XFX GeForce 9600GT Extreme Edition 512 MB 680 MHz PCI-E SLI Video Card (PVT94PYDE4)



The XFX GeForce 9600 GT offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback. Play the hottest DirectX 10 games with awesome speed and watch HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with brilliant clarity, powered by the revolutionary PureVideo HD engine. Couple a GeForce 9600 GT-based graphics card with an XFX nForce motherboard for an optimal graphics platform, allowing you to ramp up your gaming horsepower with NVIDIA SLI technology support for the most demanding games. With the GeForce 9600 GT, amazing graphics performance is now within your reach.

XFX graphics cards have always been the choice of professional gamers. With the highest performance in it's class, this new generation of feature rich 9 Series graphics cards are even better than ever before. You'll be able to play the newest games flawlessly, the way they were meant to be played and also watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on your your monitor or television in super sharp high definition clarity.

GeForce 9600GT Product Highlight
The XFX GeForce 9600GT 512MB graphics card offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for high-definition gaming and video playback. Microsoft DirectX 10 lets you play the hottest games with awesome speed. Watch the latest HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc movies with brilliant clarity. With the XFX NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT, amazing graphics performance is now within your reach. Note: HDMI kit included.

Playing Video Games
The latest and greatest games available today usually designed to work on the latest and greatest graphics cards. The XFX 9600GT gives your games ultra-realistic 3D characters and environments as well as smooth performance and game play so that the newest games are played the way it's meant to be played. This XFX 9600GT is also loaded with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and the newest generation of 9 Series GPUs (Graphics Processing Units) from NVIDIA to ensure that you'll have compatibility with the most current games and plenty of power to handle numerous games to come.

Watching Movies
Just getting a HD player isn't enough to get HD quality, you'll need a card like the XFX 9600Gt which can process that level of video quality as well. The XFX 9600GT is HDCP ready which means you'll be able to enjoy viewing the latest HD DVD, Blu-ray Disc, or HD Web-TV Streams in super sharp High Definition clarity. The power of NVIDIA's PureVideo HD engine allows for true high-definition video playback, smooth stutter-free playback and multi-monitor support for professional quality video editing that will always look crisp, clear, smooth and vibrant!

Viewing Photos
With higher resolutions and picture quality, you'll be able to view more photos at the same time on the same screen while also enjoying sharper vibrant images that are as true to life as the real thing.

Improved Performance
Most people aren't aware of it but XFX video cards not only give you the graphics power you need to play the latest video games but it carries numerous benefits over the graphics capabilities that usually come standard on most new computers. Having a seperate video card such as XFX video cards also seperates the graphics processing from general computer functions processing. This means it takes a huge load off your AMD or Intel CPU allowing it to do it's job better expecially for non-graphic intensive programs like office applications. It's like adding a expert to your computer that specializes in anything graphic and video related and you can depend on it to always do the job better than anything else.

Bonus Game Included!
A great gaming graphics card can only be complimented by the newly released game, Company of Heroes, on a full version DVD-ROM. This game features intense graphics, fast paced action and spectacular realism that truely captures this authentic World War 2 story line.

Double Lifetime Warranty
XFX will repair and service this graphics card for as long as you live! Even for those of you who know how to push XFX cards to the limits, if anything goes wrong, XFX will service it free of charge! additionally XFX will also honor the protection plan for the second owner as well. You get the protection AND the added value of being able to pass along a full warranty. With XFX Live Help you will be able to communicate through instant messaging directly to our support representatives for any help with your XFX graphics card


Technology Features


Windows Vista Certified XFX GeForce graphics cards will provide users with the performance and stability to they need to ensure an outstanding Vista Premium Experience.

NVIDIA SLI (Scalable Link Interface) links two or three graphics cards together with compatible motherboards to potentially double or triple the performance of your PC and graphics for an unparalleled gaming experience.

NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology brings movies to life by using advanced techniques found only on very high-end consumer players and TVs. Make your Blu-ray, HD DVD, standard-definition DVD movies, PC and mobile device content look crisp, clear, smooth, vibrant, precise, vivid and life-like.

