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the specs of my stock xfx nvidia 8600GT 512mb.
· Date: March 19, 2008 · Views: 7226
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Obi-Wan Jerkobi
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March 19, 2008 21:00

I software oveclocked my 8500GT so that it is close to these specs except faster memory clock.



Default Core: 459MHz , Core: 600MHz

Default Mem: 400MHz , Mem: 504MHz

Default Shader: 988MHz, Shader: 1188MHz



16 Unified Shaders, 115 sq. mm die
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Quantex_rox
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March 29, 2008 18:47

i would overclock this one, but the heatsink supplied with has a hard time keeping it cool at these settings.
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Obi-Wan Jerkobi
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April 10, 2008 21:48

8600's are hard to keep cool, I couldn't overclock an 8600 as much as I did to this 8500. (By percentage increase, not really speed values)
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April 15, 2008 21:20 Rating: 10 

Where have I seen that before ? Yes! Ya need RivaTurner to back this up. You can get a free D/L from www.guru3D.com.nfo/. Yes and it is free... ! nicholas_t
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Quantex_rox
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May 16, 2008 08:32

The heatsink that came with it is microscopic, i got a huge one for it now, it idles at 34C, and full blast is 43C.
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Quantex_rox
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August 24, 2008 19:06

Ohh ya, obi-wan, according to tom's hardware, two SLI'd 8500GT's aren't even as fast as a single 8600GT.
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