NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Alpha Dog

A true performer, the 8800 GT 512MB (256 bit) features award-winning color clarity with true Hi-Def video and smooth, stutter-free playback. Users can output straight to their TVs or go with a multi-monitor experience. HDTV- and SLI-Ready, the 8800 GT is able to drive the industry’s largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays.

KEY FEATURES

8800 Series single slot solution

PCI Express® 2.0 support

112 Stream Processors

NVIDIA® Unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology

Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shader Model 4.0 support.

NVIDIA SLI™-Ready

16x full-screen anti-aliasing

True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range(HDR) lighting

NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ physics processing technology

Two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays

NVIDIA PureVideo™technology®

OpenGL® 2.0 support

Nvidia ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™

Also available in Factory OverClocked XT and XXX versions

GPU Clock MHz The main attributes of the GPU are the core clock rate, which typically ranges from 250 MHz to 1200 MHz in modern cards.	600 - 670 MHz
Shader Clock (MHz) The number of pipelines (vertex and fragment shaders), which translate a 3D image characterized by vertices and lines into a 2D image formed by pixels.	1500 - 1675 MHz
Stream Processors Through the use of stream processing, computer benefit from the ability to transparently access a large number of 'cores' (or, computational units) on a chip without having to separately manage each and every one of them along with their associated busses, memories, I/O, etc.	112
Bus Type N/A	PCI-E 2.0
Performance N/A	Standard, XT, XXX
Texture Fill Rate (billion/sec) This is the speed at an image can be rendered or "painted". This rate is specified in texels per second, the number of 3D pixels that can be painted per second. A texel is a pixel with depth (3D). The fill rate comes from the combined performance of the clock speed of the processor and the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle, and will tell you how quickly an image can be fully rendered on screen.	33.6 - 37.52 Billion/Sec
Pixels per clock (peak) This impacts on the rendering capability of the GRU. The clock speed itself is not the critical factor. Rather it is the per-clock performance of the graphics processor, which is indicated by the number of pixels it can process per clock cycle.	56
Memory Interface Bus (bit) The bit data rate between memory and the GPU.	256
Memory Type VRAM was typically based on DDR technology. During and after that year, manufacturers moved towards the vastly superior DDR2, GDDR3 and GDDR4.	DDR3
Memory Size (MB) the video card will have its own video memory which is called Video RAM or VRAM. The VRAM capacity of most modern video cards range from 128 MB to 2.0 GB.	256 - 1024 MB
Memory Clock (MHz) The memory clock rate in modern cards are generally between 400 MHz and 2.4 GHz.	1400 - 1950 MHz
Output HDCP Capable Designed to meet the output protection management (HDCP) and security specifications of the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, allowing the playback of encrypted movie content on PCs when connected to HDCP-compliant displays. Requires other HDCP-compatible components.	1
Cooling Fansink Sometimes known as an active cooling device, a small electrical fan which drives air across a heat sink and as such will generate a small amount of noise. It is more effective than a heat sink alone at cooling.	√
ROHS The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.	√
Profile Some graphics cards have the capability to swap out the current bracket to make it compatible with low-profile computer systems that require a lower bracket card.	Standard

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XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition: Best Bang for the Buck

Bjorn 3D Golden Bear Award

In short this is the best bang for the buck card we've ever tested and we can only hope XFX brought boatloads into the US, because supplies will probably dwindle quickly.I think it goes without saying again we recommend the XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog XXX Edition to anyone that wants the best currently available at an extremely reasonable price!

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XFX 8800 GT Product Review

Computer Power User

In the tests, the XFX 8800 GT XXX consistently outscored the lower-clocked variants. It also managed to slightly outpace the Evga card in Company of Heroes at 2,560 x 1,600 and 1,280 x 1,024. This card also managed to post 4fps in World in Conflict at 2,560 x 1,600, XFX's overclocking experience was evident.

