bit-tech News: BFG Tech's GeForce 9600 GT OCX & 8800 GT OCX graphics cards

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Hi all,

 

We have just published a review of *BFG Tech's GeForce 9600 GT OCX &

8800 GT OCX graphics cards*. If you could post a link on your site that

would be very much appreciated.

 

*Link:*

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/06/26/bfg-8800-gt-ocx-and-9600-gt-ocx/1

 

 

*Picture:*

http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/06/bfg-8800-gt-ocx-and-9600-gt-ocx/fp_img.jpg

 

 

*Quote:

*/"Despite the impressive gaming performance advantages of these cards

over the lower clocked cards we've compared them to, and the simply

fantastic cooling abilities of the ThermoIntelligence coolers, where

both these cards will really be judged is on their price. This is

becoming the case more and more often in the increasingly competitive

and cut-throat world of mid-range graphics.

 

At the time of review, BFG Tech was quoting us street prices of around

$194.99 (around £115 inc. VAT) for the 9600 GT OCX and $184.99 (around

£110 inc. VAT) for the 8800 GT OCX. While we haven't been given official

UK pricing yet, we're expecting these cards to be priced in a similar

range to the new Radeon HD 4800 series which, as I'm sure you'd like to

know, offer significantly better performance for just a few quid more

(as we'll see in Tim's upcoming article).

 

In light of Nvidia's decision to move the GeForce 9800 GTX's price down

to $199 (or £125-140 inc. VAT in real money) in order to remain

relatively competitive with the Radeon HD 4850, we're expecting the

price of these cards to drop faster than a stripper's thong. However,

there is no official word on when, or by how much the price of these

cards will drop.

 

And without a reasonable price drop, it becomes very difficult to

recommend either card on a value basis. Despite being superior

performers when compared to cards using the same graphics core, and

having phenomenal cooling ability, both cards are victims of the

changing tides in The Sea of Grey. The mid-range graphics market can

change enormously with the introduction of a new GPU or card series, and

until the market calms down, and the 8800 GT OCX and 9600 GT OCX drop in

price, we simply cannot strongly recommended them, despite their

impressive gaming and thermal performance."

/ *

 

*Cheers guys!

 

Tim Smalley

www.bit-tech.net