EVGA
GeForce 9800 GTX Video Card
Run challenging games in full force. Intensify your gaming experience to the max. With the EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GTX 512MB graphics card, you can do all of this and more, because it raises the performance bar to another level. This graphics card enables full-throttle lifelike game play at intense resolutions while providing optimal power management with HybridPower™ technology. The PureVideo® HD engine delivers unmatched video and movie quality with spectacular picture clarity, featuring scene-optimized color and contrast enhancement. And when coupled with nForce® SLI®-ready motherboards, it provides amplified performance up to 2x in a dual SLI configuration and up to 2.8x in 3-way SLI mode. Packing more performance at an exceptional value, the EVGA NVIDIA® GeForce® 9800 GTX 512MB graphics card offers you an extreme HD gaming and a first-class entertainment experience.
A
Complete Solution
Unlock next generation platform features. With SLI, the GeForce 9800 GTX
GPU offers increased performance up to 2x in a dual SLI configuration and
up to 2.8x in 3-way SLI* mode. Its HybridPower technology* delivers graphics
performance when you need it and low-power operation when you don’t.
So, enjoy heart-stopping entertainment or power savings for everyday computing.
IMPORTANT! Before You Buy!
Make sure your motherboard is compatible with
this video card. For example, PCI Express video cards won't
work with motherboards designed only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa.
Please read the specifications carefully or call us for expert advice.
See "BEFORE YOU BUY" Below For More Details
NVIDIA
HybridPower
NVIDIA
Unified Architecture
NVIDIA
Lumenex™ Engines
Microsoft
DirectX 10
Geometry Shaders
Features
NVIDIA GeForce
9800 GTX
The NVIDIA
GeForce 9800 GTX-based graphics card enables full-throttle lifelike game play
while providing optimal power management with HybridPower™ technology*.
The PureVideo® HD engine also delivers unmatched video and movie quality
and SLI® compatibility provides amplified performance when coupled with
NVIDIA nForce® SLI-ready motherboards. Dollar-for-dollar, this GPU packs
great performance.
NVIDIA HybridPower
HybridPower™ unleashes graphics performance when needed and
switches to quiet, low-power quiet operation for everyday computing. Plug
any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-enabled GPU into any NVIDIA Hybrid SLI-enabled motherboard
for the ultimate control. Dial up performance for demanding 3D games and applications;
reduce noise and power consumption for everyday computing tasks like browsing
the Web, word processing, or watching HD videos.
NVIDIA Unified
Architecture
Fully unified
shader core dynamically allocates processing power to geometry, vertex, physics,
or pixel shading operations, delivering an incredibly true-to-life 3D graphics.
click here for demo »
NVIDIA Lumenex™
Engine
Support
for 128-bit and 64-bit floating point HDR with up to 16x anti-aliasing delivering
vividly realistic lighting effects while obliterating ‘jaggies’. click
here for demo »
Microsoft
DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders
Dynamic
geometry creation smoothes surfaces and enables incredibly detailed environments,
shadows, and effects. click
here for demo »
NVIDIA Quantum
Effects™ Technology
Advanced
shader processors architected for physics computation deliver amazing performance
and visual effects such as smoke, fire, and explosions. click
here for demo »
NVIDIA
PureVideo HD Technology
Available
on HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs, high-definition movies are bringing an exciting
new video experience to PC users. NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD technology lets you
enjoy cinematic-quality HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with low CPU utilization
and power consumption, allowing higher quality movie playback and picture
clarity.
High Dynamic
Range (HDR)
High dynamic-range(HDR)
lighting effects bring environments to life for a truly immersive experience.
It takes advantage of the subtle light, texture, and color intricacies to
create incredibly realistic environments.
Shader Model
4.0 Technology
Get your
box geared up for the future of games with blazing fast shader performance
and watch your characters sweat with Shader Model 4.0.
OpenGL 2.1 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-Notch compatiblity and performance
for OpenGL applications
GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture
supports thousands of independent, simultaneous threads, providing extreme
processing efficiency in advanced, next generation shader programs.
