Date:
Sunday , March 09, 2008
Author:
Brent Justice
Editor:
Kyle Bennett
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BFGTech 9600 GT OC in SLI vs. GeForce 8800 GTX

Will two BFGTech GeForce 9600 GT OC video cards SLI'd offer a better gaming experience than a GeForce 8800 GTX? NVIDIA thinks so. Let’s see what the real-world differences are with 9600 GT SLI and an 8800 GTX in Crysis, COD 4 & UT3.

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System Test Setup

For evaluation we are using an EVGA 680i SLI motherboard. We are using an Intel Core 2 Duo X6800 2.93 GHz processor and 2GB of Corsair XMS2 Dominator CM2X1024-8888C4D at 4-4-4-12 2T. We are using the latest chipset drivers available and the latest BIOS at time of evaluation.

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Video Card Comparison Setup

For the two BFGTech GeForce 9600 GT OC video cards we are using the latest beta driver from NVIDIA.com which is 174.16. For the GeForce 8800 GTX it uses a different series driver, the latest beta available for it is 169.44.

Please be aware we test our video cards a bit differently from what is the norm. We concentrate on examining the real-world gameplay that each video card provides. The Highest Playable section shows the best Image Quality delivered at a playable frame rate. To get a better understanding of what we do, please read this page.

In our tables and graphs in this evaluation the abbreviation “TRMS” Indicates the use of NVIDIA’s Transparency Multisampling setting for Transparency AA.