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Biostar Sigma-Gate VR8603TS21 GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review
Biostar Sigma-Gate VR8603TS21 GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review  - PCSTATS
Biostar's Sigma-Gate and V-Ranger software allowed us to push that videocard to its max. Literally. The key to our overclocking Zen was adjustable GPU and memory voltage options.
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External Mfg. Website: Biostar Jul 17 2007   C. Sun  
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Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Crytek FarCry 1.33 Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCryTek FarCry 1.33:
UQ Regulator 1024x768: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 115.87
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 117.69
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 124.21
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 126.13
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 115.3
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 123.48
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 116.48
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 117.73
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 118.75
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 122.88
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 113.26
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 110.03
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 102.56
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 126.12
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 125.31
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 117.63
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 128.33
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 131.42
UQ Training 1024x768: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 131.43
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 130.58
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 137.25
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 137.81
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 127.59
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 136.92
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 130.69
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 131.94
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 129.18
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 134.36
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 124.41
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 119.26
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 108.29
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 138.72
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 139.46
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 130.77
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 139.41
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 140.36
UQ Regulator 1600x1200: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 108.28
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 94.26
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 122.19
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 119.11
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 112.11
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 109.53
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 70.3
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 71.38
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 117.08
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 112.5
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 97.63
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 66.06
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 56.36
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 116.91
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 122.41
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 70.34
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 88.31
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 107.95
UQ Training 1600x1200: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 120.36
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 106.7
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 136.02
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 131.12
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 124.26
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 121.42
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 84.36
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 85.68
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 129.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 120.3
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 103.38
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 71.5
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 60.04
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 128.61
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 134.8
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 84.27
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 93.61
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 112.67

FarCry results are very interesting... stock results are good but if you need more you can always overclock it.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08 Source: Ubisoft

State of the art graphics and sound technology collide to produce the most breathtaking gaming experience on any console. Advanced physics modeling enables rag doll physics, particle effects, and Seamlessly dynamic environments.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportUbisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08
1600x1200 SM1: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 87.584383
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 106.88449
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 159.620465
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 123.64561
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 125.935686
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 108.197255
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 58.229833
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 58.04113
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 118.73259
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 83.9432
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 66.05565
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 38.890503
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 32.680666
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 119.617412
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 140.3564893
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 58.212536
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 66.4893213
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 82.187653
1024x768 SM3: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 112.278394
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 82.984486
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 174.862607
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 139.046478
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 142.313627
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 145.612628
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 82.387783
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 83.591378
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 151.834762
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 112.126407
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 89.210489
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 53.555388
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 44.737425
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 154.853487
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 154.6879813
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 82.260802
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 93.14896513
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 106.562489
1600x1200 SM3: FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 64.317715
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 45.692169
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 98.310611
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 73.352521
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 75.407716
GeForce 8600GTS SLI 77.931571
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 40.748037
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 41.401805
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 85.479555
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 59.896527
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 46.547863
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 27.516977
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 22.531252
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M 84.132639
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060) 87.69874156
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS 40.754135
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210) 46.8412678
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425) 54.1456513

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is very hard on videocards at high resolutions. The Biostar Sigma-Gate 8600GTS still puts on a pretty good show. Its performance when running SM3.0 is decent, overclocking boosts framerates quite nicely.

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Contents of Article: Biostar Sigma-Gate VR8603TS21
 Pg 1.  Biostar Sigma-Gate VR8603TS21 GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  nVidia's G84 Core, DirectX 10 and Windows Vista
 Pg 3.  Biostar Simga-Gate and V-Ranger Overclocking Software
 Pg 4.  Overclocking the Biostar Sigma-Gate, more fun than usual!
 Pg 5.  Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 6.  — Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
 Pg 7.  Videocard Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 8.  Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 9.  Advanced Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3, FEAR
 Pg 10.  PCSTATS Maximum Videocard Overclocking Chart & Conclusions

 
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