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  EVGA
GeForce 9600 GT Video Card
The EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT 1GB graphics card offers a powerfully immersive
entertainment experience designed for high-definition gaming and video playback.
Play the hottest Microsoft® DirectX® 10 games with awesome speed and watch the
latest HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc® movies with brilliant clarity, powered by the
revolutionary PureVideo® HD engine. Couple two EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT
graphics cards together with an NVIDIA nForce® motherboard for an optimal graphics
platform, giving you the gaming horsepower to handle the most demanding games
with NVIDIA SLI® technology. With the EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600 GT, amazing
graphics performance is now within your reach.
 What
It Is & Why You Need It!
- HD Gaming for the Masses - Get the most graphics bang for your buck
with a GeForce 9600 GT GPU. With a 90% performance increase over the comparable
8 series graphics card , PC gamers everywhere can now enjoy games at extreme
HD resolutions without breaking their wallets.
- A Powerful Entertainment Hub - Experience the GPU’s power while
enjoying HD movies or having a premium 3D user experience with Windows Vista
and Windows Media Center. PureVideo® HD technology provides lifelike pictures
and vibrant color while CPU-offload capabilities enable you to manage your
photos and videos with ease.
- Future-Proof Technology - Get up to 2x the performance with NVIDIA
SLI® technology when paired with an identical 9600-based graphics card,
and PCIe 2.0 compatibility ensures you’re ready for tomorrow’s games
and 3D applications.
See
"BEFORE YOU BUY"
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Knowledge
Before You Buy!
Make
sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For example, PCI
Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed only for AGP or
PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications carefully
or call us for expert advice.
ESSENTIAL
SPECS:
• Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0 x16 (PCIe
1.0 Compatible)
• Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)
• Video Memory: 1GB DDR3
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Specifications
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Detailed Features
NVIDIA
Unified
Architecture |
NVIDIA
Lumenex™ Engine |
Microsoft
DirectX 10
Geometry Shaders |
Shader
Model 4.0
Technology |
EVGA GeForce 9600 GT GPU Features
- NVIDIA SLI Technology
Delivers up to 2x the performance of a single graphics card configuration
for unequaled gaming experiences by allowing two graphics cards to run in
parallel. The must-have feature for performance PCI Express® graphics,
SLI dramatically scales performance on today's hottest games.
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click
here for demo »
Fully unified shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry,
vertex, physics, or pixel shading operations, delivering up to 2x the gaming
performance of prior generation GPUs.
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Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous
threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation
shader programs.
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here for demo »
World's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled
levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects.
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Shares the capacity and bandwidth of dedicated video memory and dynamically
available system memory for turbocharged performance and larger total graphics
memory.
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here for demo »
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy with ultra-fast
frame rates:
Lightning fast, high-quality anti-aliasing at up to 16x sample rates obliterates
jagged edges.
Twice the precision of prior generations for incredibly realistic lighting
effects-now with support for anti-aliasing.
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here for demo »
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable a new
level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU-all the while
freeing the CPU to run the game engine and AI.
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Delivers a proven record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with
the widest range of games and applications. ForceWare provides the best out-of-box
experience for every user and delivers continuous performance and feature
updates over the life of NVIDIA GeForce® GPUs.
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The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing
that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color,
and precise image scaling for movies and video. Feature requires supported
video software. Features may vary by product.
- OpenGL® 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for OpenGL applications.
- HDCP Capable
Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications
of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted
movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays.
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NVIDIA's fourth-generation GPU architecture built for Windows Vista gives
users the best possible experience with the Windows Aero 3D graphical user
interface, included in the new operating system (OS) from Microsoft.
- PCI Express 2.0 Support
Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture, offering
a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D
applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice that
of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully backwards
compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest support.
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NVIDIA
ForceWare
It takes a powerful suite of software to complement these complex
processors. NVIDIA ForceWare™ unified software environment (USE) is
the key to unleashing the full power and features in NVIDIA’s desktop,
platform, mobile, and multimedia products. Delivering a proven record
of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range of
games and applications, ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience
for every user and delivers.
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NVIDIA
SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology is a revolutionary
approach to scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes
advantage of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus architecture,
and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics
processing units) and NVIDIA nForce4 MCPs (media and communications
processors). Together the NVIDIA SLI patent-pending technologies work
seamlessly to deliver heart-pounding PC performance. And depending on
the application, NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as 2x the performance
of a single GPU configuration for unparalleled gaming experiences.
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Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics
Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible. |
PCI
Express 2.0 Support
Designed to run perfectly with the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture,
offering a future-proofing bridge to tomorrow's most bandwidth-hungry games
and 3D applications by maximizing the 5GT/s PCI Express 2.0 bandwidth (twice
that of first generation PCI Express). PCI Express 2.0 products are fully
backwards compatible with existing PCI Express motherboards for the broadest
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A Closer Look
Minimum System Requirements
- 1GB of system memory
- Microsoft Windows Vista -or- Windows XP
- CD or DVD-ROM drive
- 100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
- Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 26 Amp Amps.)
- Minimum 450 Watt for SLI mode system.
(Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 28 Amp Amps.)
