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EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB PCI-Express 256-P2-N751-TR Graphics Card

EVGA e-GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB PCI-Express 256-P2-N751-TR Graphics Card
Brand: EVGA
Category: CE

List Price: $107.99
Buy New: $88.99
You Save: $19.00 (18%)



Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 6828

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP
Graphics RAM: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 2 x 12 x 8
nv:GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT
RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz
Fill Rate per Second: 8.64 Billion pixels
Additional Features: RoHS Compliant
Additional Features: HDTV Ready
Additional Features: SLI Ready
Additional Features: OpenGL 2.0
Additional Features: DirectX 10
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
Video Memory: 256MB
Memory Type: GDDR3
Core Clock: 540 MHz
Memory Clock: 1400 MHz
Shader Clock: 1180 MHz
Stream Processors: 32
Memory Bandwidth: 22.4GB/sec.
Interface Type: PCI Express

MPN: 256-P2-N751-TR
Model: 256-P2-N751-TR
UPC: 843368000936
EAN: 0843368000936
ASIN: B000PB2OBW

Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours

Features:
  • 128-bit GPU for PCI Express bus
  • Microsoft DirectX 10.0 Shader Model 4.0 support
  • Nvidia SLI ready
  • 16x full-screen anti-aliasing
  • HDTV, S-video, composite and dual DVI-I outputs

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The eVGA 8600 series graphics cards bring high quality graphics to the masses with full DirectX10 support, and groundbreaking features such as HDR with FSAA. All EVGA 8 series products are designed for Windows Vista, and give the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D user interface.


Customer Reviews:   Read 5 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Great for Gamming And cheap   June 5, 2008
Erik Gamez (USA)
I bought this card some time ago, and i cannot believe the performance improvement i have got, having only a computer worth $200 (Athlon 64 3400+, 1gig DDR ram, 450W PS,DVD+R burner,250Gig PATA hard drive) I was able to play Crysis, and Unreal Tournamnet at medium. Once i made a little upgrade (Athlon 5600+, 2 Gig DDR2, GA-MA78M-S2H)for about $200, i was able to play Crysis with all setting to medium and UT3 with all settings to High, i have made computers using the 8500 gt for my relatives and i know that there is no comparison with this video card.


5 out of 5 stars Vista Ready   May 19, 2008
L. MICK (Fort Worth, TX United States)
I put his in a PC that was recently purchased with a built in graphics card. The difference is amazing! I am not a gamer, but for me, this card was well worth the price!!


4 out of 5 stars Easy install..but the driver won't work on Vista   April 27, 2008
Dell user (Arcadia, CA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

Install this card on Dell I530 wiht no problem luckyly...all contents in the box are so loose and even though it says it is compatable with Vista the driver that come with this package did not work. Downloaded the driver from their web site and it installed okay.


5 out of 5 stars Beware of the computer illiterate reviews   March 23, 2008
B. Tom (Earth)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

You'll notice some that have reviewed this card talking about how they have a Gateway computer... and other nonsense like ram and processors, these are things that have nothing to do with graphics card compatibility. So don't listen to them of course. They all need to get Macs.

This card, if you have the right motherboard for it, packs a lot of bang for your buck, and can run most of the latest games at decent fps. I highly recommend it.



4 out of 5 stars Pretty good   March 2, 2008
Hunter Hadlock (Key West, FL)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful

This plays Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2, portal etc at 45fps with all the settings turned up to high @ 1280x1024. Once you're in the game you can't really tell the difference between 30 and 120fps anyways so this is a great card. It plays Bioshock at 35fps @ 1024x768. I'm using a core 2 duo 2.2ghz with 2GB of ram, which is way more processor than I need for these games. If you don't need 1600x1200 @ 120fps this should be just fine for your needs. Also it supports directX 10, but if you're playing games you're probably not running Vista, which needs it to use DX10. But it's there if you need it 10 years down the road.