NVIDIA
ForceWare It takes a powerful suite of software to complement these complex
processors. NVIDIA ForceWare™ unified software environment (USE)
is the key to unleashing the full power and features in NVIDIA’s
desktop, platform, mobile, and multimedia products. Delivering a proven
record of compatibility, reliability, and stability with the widest range
of games and applications, ForceWare ensures the best out-of-box experience
for every user and delivers.
NVIDIA
SLI (Scalable Link Interface)
NVIDIA SLI™ (Scalable Link Interface) technology is a revolutionary
approach to scalability and increased performance. NVIDIA SLI takes advantage
of the increased bandwidth of the PCI Express™ bus architecture,
and features hardware and software innovations within NVIDIA GPUs (graphics
processing units) and NVIDIA nForce4 MCPs (media and communications processors).
Together the NVIDIA SLI patent-pending technologies work seamlessly to
deliver heart-pounding PC performance. And depending on the application,
NVIDIA SLI can deliver as much as 2x the performance of a single GPU configuration
for unparalleled gaming experiences.
Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics
Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.
PCI
Express 2.0 Support PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate
from 2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve high
performance.
Specifications
GPU/VPU:
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX
RAMDAC:
Dual 400 MHz
Fill Rate per Second:
43.2 Billion pixels
Additional Features:
HDCP Enabled
HDTV Ready
SLI Ready
DirectX 10
OpenGL 2.1
PCI Express 2.0
Vista Certified
Maximum Resolution:
2560 x 1600 (Digital)
Video Memory:
512MB
Memory Type:
GDDR3
Memory Interface:
256-bit
Stream Processors:
128
Core Clock:
675 MHz
Memory Clock:
2200 MHz
Shader Clock:
1690 MHz
Memory Bandwidth:
70.4GB/sec.
Interface Type:
PCI Express 2.0
Interface Speed:
x16
Connector(s):
Dual DVI (Dual Link)
HDTV/S-Video
Multiple Monitors Support:
Yes
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Minimum System Requirements
1GB of system memory
CD or DVD-ROM driver
100MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
Microsoft Windows Vista or XP operating system
PCI Express or PCI Express 2.0-compliant system motherboard with one vacant
PCI Express x16 slot
One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express x16 slot. This graphics
card physically occupies two slots
450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current
rating of 24A or more (Minimum system power requirement based on a PC configured
with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor)
Two 6-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors -or- One 6-pin PCI
Express and two 4-pin Molex supplementary power connectors
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
4.9
Customer Reviews:
37
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Value
4.8
Features
4.9
Quality
4.9
Performance
4.8
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Big bang for the buck
Reviewer:
metigernow on
Nov 22, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
The capacitors on my old GeForce finally fried after 3 years of BF2.
I could not be happier that they did.
Only problem now is I need a new monitor.
Awesome
Reviewer:
Cookie on
Nov 18, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
An amazing card. Played bioshock and company of heroes on it. Runs with all max graphic settings and a resolution of 1920 x 1080. Framerate's smooth and the game's look beautiful.
The best gaming experience ever.
Reviewer:
dueltommycha on
Nov 17, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Just plug it into the PCI-e slot and plug in the power, and install the drivers. This thing is monster. Runs all games on high settings. Runs Left 4 Dead 2 all on high settings with 1280 by 1020 resolution. A must buy.
Works great in Pci-e 1 slot!
Reviewer:
286Jim on
Nov 17, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
My EVGA motherboard does not have a Pci-e 2 slot but from my research on the net Pci-e 2 cards are backwards compatible to the older Pci-e 1 card slot. You really don't need the added bandwidth of the Pci-e 2 slot as the 9000 generation of NVidia cards are not capable of exceeding the bandwidth of the Pci-e 1 slot by much if at all. I'm currently running Dragon Age and Call to Duty Modern Warfare 2 at 1920x1200 resolution with full on video settings flawlessly with this card, a 2.66 MHz Core 2 Quad CPU, 4 Gig of RAM on a 2 year old EVGA motherboard running Windows 7.
