Hitting the Graphics Market Square Between the Eyes: EVGA 7600GT CO 'Superclocked Edition' Review- Page 2/4
March 10, 2006
By
Thomas Soderstrom
Features and Accessories
The 7600GT graphics processor contains 12 pixel pipelines and 5 vertex shaders. These are the same specifications used for the previous-generation 6800 standard edition, but that's where similarities end: The 7600GT uses a much smaller die on a smaller die process, allowing a smaller card, lower power consumption, and higher clock speeds. A narrower 128-bit memory bus helps to maintain the product's mid-market aspirations.
EVGA overclocks (er, "Superclocks") its 700MHz DDR3-1400 to 780MHz/DDR1560, without the need to add sinks to this fast RAM. The graphics processor also gets "Superclocked" from 560 to 600MHz, yet requires neither a supplemental power cable nor oversized cooling. The card draws its power through the PCI Express slot.
EVGA's 7600GT CO Superclocked Edition follows nVidia's 7600GT reference design, with the same dimensions and similar cooling to the 6600GT. It provides two DVI-I, one TV-Out, and one SLI Bridge connector. A folded copper fin sink with acrylic cover and tiny 50mm fan could use some improvement, but capacitor and fan power connector placement offer little room for anything larger.
Though small, the cooler uses full-sized four-hole spacing, providing adequate support for aftermarket heatpipe upgrades.
Two DVI connectors each support 15-pin VGA adapters, and the TV-Out plug contains the four standard S-Video pins plus three additional breakout pins, allowing it to be connected directly to an S-Video cable or to Component Video (YPrPb) via a dongle. The PCB has additional solder points for Composite output, but no provisions are made to use them.
Accessories include the manual, an S-Video cable, a Component Video breakout dongle, two DVI-to-VGA adapters, and two EVGA case decals. The installation CD contains drivers and 30-day free trials of Beyond Media and Ulead DVD MovieFactory.
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