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Sweeeeeet. But for the price, why not. I put it in a Dell 540 with an Intel Core 2 Quad processor.
And the fan is super quiet. Buy one. I'm NOT a gamer, so this card is way more than I need.
This is a great video card for the money. Clear. You'll love it.
I'm running dual Acer 22" monitors. Crisp.
The Zalman cooling is second to none, combining a custom heatsink and their own hefty oversized fan to keep this card cool and quiet while displaying blazing graphics without hesitation. This card also comes already factory OC'd to perfection, and allows games to be run at the highest settings without missing a beat.
For the price, this is simply a great value especially if you're just upgrading an otherwise perfectly good computer hampered by onboard graphics. Colors and clarity on LCD are incredible with absolutely no lags.
Out of the box XFX's attention to detail during construction is obvious. Be certain to download the latest drivers available from nVIDIA and have available for a flawless install.
As usual Amazon beat everyone's price and had this rare item in stock for immediate shipment in record time. Their products are built better and offer one of the rare lifetime transferrable warranties to back that up.
Currently this Zalman 8600GT resides in an IBM 8138 P4-3GHz using original power supply with no problems whatsoever, but it does hog an extra slot due to size so make sure you have the room.
I had to send the video to a device other than my TV to get the sound. The only thing that I don't like is that I can't configure the sound sent to my LCD screen, I use a DVI to HDMI cable converter and the video card sends HDMI signal through the DVI wich is a problem since the card does'nt support sound. I bought this to upgrade from a EVGA 7300GT 512MB, and the difference is huge. I am very happy with the perfomance of the XFX 8600GT.
Before this card, I had the 8300 GS, and was running at "fair" settings (40%) with fps from like 10-30. I can now run WoW on max settings (100%) with anywhere between 25 and 50 fps (average seems to be about 40, lowest only in places like cities with high-traffic and the most visually stunning instances). I run WoW on the "Good" Settings (70%) with 50-80 fps. I am planning on investing in a new gaming laptop around summer time, so I didn't want to spend too much on a video card upgrade for my current desktop. If you don't feel like changing your power source or you want a less-expensive alternative for moderate (in visual intensity) games like WoW, BUY THIS CARD.As to the complaints of noise, even with my music off, all I hear is a faint "wooshing," and only if I am trying to listen for it and my ear is less than a foot away from the computer.If I could give this card ten stars, I would. In addition, most of my gaming is done on the 360, with my PC reserved almost soley for WoW. My Inspiron 531 only has the stock 300 V power source, and investing a new power source in order to get a very expesnive 8800 or higher would have not only been costly but time consuming and more difficult to install than just a video card. So, I purchased this card, the Geforce 8600 GT XXX edition by XFX, last week, and I can think of only one word to describe the result: TREMENDOUS.
Crysis demo all high settings average 20 fps. It doesn't seem to add much noise to my system either. I bought this product about four months ago and plugged it into a mid range, off the shelf hp computer. Also runs Grid and Team Fortress 2 on Max settings well. Overall I rate this as an excellent card for someone who doesn't want to spend hundreds of dollars or just wants to upgrade their home computer to be able to play the latest games at decent settings. It only has a 300 watt power supply and the box says it requires a 350 watt supply but I haven't had a problem yet. I play COD4 on max average 30 fps.
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