Made this artist's life easier :)
Reviewer:
aztec007 on
Nov 15, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I am very pleased with this product I purchased. I work with a lot graphics intense programs and it has breathed new life to my EVGA SLI motherboard. It was easy to install and ready to go. I didn't even have to use the software included to get it to work. I should inform you guys that I already had an existing SLI card of the same 9800 series but different manufacturer. If you have a 9800 GTX of any brand, hook this card up and get ready for hours of intense video game playing or hours of graphics intense work!
Monitors come supporting different video connector technologies:
VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI, or combinations. Not every monitor
supports these, so check the specifications carefully before making your
selection.
The Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is the
most popular high-quality digital connection for monitors (though HDMI is
quickly becoming its equal in popularity). DVI is a video interface
standard designed to maximize the visual quality of digital display devices
such as flat panel LCD computer displays and digital projectors. It was
developed by an industry consortium, the Digital Display Working Group (DDWG).
It is designed for carrying uncompressed digital video data to a compatible
monitor or projector, and is partially compatible with the High-Definition
Multimedia Interface (HDMI) standard in digital mode (DVI-D).
DVI represents a major improvement in image quality over the older VGA
standard.
The DVI interface uses a digital protocol
in which the desired illumination of pixels is transmitted as binary data.
When the display is driven at its native resolution, it will read each
number and apply that brightness to the appropriate pixel. In this way, each
pixel in the output buffer of the source device corresponds directly to one
pixel in the display device, whereas with an analog signal the appearance of
each pixel may be affected by its adjacent pixels as well as by electrical
noise and other forms of analog distortion.
Previous standards such as the analog VGA were designed for CRT-based
devices and thus did not use discrete time display addressing. As the analog
source transmits each horizontal line of the image, it varies its output
voltage to represent the desired brightness. In a CRT device, this is used
to vary the intensity of the scanning beam as it moves across the screen.
The two types of DVI interfaces are Single
Link and Dual Link. Following are the features and benefits of each:
Single Link - The Single Link interface is limited to a maximum pixel
clock of 165 Hz. It uses four (4) twisted pairs of wires (one each of Red,
Green, Blue and Clock). Maximum resolution is 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz.
Dual Link - The Dual Link interface is most common for today’s modern
LCD monitors. It provides three times as many pixels as the Single Link
interface. And its maximum clock may exceed 165 Hz. Dual Link uses six (6)
twisted pairs wires with two (2) each for Red, Green, and Blue, as well as a
pair for Clock. Dual Link’s maximum resolution is 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. When
you use the Dual Link Interface you can use a longer cable because of its
higher bandwidth. Dual Link also provides HDCP support, which is required
for Blu-Ray playback.
If your Computer supports DVI ports, but
the Monitor does not, then a DVI to VGA adaptor is available at low cost to
solve this. Or inversely, if the Computer output is only VGA, and the
Monitor supports DVI, adaptors are available for this as well.
For our selection of Monitor Adaptors click here »
Dual Monitor
Technology
Few PC users have ever experienced the huge productivity boost that comes
from using multiple monitors on the same PC. Ironically, many of
today's PC have the capability already installed, and Windows (since 2000)
natively supports dual monitors. Configuring dual monitors is so easy: just use
the second video port (if there are two separate ports installed), or add a
second video card or better yet, a video card that has dual DVI ports.
Then plug in your second monitor, change a couple of simple Windows settings,
and you have double the Windows Desktop. This lets you have your
spreadsheet and email visible at the same time, or PowerPoint and Photoshop.
The combinations are endless. And since most of the overhead is
handled by the video card, there is little significant impact (if any) on
system performance. Dual Monitors is one of the simplest, yet most
amazing productivity boosters you can add to your PC! Optionally, you can use a dual monitor stand and recover your workspace in the process!
Advanced PC Build-It-Yourself Guide
Not too long ago one had to be eligible for the Genius IQ Club (Mensa)
in order to build a computer. That is no longer the case. Today’s computer
manufacturers have made it much easier for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer
to create a great system.