8800 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition - Great Design Great Performance

MotherBoards.org

The XFX XXX AD Edition card is very thin in its design and can easily fit into a single slot in your case. One excellent thing is the lower power requirements of the 8800GT over its bigger brother the Ultra. The Ultra is a power hog and requires the use of two six-pin connectors to operate properly, the GT on the other hand only needs a single connector. The card supports the latest Direct-3D and DX10 API extensions as well as the new PCIe 2.0 standard that will supposedly double the bandwidth of information with boards that support that feature as well.

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XFX 8800 GT 256MB Alpha Dog XXX Edition

Firing Squad

In the meantime the GeForce 8800 GT is the card for performance junkies. Whether you opt for the 256MB or 512MB card, you're getting a card that delivers the best performance in its class. You'll have to determine which GPU to go with based on your needs and budget.

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8800 GT XXX Alpha Dog Edition Received the Gamers Choice Gold Award!

GamePyre Gamers Choice Award

The XFX XXX Alpha Dog Edition is one of the fastest 8800GT cards you can get out of a retail box; it's priced well below the 8800 Ultra and offers a performance ratio that outweighs its current price by a wide margin. At the moment the 8800GT series is plainly kicking ass performance wise over the competition, and the XXX Alpha Dog by XFX is an even better example of this series and clearly deserves the Gamers Choice Gold Award! Good job XFX the dog is back and better than ever!

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Impressive Performance

Gamespot.com

The GeForce 8800 GT is the GPU to buy for this holiday season, and the XFX GeForce 8800 GT is an excellent card based on Nvidia's new blockbuster chip. It's affordable, supports both DirectX 9 and DirectX 10, and has more than enough performance power to handle graphics-heavy games such as BioShock, World in Conflict, Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3, and Hellgate: London. The XFX GeForce 8800 GT ships today with a $249.99 MSRP.

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Simply One of the Best Values

Extreme Tech Approved Prize

The new GeForce 8800 GT delivers kick-ass DirectX 9 performance and surprisingly good DirectX 10 performance in a card that measures only 9" long, occupies a single slot, draws a reasonable amount of power, and costs between $200-250. The fact that it out-performs and out-features our previous favorite graphics card, a nearly $400 GeForce 8800 GTS, is nothing short of amazing. Rating: 10 out of 10!

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XFX 8800 GTS 512MB XXX Review

NV News Grand Slam

The XFX GeForce 8800 GT XXX 512 MB takes the standard 8800 GT to new heights with the factory overclocked core, shader and memory speeds, the solid bundle that ships with the card and the outstanding double-lifetime warrantee. I really like the fact that XFX has chosen to include a recently released full version DirectX 10-capable game within their bundle, which is something that sets it apart from other manufacturers.

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8800 GT XXX Is One of Your Best Bets

Gameworld Network

While NVIDIA may have compromised their market position by releasing the GT, they’ve certainly lived up to the public’s expectations and produced a video card that’s well worth the price. If you’re in the market for a new video card, the 8800 GT XXX is one of your best bets.

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8800 GT 512MB Alpha Dog Edition Review

Tech Report Editor's Choice

You get the same great warranty and a decent game in Company of Heroes, except this time with enough memory to make the 8800 GT really sing. And the Alpha Dog does, although it howls a little too loud under load. That's really its only flaw, not a huge one considering that none of these cards are perfect. Given the 512MB Alpha Dog's balanced mix of performance an extras, we have our first Editor's Choice recipient.

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XFX RECOMMENDED REQUIREMENTS

PCI-Express 16 x Slot
512MB System Memory
Intel: Pentium 4 / Celeron / Duo
AMD: Athlon / AthlonXP / AM2 / 939 / 940
PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0 compliant motherboard
One 6-pin supplementary power connector
HDCP Compliant Analog / DVI Display (Optional)
HDCP Compliant Optical CD/DVD Drove (Optional)
IDE Hard Drive / Serial ATA Hard Drive
PC Tower > Full Size

SOFTWARE

Windows® XP / Windows® XP x 64 Professional
Windows Vista™ / Vista Premium
Directx® 9c
Directx® 10

XFX RECOMMENDED POWER SUPPLY REQUIREMENTS

Non-SLI: 500Watt or greater
SLI: 600Watt or greater

*** Minimum system power requirement based on PC configured with an Intel Core2 Extreme processor QX6700