• Hardware

  • Great deal for a geforce 7600 GT on pcandparts

There is a EVGA geForce 7600 GT 256mb PCIx on sale for $ 151 on pcanparts.com

go to this page:
http://www.pcandparts.com/price.htm

and scroll down to
EVGA EV-76PASIV Geforce 7600GT 256MB w/TV $151.00 PX-23

in the PCI express video cards section

This card outperforms the ati x1650 pro and it is currently IMHO the best deal for a graphic card on pcandparts. I think the price is very close to that of USA.

Here are the specs
* Mfr Part Number: 256-P2-N615-TX
* Chipset: GeForce 7600 GT
* Engine Clock: 560 MHz
* Video Memory: 256MB GDDR3
* Memory Clock: 1.4 GHz
* Memory Interface: 128-bit
* Memory Bandwidth: 22.4 GB/s
* Bus: PCI-Express x16
* RAMDAC: 400 MHz
* Pixel Pipelines: 12
* Max. Resolution: Analog - 2048 x 1536 @ 85Hz; Digital - 2560 x 1600
* Connectors: VGA, DVI-I, TV-out (HDTV ready)
* Thermal: Fansink
* Support nVidia SLI Technology
* Support Microsoft DirectX 9.0, Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
* Requirements: Minimum of a 350W power supply(+12V, 18A); Minimum 400W for SLI(+12V, 24A)

Here is a review:
http://www.penstarsys.com/reviews/video/evga/7600gtco/index.html

My only compaint? No 512 mb option!
it is a dead end try one of the 8600 or 8500 series you get direct x 10 , unified architecture and Quantum Effects physics processing technology
price range $200-300
and nvidia hasn't released any new drivers for the 7 series since november 06 so i don't know if they abandoned the software support they used to have monthly updates
nvidia released a new gfx card the 8800 ultra so prices will go down
i would recommend the 8800gts 640mb but its pricey price range $300-400
2 months later
i would recommend the 7600GT with the 150$ price tag for anyone who doesn't want to overspend, like rolf said it's good for its price/performance ratio

the 8800 should be left for the zealot gamers out there who don't mind spending saturday nights under candle light and with red wine sitting next to a sexy geforce ultra babe hehe, believe me , i should know :)
a month later
karim soubra wroteit is a dead end try one of the 8600 or 8500 series you get direct x 10 , unified architecture and Quantum Effects physics processing technology
price range $200-300
and nvidia hasn't released any new drivers for the 7 series since november 06 so i don't know if they abandoned the software support they used to have monthly updates
nvidia released a new gfx card the 8800 ultra so prices will go down
i would recommend the 8800gts 640mb but its pricey price range $300-400
How about this : Inno3D Geforce PCX 8500GT 512MB ?

It's for 148$ on PC and Parts.
I bought a 7600 gt. but if i was to buy again, after further research, i'd buy a 7900 gs 512.
rolf wroteI bought a 7600 gt. but if i was to buy again, after further research, i'd buy a 7900 gs 512.
You happy with it ?

What CPU and RAM do you have ?

What games did it play on your PC ?
p4 dual core 3.4, 2gb ddr533, i965
i play doom3, farcry and company of heroes (i think) on maximum details (forgot what resolution - but at least 1024)
Yeah, i'm happy with it, exept for not being able to lower the fan speed (like other cards), which produces some fan noise.