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MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card Author: Shane Baxtor SUMMARY: MSI has doubled the RAM on the 9600GT, giving us a grand total of 1GB. Let’s see if the extra memory is a good move. Editor: Steve Dougherty Category: Visual Published: 5th May 2008 Manufacturer: MSI Our Rating: 87% Rate our Content Now! Introduction We saw MSI mix it up just the other week with the 9600GT by overclocking it and going down the aftermarket cooler route. Aesthetically speaking, the card really didn’t do a lot for us, but as we dived deeper into the testing of the card we became pleasantly surprised by the performance the cooler offered. The latest 9600GT variant from MSI sports the same cooler along with an extra 512MB of GDDR3, giving us a grand total of 1GB. The card also carries with it the same overclock we saw on the 512MB model which should aid in getting some extra performance over stock clocked offerings. Before we get into the performance side of things let’s find out what is going on in the package department and see what MSI has done with the 9600GT today. Page 1 of 20 Quick Navigation - Jump To Page Page 1 [Introduction] Page 2 [The Package] Page 3 [The Card] Page 4 [Test System Setup and 3DMark06] Page 5 [Benchmarks – PT Boats: Knights of the Sea] Page 6 [Benchmarks – CINEBENCH R10] Page 7 [Benchmarks - Half Life 2 (Episode Two HDR)] Page 8 [Benchmarks - World in Conflict] Page 9 [Benchmarks – Enemy Territory: Quake Wars] Page 10 [Benchmarks – Crysis] Page 11 [Benchmarks – Unreal Tournament 3] Page 12 [Benchmarks - High Quality AA and AF] Page 13 [Benchmarks - 3DMark06 - XP] Page 14 [Benchmarks – CINEBENCH R10 - XP] Page 15 [Benchmarks – World in Conflict - XP] Page 16 [Benchmarks – Unreal Tournament 3 - XP] Page 17 [Benchmarks – Half Life 2 (Episode Two HDR) - XP] Page 18 [Temperature and Sound Tests] Page 19 [Power Consumption Tests] Page 20 [Final Thoughts] Talk about "MSI GeForce 9600GT 1GB OC Graphics Card" in our forum!