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The BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC is a 512 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is midpriced at around $195.
Specifications: Graphics Processor / Vendor: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT ; Video Memory Installed: 512 MB ; Compatibility: PC ; See full specs
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CNET product brief
Description: The BFG GeForce 8800 GT OC is a 512 MB, mainstream 3D card.Compared to other mainstream 3D display cards on the market, it is midpriced at around $195.
Pros: Is built around a nVidia GeForce 8800 GT chipset, which is more advanced than some similarly priced display cards.In fact, the typical cost of a product with this advanced a chipset is $320.Also, this graphics card has a 1.8 GHz memory clock speed.This is faster than the average graphics card on the market today, but is to be expected for a graphics card of this price.
Cons: None noted, given available product data.
Suitability: Suited for all productivity tasks, as well as for the casual 3D gamer.This card supports DirectX 10 technology, used in Microsoft's Windows Vista OS, and is the new technology for the upcoming generation of high-performance games.
Value: In general, this graphics card has good features for the money.
Suggestions: (1) Since this card is DVI-capable, you might want a DVI-enabled monitor or a flat-panel display to connect with it -- this will pass the digital video signal directly without converting it to analog, making for better performance.(2) For Editor's Reviews of the latest graphics cards, visit the graphics and sound section of CNET's website.
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CNET editors' buying advice
We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Graphics Cards. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of graphics card.
Media Center Graphics Card
One of the popular attempted 'convergence devices' of recent years is the media center PC. This can range from a computer with a normal monitor that can receive TV signals, to a central media server that can send movies to the main TV itself. A media center graphics card needs to be capable of outputting signals in a form with which TVs are likely to be compatible.
DirectX 10
DirectX is an API (Application Programming Interface) that allows programmers to access system resources more easily, and with less overhead (overhead = additional processing power and memory needed). Every time a new version of DirectX comes out, there needs to be new hardware to take advantage of it. Now, Windows Vista has introduced a new version of DirectX, 10, that only exists on Vista. Therefore, the current generation of video cards is designed to take advantage of DirectX 10.
It should be noted that the Aero interface introduced with Vista is not dependent on DirectX 10 features. However, as DirectX 10 cards are all newer designs, any of them will certainly have the graphics horsepower needed to run Aero. Otherwise, DirectX 10 is generally of more interest to gamers.
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