Albatron GeForce 8600 GTS Video Card Review

Albatron GeForce 8600 GTS

In our bundle we see that there isnt much that comes with the card. Albatron includes one DVI-VGA adapter in case you dont have a monitor with DVI. Also included is the component RGB cable for TV out which will be great in case you were intending to use this card in a Home Theatre PC role. With the HD decoding features built into the GPU and slightly less expensive prices for PC based high definition drives it is hard to argue that a HTPC is the way to go right now if you must have the latest movie watching experience.

The warranty that Albatron provides is 2 years for all video cards and motherboards. While this may pale in comparison to the warranty provided by other companies, remember that you have to pay for that extra coverage in the purchase price of the card.

Test Setup

Video Card Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700
Motherboard	Intel 975XBX2KR
Memory	2GB Super Talent DDR2 1000
Hard Drive	Western Digital Raptor 74GB
Cooling	AeroCool Xfire Heatsink
Power Supply	Silverstone 850W
Operating System	Windows XP Professional SP2

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. ATI CATALYST 7.3 Drivers were used on all of the ATI video cards. Forceware 93.71 drivers were used for NVIDIA 7000 series cards. Forceware 158.22 drivers were used for NVIDIA 8600 series cards.