OC3D Review: XFX Fatal1ty 8600 GT Professional Series
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Rastalovich
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Excellent review as expected Kemp.
It`s a decent performer, and gives u the cooling benefits, if that`s the solution u`r after. @ ~ £111, I don`t think u can go that wrong tbh, cards in that bracket are only give or take a small sum.
The packaging does seem disappointing. Package clutter doesn`t cost the company anything at all, and promo stuff especially. Infact the XFX 7600GT 580m is packaged a whole lot better and is obviously an older card.
What impresses me most is the clocking of the Foxconn GTS card - but that detracts from the topic I guess >.<
If XFX are fishing for some impressive feedback, the backplane slot needs a bit of `tarting up`. Something as simple as XFX 8600 GT Fatal1ty in a green raised stamping on their black background would not only promote the card visually, but further seperate it from the mainstream. From the back as it stands, it looks like a regular XFX -anything- card.
Another thing, people will be put off with the likes of the 3DMark scores - that`s a shame. It`s not enough to dismiss the card imo, when it performs obviously better in `the real world`.
(oh and correct the reference to an 8700 on page 4, I got overly excited when I saw that)
It`s a decent performer, and gives u the cooling benefits, if that`s the solution u`r after. @ ~ £111, I don`t think u can go that wrong tbh, cards in that bracket are only give or take a small sum.
The packaging does seem disappointing. Package clutter doesn`t cost the company anything at all, and promo stuff especially. Infact the XFX 7600GT 580m is packaged a whole lot better and is obviously an older card.
What impresses me most is the clocking of the Foxconn GTS card - but that detracts from the topic I guess >.<
If XFX are fishing for some impressive feedback, the backplane slot needs a bit of `tarting up`. Something as simple as XFX 8600 GT Fatal1ty in a green raised stamping on their black background would not only promote the card visually, but further seperate it from the mainstream. From the back as it stands, it looks like a regular XFX -anything- card.
Another thing, people will be put off with the likes of the 3DMark scores - that`s a shame. It`s not enough to dismiss the card imo, when it performs obviously better in `the real world`.
(oh and correct the reference to an 8700 on page 4, I got overly excited when I saw that)
FarFarAway
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I know, it's a pretty good job
@Rast - the foxconn OC's more as it is a stock-clocked card. People generally would rather buy the fastest out there but the small enthusiast overclocking segment would (and should) buy the cheapest and OC that
Still a nice cooler like this one gives you a great reason to buy the card
@Rast - the foxconn OC's more as it is a stock-clocked card. People generally would rather buy the fastest out there but the small enthusiast overclocking segment would (and should) buy the cheapest and OC that
Still a nice cooler like this one gives you a great reason to buy the card
Idk, the keyboard is nicely priced, and you can get the mouse for $20 on Ebay. Before i broke mine i thought it was an excelent mouse.
I would have to say though that i see a flaw on page 2 Kemp. The cooler looks like a modified version of the one i have and if thats true the memory is not cooled at all.
I would have to say though that i see a flaw on page 2 Kemp. The cooler looks like a modified version of the one i have and if thats true the memory is not cooled at all.
Well considering that we never see a 'heatsink off' image in the review, I don't know. But I'd like to speculate that the heatsink blades on either side of the Fatal1ty logo are there for cooling the memory.name='PP Mguire' said:
Edit: Well yes it is actually cooled according to the image.
FarFarAway
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Yep the memory is cooled, can you see any IC's bare in the pics?? No 
Rastalovich
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That`s a very simplistic hs when u see it like that.
Nice card all thought those 2 heatpipes that connect to nothing are useless, stupid engineers who know nothing of thermodynamics.
One thing I am not sure about is this.
If the card has HDCP, wouldn't a simple adapter cable allow it to be fully compatible with HDMI televisions?
One thing I am not sure about is this.
If the card has HDCP, wouldn't a simple adapter cable allow it to be fully compatible with HDMI televisions?
FarFarAway
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Yes, but it isn't included, which was my point 
FarFarAway
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name='Gibbs' said:
Umm sure, which way? Has to be quick, tis going back 2moz
FarFarAway
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Thats about 140mm
Until las night i was gonna go for the XFX 8600 GT XXX but after reading the review (normaly skip to conclusion magazine or ezine but not this one)
Its left me with a dilema now I will Watercool GPU(s) in the not too distant future, once i get my feet wet.Would it be worth Going SLi on this then liquid cool eventualy OC?
Since i've been reading the forums i am gettin more tempted
(its taken me 10 years to put a multimeter on my PSU)
My current setup is 2 year old being on benifit its hard to keep up but OC'ing will help.Or would i be better off spending the same £ on One card? I Have more questions but i'll limit them
Its left me with a dilema now I will Watercool GPU(s) in the not too distant future, once i get my feet wet.Would it be worth Going SLi on this then liquid cool eventualy OC?
Since i've been reading the forums i am gettin more tempted
(its taken me 10 years to put a multimeter on my PSU)My current setup is 2 year old being on benifit its hard to keep up but OC'ing will help.Or would i be better off spending the same £ on One card? I Have more questions but i'll limit them
