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Graphics cards Buying Guide: The graphics card is a key performance component, especially in respect to 3D games. Read on to find out what you should look for. Read more...

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Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GTX (GV-NX98X512H-B)

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Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GTX (GV-NX98X512H-B) 3.75

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RRP

$499.00

Review Date

Monday, 12th of May, 2008

Features

Graphics Card Interface : PCI Express x16

Graphics Processor : NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX

What's Hot

Good performance for the asking price, supports three-way SLI for x3 processing power

What's Not

Does not represent a huge leap from previous generation, outperformed by ATI's rival twin-GPU HD3870 X2, no DirectX 10.1

The Final Word

When judged on its own merits, the Gigabyte GeForce 9800 GTX (GV-NX98X512H-B) is a hard card to fault. However, the emergence of similarly priced dual-GPU cards has taken some of the shine off its performance.

General

Length (mm)

340

Width (mm)

270

Height (mm)

Weight (g)

140

Accessories

DVI to D-sub Adapter, HDTV/ Video-out Cable (NVIDIA), External Power Cable

Graphics Card

Graphics Processor

NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX

Graphics Card Interface

PCI Express x16

Graphics Card Type

Plug-in

Data Width

256-bit

RAMDAC

400 Dual

Maximum Resolution

2560x1600

Chipset Speed

675

Dual Card Platform

SLI

Stream processors

128

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

512 MB

RAM Type

GDDR3

Software

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista

Wired Connections

Wired Terminals / Ports

DVI (HDCP), D-Sub, TV-Out

*Specifications are subject to change without notice. While every attempt has been made by GoodGearGuide in the production of these specifications, possible errors or omissions may still occur. GoodGearGuide neither assumes legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any product specifications supplied.

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