Product Features and Technical Details

Product Features
API Supported - Microsoft DirectX10 and Shader Model 4.0, OpenGL 2.1
RAMDAC Clock Speed - 400 MHz
Video Input - Dual DVI,HDTV-out
- NVIDIA SLI Ready
- 16 x full-screen anti-aliasing
Technical Details
Model Number: 512-P3-N862
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
GPU: 675 MHz
Stream processors: 64
Memory: 512 MB GDDR3
Memory bus: 256-bit
Shared clock: 1674 MHz
Memory bandwidth: 57.6 GB per second
Bus type: PCI Express 2.0
Output: 2 x DVI, HDTV, S-Video
Refresh rate: 240 MHz maximum
Resolutions: 2560 x 1600 maximum
DirectX support: DirectX 10
OpenGL support: OpenGL 2.1
Windows Vista certified: Yes
Dimensions: 9.0 x 4.376 inches / 228.6 x 111.15 millimeters (W x H)

Lifetime Warranty

Linky

$30 Rebate

Update: Fry's has better deal today, I cancelled my Amazon order and bought one from Fry's.

This card's specs:

Max Power Draw:	95 W
Noise Level:		Moderate
Framebuffer:		256,512,1024,2048 MB
Memory Type:		GDDR3
Memory Bus Type:	64x4 (256 bit)
DirectX Compliance:	10.0
OpenGL Compliance:	2.1
PS/VS Version:		4.0/4.0
Process:		65 nm
Shader Processors:	64
Pipeline Layout:	Scalar MADD+MUL
Texture Units:		32
Raster Operators	16
Core Clock:		650 MHz
Shader Clock:		1625 MHz
Memory Clock:		900 MHz (1800 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth:	57.6 GB/sec
FLOPS:			208 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate:	10400 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate:	20800 MTexels/sec

VS My favorite PNY Overclocked 9800gx2 from Newegg ($260 AR)

Core Clock:		600 MHz
Shader Clock:		1500 MHz
Memory Clock:		1000 MHz (2000 DDR)
Memory Bandwidth:	128 GB/sec
FLOPS:			768 GFLOPS
Pixel Fill Rate:	19200 MPixels/sec
Texture Fill Rate:	76800 MTexels/sec

This should help shoppers compare the best deal for midrange cards vs best deal on high end cards. Someone over at BB pointed out some nvidia cards fail often due to flakey (G92, G94 & G92B) chipsets.

For the record; I went for the 9800 gx2 oc; which is comparable (but perhaps slightly inferior) to the ATI 4870. The ATI 4870 is also almost double the price; so buying that isn't wholly justifiable IMHO

How long is the typical lifespan of EVGA products? In other words, when do they usually discontinue and stop warranting the product?

killme2 said:How long is the typical lifespan of EVGA products? In other words, when do they usually discontinue and stop warranting the product?

Lifetime warranty on the card, including overclocking it until you burn it up. If it dies and they no longer make that model, they will send you their current replacement at no extra charge.

phalanx2k said:killme2 said:How long is the typical lifespan of EVGA products? In other words, when do they usually discontinue and stop warranting the product?Lifetime warranty on the card, including overclocking it until you burn it up. If it dies and they no longer make that model, they will send you their current replacement at no extra charge.Interesting. I had an EVGA video card some years ago and they replaced it with 2 cards to equal the function of the one I lost. I think it was within a year of when I bought it, though. SMC also advertises a lifetime warranty, but they wouldn't do anything when my router stopped working. I stay away from SMC now. EVGA has been good to me though.

This morning Fry's ad has this card for $59.99 after rebates.

AD: $149.99 - 30.00 (instant savings) - $60 (MIR) = $59.99

infinitemonkeys said:This morning Fry's ad has this card for $59.99 after rebates.

AD: $149.99 - 30.00 (instant savings) - $60 (MIR) = $59.99
linkie? B&M Only?

I saw it ($60 AR) in the SoCal OC BM ads (online: BM Newspaper Ad OC SoCal)