. It's like adding a expert to your computer that specializes in anything graphic and video related and you can depend on it to always do the job better than anything else. | | Bonus Game Included!
A great gaming graphics card can only be complimented by the newly released game, Company of Heroes, on a full version DVD-ROM. This game features intense graphics, fast paced action and spectacular realism that truely captures this authentic World War 2 story line. |  | | Double Lifetime Warranty
XFX will repair and service this graphics card for as long as you live! Even for those of you who know how to push XFX cards to the limits, if anything goes wrong, XFX will service it free of charge! additionally XFX will also honor the protection plan for the second owner as well. You get the protection AND the added value of being able to pass along a full warranty. With XFX Live Help you will be able to communicate through instant messaging directly to our support representatives for any help with your XFX graphics card |  | |
Technology Features
| 
Windows Vista Certified XFX GeForce graphics cards will provide users with the performance and stability to they need to ensure an outstanding Vista Premium Experience. | | 
NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) links two or three graphics cards together with compatible motherboards to potentially double or triple the performance of your PC and graphics for an unparalleled gaming experience. | | 
NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology brings movies to life by using advanced techniques found only on very high-end consumer players and TVs. Make your Blu-ray, HD DVD, standard-definition DVD movies, PC and mobile device content look crisp, clear, smooth, vibrant, precise, vivid and life-like. | | 
NVIDIA's PCI Express 2.0 solutions double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus enabling this XFX GeForce 9600GT to deliver faster graphics and enhanced system performance. Additionally, it supports Advanced Power Management features, leading the industry to optimize overall system energy efficiency. | | Other Features
NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology, advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors. Dual Link DVI, capable of supporting digital output for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600). Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support. wor's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects. High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration2, smoothly playback H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV video-including WMV HD-with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other work. High Dynamic Range lighting with 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, RoHS certification, HDCP Capable, HDMI support and adapter converter kit included, SLI Ready, 2560x1600 maximum supported digital resolution, 2048x1536 maximum supported analog resolution, Dual Dual-Link support, Dual DVI outputs, one S-Video output, HDTV TV output, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT chipset, PCI-E 2.0 bus interface, 700 MHzTu GPU core clock speek, 1790 MHz shader clock speed, 256-bit memory bus, 2.0 GHz memory bus speed, fansink termal solution, 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Built for Microsoft Windows Vista, Dual 400MHz RAMDACs, Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support, full Shader Model 4.0, High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration2, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology, NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology, NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology, OpenGL 2.1 Optimizations and Support. Package Contents
Installation CD-ROM, Quick Installation Guide, User Guide, Important Tips & Techniques Sheet, HDTV component adapter, 2 DVI Adapters, S-Video cable, XFX serial number door hanger, HDMI Adapter, SPDIF Cable, Promotional Game bundle includes Company of Heroes DVD-ROM Game. System Requirements
400 Watt/6-Pin power supply
One available PCI-Express 2.0 bus slot
Microsoft Windows (98, ME, 2000 Advanced Server, XP, Vista), Linux, UNIX, RedHat
128MB of system memory
Intel or AMD processor
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 Great for the price. December 3, 2008
Saral Tep (Somewhere, IN YOUR ROOM.)
This graphic card is GREAT. I got it on black friday for only $100~ and its the best $100 I ever spent in my life so far. Its was way beyond my exspectation.(spelling?) hahas it ran Crysis better then my old evga GeForce 8800 GTS. Hmmm I still havent tested out my TES Oblivion yet but I am sure it with eat that up. For the price this graphic card is amazing. I highly recommend this card for people who want HD gaming but are strict on budget.
XFX Geforce 9600GT Video Card August 27, 2008
Walter Samuel
I was going to buy a 8800gt card because i heard that they were a better card because they were faster and ran games much better.This card runs great and the fan is very quiet you can't even hear it running along with the thermaltake 500 watt power supply i purchased this is a great card also for HD as well.So if your not a hardcore gamer i would highly recommend this video card.
All you need! May 20, 2008
Jamie Gundersen (Orland, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I wanted to build a new computer at a reasonable price. I ended up getting a q6600 quadcore, 8gb of ram, 780i motherboard, and when it came time for graphics i had the choice of 8800gt or 9600gt. I purchased the 9600s because they are newer and i figured that it should be better. All i heard is that the 8800s are better because of their g92 gpu, but i still choose the 9600gt. I purchased 2 of them and i run them in SLI. When i checked my computer on [...] it says i have 2.5gb of video ram. At first i thought it was crazy, but i can run crysis at high settings with 4x antilasing flawlessly. I can get crysis at all very high with 16xhq antilasing at 1680x1050 and it runs but i have extreme lag issues, but thats because of the processor; some programs still don't thread themselves on 4 cores. If your looking for awesome graphics cards at a low price by these i promise you won't regret it. By the way they can't be triple SLIed that was a mistake i made a first and had to send one back.
Best deal considering the price/performance ratio May 3, 2008
C. Galacgac
I upgraded from a XFX 8600GTS XXX because it had the jerkies on World In Conflict. Installation was fast and simple. This solved the problem with twice the bandwith (256bit) and RAM (512mb) and I can even run Crysis on high, 8x anti alliasing at 1400x900. I hav'nt tried higher resolutions as there is no need. Water effects in Vista Direct X10 is notably realistic unlike Windows XP DirectX 9. There is already a new driver so check the XFX website.
Remember to register your card as XFX has a transferrable lifetime warranty.
Too bad Amazon did not have the Alpha Dog version which has a 40 mghz faster core clock but they had free shipping. My ASUS P5N-D motherboard has SLI so I can run two cards and double the speed when the need arizes. That motherboard has the latest Nvidia 750i chipset and 1333 frontside bus for only $160.
Good card but... April 21, 2008
Demon Hunter (USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A few complaints about this card.
The jack for the S/PDIF Cable is soft and weak, it can get deformed just by trying to plug the cable into it so be careful. Also the manual failed to say which pin on the gfx card was signal and which was ground. I just used the standard colour coding for S/PDIF Cable; white as signal and black as ground.
Big error, the shader clock is not 1790Mhz, it is really 1750Mhz so do not expect to get 1790Mhz shader clock. This was also an error on the XFX product page but I asked them about it and they corrected the spec on their website now.
This is a highly overclocked model yet the design is the same nvidia reference design that BFG and eVGA uses so all 3 brands are really the same, for overclocked models one would expect to get a 3-phase power design atleast. This card comes with the standard 2-phase power design.
The biggest con of this card is that it comes bundled with Company of Heroes, while some people may like that game, I find THQ games to be very lousy. Anyway this is not about THQ or CoH game, the point is that gfx cards should not come bundled with games because it increases the cost and most likely it will be a game you don't like or won't play. Gamers prefer to buy the games they like separately instead of wasting extra money on buying a card bundled with a game.
Now a few good things about this card.
XFX tech support is pretty comparable to BFG except that they take a day or 2 longer to reply but they're not so bad.
This card comes with DVI to HDMI adapter as well as the S/PDIF Cable so rest assured it can power your HD monitor.
It comes with lifetime warranty once you register it within 30 days of purchase so I guess XFX is pretty confident that their quality is high.
Since this card is nvidia reference design, you can update the card bios from any similar 9600GT and edit the vendor name with some tools from Guru3d. The reason for this is that XFX does not feel the need to publish BIOS updates on their site so you will most likely have to get bios updates from elsewhere and modify them.
| |
|
