Good 3D Performance at a Middling Price: GeForce 6600 Shootout

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The GV-NX66T128VP is the ideal card for those who desire the quietest PC possible without having to dispense with good 3D performance Thanks to the boosted memory clock rate the card's 3D performance is very good. The rest of the equipment is also quite substantial.

Overview Gigabyte
Product Name GV-NX66T128VP
Manufacturer Gigabyte
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Graphics Processor NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT
Codename NV43
Bus Standard x16 PEG
Memory 128 MB
Memory Type GDDR3
Core Clock Speed 500 MHz
Memory Clock Speed 1120 MHz
Memory Buswidth 128 bit
Memory Bandwidth 17.9 GB/s
Pixel Pipelines 8
Vertex Shader Units 3
Outputs
VGA 1x
DVI 1x
TV-Out S-Video
TV-Out HDTV Support +
Dual-Link DVI -
Inputs
Power Cable -
Video-In Composite
S-Video
TV-In (Tuner) -
Audio-In -
Equipment
Cooling Passive Cooling
Adjustable Fan-Speed -
Hardware-Monitoring Temperature
DVI-I -> VGA Adaptor 1x
Cables -
(HDTV) YPrPb output +
Bundle
Software Bundle WinDVD 5
PowerDirector 3
GibaByte Tools
Games Bundle Joint Operations: Thyphoon
Rising
Thief - Deadly Shadows
Others/Specials -
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Summary
  1. Robust Mid-Range - GeForce 6600 Shootout
  2. GeForce 6600 Architecture
  3. GeForce 6600 Architecture, Continued
  4. AGP Or PCI Express?
  5. Comparing The Test Candidates
  6. Albatron Trinity PC6600U
  7. Albatron Trinity PC6600U, Continued
  8. Albatron Trinity PC6600GT
  9. Equipment
  10. Summary
  11. Asus Extreme N6600GT (EN6600GT/TD/128M/A)
  12. Equipment
  13. Gainward Ultra/1960 PCX XP 128 MB "Golden Sample" GLH
  14. Components
  15. Summary
  16. Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP
  17. Gigabyte GV-NX66T128VP, Continued
  18. Equipment
  19. Summary
  20. Leadtek WinFast PX6600 GT TDH Extreme Version
  21. Equipment
  22. Summary
  23. MSI
  24. MSI NX6600 VTD128E Diamond
  25. Equipment
  26. Hazards When Handling Graphics Cards
  27. Hazards When Handling Graphics Cards, Continued
  28. Test Setup
  29. Benchmarks
  30. Doom3 - High Quality
  31. Riddick - Escape From Butcher Bay - No AA/AF
  32. Half-Life 2 - No AA/AF
  33. Conclusion
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