NVIDIA's PCI Express 2.0 solutions double the bandwidth of the existing PCI Express bus enabling this XFX GeForce 9600GT to deliver faster graphics and enhanced system performance. Additionally, it supports Advanced Power Management features, leading the industry to optimize overall system energy efficiency.

Other Features
NVIDIA® nView® Multi-Display Technology, advanced technology provides the ultimate in viewing flexibility and control for multiple monitors. Dual Link DVI, capable of supporting digital output for high resolution monitors (up to 2560x1600). Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Support. wor's first DirectX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects. High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration2, smoothly playback H.264, MPEG-2, and WMV video-including WMV HD-with minimal CPU usage so the PC is free to do other work. High Dynamic Range lighting with 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, RoHS certification, HDCP Capable, HDMI support and adapter converter kit included, SLI Ready, 2560x1600 maximum supported digital resolution, 2048x1536 maximum supported analog resolution, Dual Dual-Link support, Dual DVI outputs, one S-Video output, HDTV TV output, NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT chipset, PCI-E 2.0 bus interface, 700 MHzTu GPU core clock speek, 1790 MHz shader clock speed, 256-bit memory bus, 2.0 GHz memory bus speed, fansink termal solution, 128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR), Built for Microsoft Windows Vista, Dual 400MHz RAMDACs, Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support, full Shader Model 4.0, High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration2, NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA), NVIDIA Lumenex Engine, NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology, NVIDIA® Quantum Effects Technology, NVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread technology, OpenGL 2.1 Optimizations and Support.

Package Contents
Installation CD-ROM, Quick Installation Guide, User Guide, Important Tips & Techniques Sheet, HDTV component adapter, 2 DVI Adapters, S-Video cable, XFX serial number door hanger, HDMI Adapter, SPDIF Cable, Promotional Game bundle includes Company of Heroes DVD-ROM Game.

System Requirements
400 Watt/6-Pin power supply
One available PCI-Express 2.0 bus slot
Microsoft Windows (98, ME, 2000 Advanced Server, XP, Vista), Linux, UNIX, RedHat
128MB of system memory
Intel or AMD processor


Review by M. Brummer from :

I'm not a heavy video user, I just needed a video card to do 1900x1200 for a new monitor. It works & has the 90-degree rotate feature that I needed for my 2693hm monitor. I have a 720p TV set up as a 2nd display via component cables 30 feet away. I'm not sure if it is my computer or video card, but if I leave the monitor in the 90-degree rotated mode and come back in the morning, the computer has changed the primary monitor to the TV and the primary monitor does not function. A reboot fixes it & puts it back in the non-rotated mode. Not sure it's the fault of the graphics card, but that's why I'm only giving it 4 stars. Now I send netflix instant view movies to the 720p 42" TV & it looks great.

Review by Eric R. Rubeck from :

I had spent a long time trying to decide between video cards when I found this one on sale on Amazon. I'm glad I waited; not only was this a fantastic deal (with MIR) but it performs circles around my old card, runs World of Warcraft on almost all high settings with no issues and is SUPER QUIET (well, other than when you first boot up..I was scared at first but then the fan dropped to silent after I got the drivers installed).

If you're looking for a budget card that can perform, this is the card you want.

Review by D. Melonson from Austin, TX USA:

The performance of this graphics card exceeded my expectations for use with my HD TV Tuner. With the rebate, this was an excellent value.

Review by J. Green from IA, USA:

This product itself is wonderful...I gave it one star based on amazon's false advertising of included accessories and games (company of heroes). When I didn't receive these items Amazon sent me two more video cards to make it right and still didn't include the accessories or games. Now they tell me they can't help and won't help me but I'm more than welcome to find these items myself and they'll refund the difference for them. I've never in all my years had to rectify a problematic purchase on my own and I'm very disappointed! I'm gonna take all my future business to another etailer!!

Review by Edgardo Pichardo from :

Very good product. Excellent presentation. Good performance. Pair it with a 2MB (or more) cache dual processor and you are ready for gaming (Call of Duty 4, Crysis, Unreal Tournament 4, etc.).



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