EVGA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 SLI Support Graphics Card 512-P3-N973-TR

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4.5
TOP FAVORABLE REVIEW
Solid Card

Quiet card and solid performance for the $125 price. Runs fairly cool during longer gaming sessions.

Moving up from and 8600GT, the card was a little longer then expected. Due to my case style I have to shuffle the hard drives to make room.

Tested in various games with an average frame rate of ~75 FPS. Reached a high of 165FPS in Company of Heroes at 1680x1050 with all settings at max. Did see some frame rates around 20 - 25 fps in some games but was unable to determine what caused this. No stuttering or graphic tearing was seen.

Set up with an AMD X2 5600+ (2.9ghz) and 4gb (2x2gb) Crucial DDR2-800.

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VS
TOP CRITICAL REVIEW
Could be great, but......

Plays most games out there with decent frame rates. Not bad performance for the money.

This card runs hot! (65 C to 72 C under a load). My case is a Cooler Master Centurion 5 and it has enough fans (also added a PCI slot fan, too). The heatsink/fan does not work work as well as the dual-slot GTX 260. Had no problems with the GTX 260 going over 56 C. Studders when it gets hot on COD WAW.

If it ran a bit cooler, it would be awesome. Cooling design really holds this card back from being stellar.

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Features & Details

  • 512MB 256-Bit GDDR3
  • Core Clock 600 MHz
  • 2 x DVI
  • 112 Cores CUDA Cores
  • PCI Express 2.0 x16

Specifications

Model
BrandEVGA
Model512-P3-N973-TR
Interface
InterfacePCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUGeForce 9800 GT
Core Clock600 MHz
Shader Clock1500 MHz
CUDA Cores112 Cores
Memory
Effective Memory Clock1800 MHz
Memory Size512MB
Memory Interface256-Bit
Memory TypeGDDR3
3D API
DirectXDirectX 10
OpenGLOpenGL 2.1
Ports
DVI2 x DVI
TV-OutHDTV / S-Video Out
Details
RAMDAC400MHz
Max Resolution2560 x 1600
3D VISION Game ReadyYes
SLI SupportSLI Ready
CoolerSingle Fan
System RequirementsMinimum of a 400 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 26 Amp Amps.) An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector (hard drive power dongle to PCI-E 6 pin adapter included with card)
Power Connector6-Pin
Dual-Link DVI SupportedYes
HDCP ReadyYes
Form Factor & Dimensions
Card Dimensions (L x H)9" x 4.38"
Packaging
Package Contents512-P3-N973-TR Driver Disk User's Manual HDTV Cable S-Video Cable Power Cable DVI to VGA/D-sub Adapter
Additional Information
First Listed on NeweggDecember 22, 2008
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