XFX GeForce 8600 GT XXX Graphics Card

Nice card

Strengths: Easy installation. Very low power consumption (30-40watts), compatible with my 300 watt (dell) power supply. Easily overclockable - comes w/ Nvidia's ntune program.

Weakness: 128 bit bottleneck. You MUST cancel all previous video drivers or you get lots of interference.

Vista score of 5.9 and 5.6 graphics score. Loads all games, old and new with ease. I sometimes get thin horizontal lines across my 22inch screen that are only noticeable with all white backgrounds, not sure what thats about. Again, works with my wimpy power supply (300watt) so I'm very happy with it. DX 10 compatible. Obviously not an 8800, but you can overclock this close ot an 8600 GTS.

Very nice card for a very nice price

Strengths: Excellent performance for the $$$$, performs as advertised, Dual DVI output, SLI ready

Weakness: If you're buying this card, none. It's only weakness is that it isn't a higher end card that costs over $500

I got this with a rebate, so the price was even better. This card does what it says it will do, and then some. The updated drivers and nZone interface let you overclock if you want, but I have no need to. I'm using the card on a MediaCenter PC and my video performance has improved substantially. I run six live video feeds at one time through some home surveillance software and it doesn't even...

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The card you NEED

Strengths: Only uses one slot, low power consumption, boosts ALL games, directx10 compatible!

Weakness: None I've found!! :)

When I was pondering on a card I was down to this one and another one. WOW?! After dropping this one into my machine I can clearly see why I went with this one. This one is perfect for the person who dosen't have all the money in the world to drop on a graphics card. There's always gonna be something new out there and yes black friday is around the corner but I bet this will still be cheaper and...

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Great card for limited psu

Strengths: support DX10, works good with 350W PSU, low price.

Weakness: NOT include an HDTV dongle.

I have a HP Media Center M8120N, with Geforce 7350LE 128M video card and 350W PSU. I changed to this XFX 8600GT. It works very good with my 350W PSU. I play NSF Most Wanted and Company of Hero, the card works great. Many people who bought HP Media Center want to upgrade the video card. If you donot want to change the power supply, this XFX 8600GT is a good choice with great performance and low...

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Excellent mid-level video card

Strengths: Built for Vista (DirectX 10), 620 MHz Core, SLI Ready, good price point

Weakness: Not the beefest card for hard core games.

I just upgraded from a GeForce 6600 GT AGP card and I really notice the difference. I don't do a lot of hard core gaming but this card handles World of Warcraft and other lighter 3D games with everything turned on. I was able to purchase the card from Buy.com for $140 with a $20 rebate. $120 for this card is very good. The card has two DVI outputs and is supporting my two 20" Dell LCDs without a...

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Excellent Graphics Card For the Budget Gamer

Strengths: It has 620 Mhz Core clock and can run all direct X 9 games perfectly ( to the highest settings), including Halo, Flight Simulator and even Counter Strike. It has been flawless.

Weakness: The card has no flaws yet, everything about it is worth buying in my book.

Very good product, hope you will enjoy it too! I would think about getting this for any gamer you may know. They will love you for this card! It's excellent!

XFX GeForce 8600GT Video Card

Strengths: Dual DVI, DirectX10 support, SLI ready, HDTV ready.

Weakness: None

The XFX GeForce 8600GT scored very well in the reviews that I've read. I'm not a gamer, nor a video card expert, but for the speed rating and capabilities, this midrange card is an excellent value.

Great card

Strengths: Fast GPU. Nice price. 2DVI port.

Weakness: Nothing that I can think of. Didn't have video out other than svideo. But I can live with that.

This is definitely for people who wants nice graphics, but not a hardcore games who needs flawless 3d imagery. Installation and maintenance is easy. Haven't tried overclock though. Nvidia is a great video card company. and XFX has lifetime warranty too, (I think). Highly recommend.

Great Value

Strengths: Fast, DirectX 10 compatible

Weakness: Small memory

Very fast for a sub-$150 card. Runs CNC3, Jade Empire, Rise of Nations all above 30 fps with everything on, including anti-aliasing. DirectX 10 compatibility means you won't have to buy a new card for Vista. Get the nVidia reference drivers for best performance. Small memory size - 256MB - would be the only complaint.

GeForce 8600GT

Strengths: Direct X10 compliant,only need 350W power supply,easy to keep cool,and plenty of horsepower for intermediate user.

Weakness: I have no complaints......

I reviewed various cards for some time and was looking to prepare my system for Vista and Direct x10.Here it is....this card is economical and packs a phemominal punch!!I was able to upgrade without changing my power supply and I'm so pleased with the performance.It has 256mb DDR3 that works with this chipsets new architechture,620MHz/800MHz on the factory overclock,with more horsepower under the...

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