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Asus EN9800GX2 comparison

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Product name	Asus EN9800GX2	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)	Asus EN9600 GT	EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	$244.99	$241.99	$201.98 to $245.99
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating				5.0 stars
Release date		January 09, 2009	November 08, 2008	February 21, 2008	September 22, 2008
The Bottom Line	Nvidia's new flagship 3D card delivers almost all the performance we expect for its price. If you can live with "almost," at this price range, then this is a solid PC gaming option. We also wouldn't blame you Crysis fans for waiting to see what's in store later this year.	Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.	Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.	Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can.	We don't think most gamers shopping for a midrange 3D card are looking for power efficiency, but for those conscientious few, the EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked is the card for you. Otherwise, you can get noticeably more performance and capability from an only slightly more expensive ATI card.
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Max resolution (external)	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed	1 GB	1792 MB	2 GB	512 MB	896 MB
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16
API Supported	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.0	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1 OpenGL 3.0
Video interface(s) provided	DVI-I HDMI	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output	DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDTV output HDMI S-video/composite output	DVI-I (dual link) HDTV output VGA
Graphics Processor	NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	ATI Radeon HD 4850	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Max monitors supported	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2	Info unavailable
Compatibility	PC	PC	PC	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Amazon.com Marketplace $241.99 In stock: See Site Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Amazon.com $201.98 In stock: Backorder Buy.com $202.11 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $212.11 In stock: Yes Prices from 5 CNET Certified stores
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