XFX Geforce 8500GT Fatal1ty Video Card Review

Videocards/VGA Reviews by geoffrey @ 2007-12-24

The XFX Fatal1ty series have recently not only been upgraded in the mainstream segment, since few weeks we have now Fatal1ty entry-level graphics cards. Aimed at the professional gaming market, could we have a Best Buy in our hands?

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Introduction

Introduction

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XFX is a global presence in the world of electronic gaming. With its focus on taking gaming to the extreme, XFX has developed an exciting array of video cards and accessories that are designed to maximize the entire entertainment experience. A division of PINE Technologies, XFX operates its own manufacturing facility and maintains an R&D team that features some of the industry's most renowned talents.

PRO HARDWARE FOR PRO GAMERS
The Championship Gaming Series™ (CGS) is to competitive video gaming what the NBA is to basketball. With teams across the world it is the choice path for any aspiring gamer to become a professional and a gaming celebrity. The path to gaming superstardom begins with choosing the right equipment and the only choice is a graphics card approved by the CGS. Play with equipment approved by the Championship Gaming Series - tested by Fatal1ty, and soon you’ll be in the game too.


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XFX 8500GT Fatal1ty 512MB | core: 500MHz | shader: 1093MHz | memory: 850MHz


Previous product reviews gave us the opportunity to test some of XFX's finest video cards, the Fatal1ty line-up has brought us maximum performance although success was not always that great. Anyway, concerning our today's 8500GT, we have an 11% increase in GPU core clock and 12% increase in GPU shader clockn 6% increase in VGA memory clock. For me, not exactly the Fatal1ty I'd expected although with the passive heatsink XFX has definitely a bonus which could make the difference in the end. Silent but deadly, let’s find out ->
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Comment from Massman @ 2007/12/24
Good work, Geoff. The overclock seems to be worth it

 

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