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MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review - PCSTATS
MSI's NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC videocard is based on the new nVIDIA GeForce 8600GTS core. The card packs in a modest 256MB of GDDR3 memory.
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External Mfg. Website: MSI Apr 19 2007   C. Sun  
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Videocard Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4

ID Software Doom 3 1.3

Source: id Software

At its highest setting, Ultra quality, texture sizes pass the 500MB mark which means even tomorrow's videocards will have a hard time running everything. The frame rates in the game itself are locked at 60 fps so anything above that point is wasted. Each test is run three times and with the third run being recorded.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportID Software Doom 3 1.3
HQ 1024x768 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 170.3
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 143.2
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 185.3
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 182.3
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 180.8
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 172.4
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 174.9
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 165.9
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 134.7
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 118.9
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 155.9
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 163.2
HQ1600x1200 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 116.7
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 81.9
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 175.1
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 153.1
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 154.8
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 162.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 134.5
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 112.7
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 71.8
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 60.8
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 82.2
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 104.4
UQ 1024x768 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 164.4
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 134.1
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 184.5
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 183
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 180.7
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 170.3
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 174.5
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 164.3
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 127.2
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 115.9
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 150.4
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 157.5
UQ 1600x1200 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 110.9
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 76.3
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 174.9
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 151.6
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 153.3
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 160.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 130.9
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 109.7
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 68.6
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 59.9
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 71.9
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 76.8

Doom 3 framerates are very interesting. The lack of memory bandwidth at high speeds rears its head at high resolutions. At lower resolutions, the MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC impresses us for how well it kept up with higher end videocards.

ID Software Quake 4 1.3

Source: id Software

Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a 60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass the 500MB mark! Each test is run three times and with the third run being recorded.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportID Software Quake 4 1.3 Custom Demo
HQ 1024x768 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 151.8
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 145.8
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 186.5
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 190.1
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 183.3
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 176.3
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 184
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 173.1
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 165.2
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 141.5
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 180.6
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 183.6
HQ 1600x1200 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 135.9
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 118.3
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 185.9
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 180.3
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 181.5
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 172.7
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 164.1
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 171.6
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 116.2
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 95.1
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 136.3
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 152.1
UQ 1024x768 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 150.9
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 130.6
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 186.6
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 184.6
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 182.9
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 178.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 179.8
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 165.2
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 143.8
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 137.1
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 177.4
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 180.3
UQ 1600x1200 FPS Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 130.3
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 108
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 185.7
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 177.3
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 178.2
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE 172.2
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E 160.1
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC 115.6
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH 104.5
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS 91.5
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC 127
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240) 147.8

Quake 4 is not too stressful on the MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC videocard, the card keeps up with the competition just fine. Overclocking boosts framerates nicely!

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Contents of Article: MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC
 Pg 1.  MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC GeForce 8600GTS Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  nVidia's G84 Core, DirectX 10 and Windows Vista
 Pg 3.  nVidia G84 Core & Low Noise Videocard Cooling
 Pg 4.  Videocard Power Consumption Measurements
 Pg 5.  Geforce 8600GTS Overclocking Hype: Right or Wrong?
 Pg 6.  Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark05, 3DMark06
 Pg 7.  Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
 Pg 8.  — Videocard Benchmarks: Doom 3, Quake 4
 Pg 9.  Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 10.  Advanced Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry, Doom 3, FEAR
 Pg 11.  Meet the G84 - Geforce 8600GTS from nVidia

 
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