PNY Verto GeForce 9600 GT Video Card Review
Box, Bundle and Test System
Bundle
The bundle that PNY ships with their Verto 9600 GT is just the basics, which is the way to do it if youre after the value conscious shopper. Included is a pair of DVI to D-Sub adapters, RGB cable, and S-Video cable. Also we have the manual and driver CD. Adding games only serves to increase the price of the overall package so for a card costing just $150, less really is more.
As far as the box goes, its pretty basic with the card model and amount of memory clearly displayed on the front.
Test Setup
The test system was running Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit with all available Microsoft updates including the hotfixes required for enthusiast video cards to run correctly. NVIDIA Forceware 169.28 beta drivers were used on all of the GeForce 8800 series graphics cards, and 175.16 used for the 9600 GT. ATI Catalyst 8.3 drivers were used for all ATI cards. All results shown in the charts are averages of at least three runs from each game or application used. Memory timings were set to 1000MHz 4-5-4-15. The XFX GeForce 8800 GTX were standard modles and the GeForce 8800 GTS were the Palit 1GB Sonic SLI Video Cards.
Keep in mind that we are using FRAPS for many of our tests and the results can vary a few percent since these are not scripted runs.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core 2 Quad QX9770 |
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Motherboard |
XFX nForce 780i SLI
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Memory |
Crucial PC2-8500 2GB
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Video Card |
See Above |
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Hard Drive |
Western Digital Raptor 150GB |
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Cooling |
Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme |
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Power Supply |
Thermaltake ToughPower 1000W |
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Operating System |
Windows Vista Ultimate |
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