- An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector (hard drive power dongle to PCI-E
6 pin adapter included with card)
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Latest Owner Reviews
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| REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Jun 21, 2008 |
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| I just finished building my first self built with an intel quad,xfx 780i 3way sli, one WDAAKS 500, and one of these cards. How big of the difference does sli make in this case, for crysis and farcry2. |
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| REVIEW BY: Hemi Reviewed
Jun 11, 2008 |
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| I also got this VC and so far im very happy with it, im about to order another to do SLI cant wait to see the difference. |
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| REVIEW BY: Reviewed
Jun 06, 2008 |
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| wow this is an awsum card at a great price. im running a 780i board with a quad 4 ,2 gigs of ram ,750 power and im running crysis ,and frontline at max settings and im not even clocked ......... |
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What You Should Know
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DVI: Digital Visual Interface! What
Is It?
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is a
video interface standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital
display devices such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital
projectors. It was developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display
Working Group (DDWG). It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video
data to a compatible monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with
the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as
on pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz.
When you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of
its higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is
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 What Is DDC2B?
The Display Data Channel or DDC is a digital connection between a computer
display and a graphics adapter that allows the display to communicate its
specifications to the adapter. The standard was created by the Video
Electronics Standards Association (VESA). The purpose of this standard
is to define a communications channel between an electronic display (e.g.
CRT, LCD, etc. displays) and a host system. The channel may be used to carry
configuration information to enable ‘plug & play’ and allow optimum use of
the display. The channel may also carry display control information.
Today’s computing and consumer electronic
environments demands that systems offer user-friendly set-up. With the
growing popularity of intuitive and simpler software user interfaces, hardware
manufacturers are responding with plug-and-play systems and peripherals.
However, for the user to receive full benefit from these advances,
standardization is necessary. VESA, as the prominent standards organization
for graphics subsystems, has developed a communications channel between the
host and the display. This communication channel offers basic configuration
information plus a standard way of communicating advanced functionality.
The current version of DDC, called DDC2B,
is based on the I²C bus. This is a serial bus that allows multiple bus
masters, although DDC2B allows only one master – the graphics adapter. The
monitor (e.g. a CRT or LCD) contains a read-only memory (ROM) chip
programmed by the manufacturer with information about the graphics modes
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Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
Click Here To Find Video Cards - Look For Dual DVI/Dual Monitor Ready
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Advanced PC Build-It-Yourself Guide
Not too long ago one had to be eligible for the Genius IQ Club (Mensa)
in order to build a computer. That is no longer the case. Today’s computer
manufacturers have made it much easier for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
to create a great system.
Click Here To Learn More »
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 PCI
Express 2.0 - High End Graphics Have Arrived
PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate from
2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve
high performance while reducing cost.
A number
of optimizations and improvements have been made to the protocol and software
layers of the PCI Express architecture in the PCI Express Base 2.0 specification.
These include:
- Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
- Link bandwidth
notification – to notify software (operating system, device drivers,
etc) of changes in link speed and width
- Capability
structure expansion – to expand the control registers to better manage
devices, slots and the interconnect
- Access
control services – optional controls to manage peer-peer transactions
- Completion
timeout control – to define a required disable mechanism plus related
optional enhancements
- Function-level
reset – optional mechanism to reset functions within a device
- Power
limit redefinition – to redefine slot power limit values to accommodate
devices that consume higher power
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What
is SLI Technology?
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows
you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple
NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce® SLI
media and communications processor (MCP).
How Does SLI Technology Work?
Using proprietary software algorithms and dedicated scalability logic
in each NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU) and MCP, NVIDIA SLI technology
delivers up to twice the performance of a single graphics solution.
SLI GPU Graphics Cards
NVIDIA SLI GPUs deliver powerful, elegant and super-rich graphics
for games and other graphics-intensive applications. Combining two NVIDIA
SLI-Ready certified graphics cards (with the same GPU) in a single system
with an nForce SLI MCP results in up to double the graphics performance. NVIDIA SLI-Ready GPUs feature dedicated, built-in SLI hardware logic
and take advantage of the additional bandwidth of the PCI Express bus
architecture. Connected by the SLI connector (which ships with all SLI-Ready
motherboards), each GPU has a maximized connection pathway, and can leverage
the second card for reaching top-speed performances. SLI Technology can
scale both geometry and fill rate performance for multiple GPUs and output
in both digital and analog formats for the highest image quality.
CLICK HERE FOR OUR SLI READY VIDEO CARDS
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Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard.
Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.)
Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot.
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here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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What's In The Box
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- EVGA GeForce 9600 GT Video Card
- Quick Installation Guide
- Installation Disk
- HDTV Cable
- S-Video Cable
- Y-Cable Power Connector
- (2) Two DVI to VGA Adapters
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
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Manufactured by:
EVGA
Mfg Part No:
01G-P3-N869-AR
UPC No:
843368004804
Box Size:
( Length:
12, Width:
10, Depth:
4 )
Shipping Weight:
1.7000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
This product has a Lifetime Warranty.
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Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
E145-9608
TigerDirect.com
Warranty Information
7795 W. Flagler St. Suite 35
Miami, FL. 33144
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