Looking for excellent gaming performance but also want to keep PC noise to a minimum? The EN9600GT Silent from ASUS is the card to buy. It couples the power of the 9600 GT with pure silence, and costs little more than the stock model, making it a great choice for either the HTPC or desktop.
It's not too often that the fastest single-GPU available is also affordable, but the 9800 GTX is just that. At just over $300, it delivers incredible performance at all resolutions and also turns out to be amazingly overclockable. It's just too bad that the 8800 GTS 512 is not much slower...
If on the lookout for a good GPU at a great price, it's easier than ever. NVIDIA's 9600 GT packs a punch and retails for well under $200. We are taking Gigabyte's stock-clocked solution for a spin to see how it stacks up against our other models. And yes, it overclocks like a beast.
NVIDIA's 9-series might be brand-new, but the 8-series should not be overlooked. Most 8800 GTS 512 cards cost less than the 9800 GTX, and can be easily overclocked to overpower it. In the case of this pre-overclocked ASUS card, the 9800 GTX doesn't have a fighting chance.
NVIDIA's 9600 GT card is a great offering for the price range, but ASUS ups the ante by offering a TOP version that adds 70MHz to the core and 100MHz to the memory. Add in HDMI support and the ability to overclock the card even higher... then the EN9600GT TOP proves to be a great offering.
| Title | Author | Date | Categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition | Greg King | March 18, 2008 | Video Cards |
| ATI TV Wonder HD 600 PCI & HD 650 Combo USB | Nate Marion | February 28, 2008 | TV Tuners |
| Palit GeForce 8800GT Super+1GB | Rob Williams | February 27, 2008 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| ASUS EN8800GT TOP 512MB | Rob Williams | February 25, 2008 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| Palit GeForce 8600GT Super+1GB | Rob Williams | February 19, 2008 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| ASUS EAH3870 X2 1GB | Rob Williams | February 18, 2008 | AMD-Based GPU |
| DisplayLink - Multi-Display Setups with USB | Rob Williams | January 24, 2008 | Video Cards |
| Sparkle Calibre P850+ 8500GT 512MB | Rob Williams | August 21, 2007 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| Gigabyte 8600GTS 256MB Silent Pipe 3 | Rob Williams | August 13, 2007 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| eVGA e-GeForce 7900GS KO | Rob Williams | June 18, 2007 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| Hauppauge WinTV HVR-950 | Greg King | May 3, 2007 | TV Tuners |
| Sapphire X1050 and X1550 | Rob Williams | March 5, 2007 | AMD-Based GPU |
| ASUS EAX1950PRO 256MB | Rob Williams | December 12, 2006 | AMD-Based GPU |
| ASUS EAX1650XT 256MB | Rob Williams | December 5, 2006 | AMD-Based GPU |
| PowerColor X1650 PRO | Greg King | November 29, 2006 | AMD-Based GPU |
| ASUS EN7950GT HTDP 512MB | Rob Williams | November 21, 2006 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| ATI Radeon x1950 Pro Preview | Greg King | October 17, 2006 | AMD-Based GPU |
| Ageia PhysX: First Look | Greg King | May 5, 2006 | Video Cards |
| Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350 | Greg King | May 2, 2006 | TV Tuners |
| AGEIA PhysX.. First Impressions | Greg King | March 28, 2006 | Video Cards |
| PowerColor X1600 XT BRAVO Edition | Rob Williams | March 13, 2006 | AMD-Based GPU |
| eVGA 7800 GT PCI-E 256MB | Rob Williams | August 22, 2005 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |
| BFG PCI-E 6800 GT OC 256MB | Rob Williams | June 15, 2005 | NVIDIA-Based GPU |