Click Here To Learn More »
PCI
Express - Delivering Dramatically Improved Graphics
Doubling the bandwidth of the AGP 8X graphics bus, the new PCI Express represents
the most profound change to desktop architecture in nearly a decade. PCI
Express replaces AGP, allowing much larger amounts of data to move between
the graphics card and the CPU, and will soon replace PCI expansion slots
as well. The PCI standard allows for a 32-bit bus with a maximum throughput
of 133MB/s. By contrast, PCI Express will run at 2.5GHz. PCI Express is
a two-way serial connection that carries data in packets along two pairs
of point-to-point data lines, compared to the single parallel data bus of
traditional PCI. Gamers will benefit from an incredible upgrade in video
quality with PCI Express, because it will allow for more powerful video
cards, inspiring developers to create more realistic environments that will
make games come alive with astonishingly lifelike colors and images. Video
enthusiasts will also benefit because PCI Express will accommodate higher-quality
video throughput (amount of data you can send per second). As network television
moves over to HDTV broadcasts, PCI Express positions the PC platform for
integration into the living room, while also allowing for HD video editing
and other bandwidth-intensive tasks. PCI Express is compatible with existing
PCI drivers and software operating systems and is designed to co-exist with
current PCI hardware.
PCI
Express 2.0 - High End Graphics Have Arrived
PCI Express Base 2.0 specification doubles the interconnect bit rate from
2.5 GT/s to 5 GT/s in a seamless and compatible manner. The performance
boost to 5 GT/s is by far the most important feature of the PCI Express
2.0 specifications. It effectively increases the aggregate bandwidth of
a 16-lane link to approximately 16 GB/s. The higher bandwidth will allow
product designers to implement narrower interconnect links to achieve
high performance while reducing cost.
A number
of optimizations and improvements have been made to the protocol and software
layers of the PCI Express architecture in the PCI Express Base 2.0 specification.
These include:
Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
Link bandwidth
notification – to notify software (operating system, device drivers,
etc) of changes in link speed and width
Capability
structure expansion – to expand the control registers to better manage
devices, slots and the interconnect
Access
control services – optional controls to manage peer-peer transactions
Completion
timeout control – to define a required disable mechanism plus related
optional enhancements
Function-level
reset – optional mechanism to reset functions within a device
Power
limit redefinition – to redefine slot power limit values to accommodate
devices that consume higher power
What
is SLI Technology?
NVIDIA® SLI™ technology is a revolutionary platform innovation that allows
you to intelligently scale graphics performance by combining multiple
NVIDIA graphics solutions in a single system with an NVIDIA nForce® SLI
media and communications processor (MCP).
How Does SLI Technology Work?
Using proprietary software algorithms and dedicated scalability logic
in each NVIDIA graphics processing unit (GPU) and MCP, NVIDIA SLI technology
delivers up to twice the performance of a single graphics solution.
SLI GPU Graphics Cards NVIDIA SLI GPUs deliver powerful, elegant and super-rich graphics
for games and other graphics-intensive applications. Combining two NVIDIA
SLI-Ready certified graphics cards (with the same GPU) in a single system
with an nForce SLI MCP results in up to double the graphics performance. NVIDIA SLI-Ready GPUs feature dedicated, built-in SLI hardware logic
and take advantage of the additional bandwidth of the PCI Express bus
architecture. Connected by the SLI connector (which ships with all SLI-Ready
motherboards), each GPU has a maximized connection pathway, and can leverage
the second card for reaching top-speed performances. SLI Technology can
scale both geometry and fill rate performance for multiple GPUs and output
in both digital and analog formats for the highest image quality.
Video Card Designs
Today's high performance video cards
enable amazing graphics, and frequently come emblazoned with high-impact
graphics, or in brilliant colors. These help to enhance the appeal of
the card. However, from time to time, manufacturers do change these
designs and colors, but this has no effect on the features, specifications,
or performance of the specific video card model, and will usually retain the
same manufacturer's model and part number. The images displayed for a
video card are based upon the sample provided by the manufacturer, and the
specific visual design you receive may vary. So remember, while the
card may look cool, it's the specs that matter!
Will Your
Motherboard Support the Video Card You're Purchasing? Here's the Answer...
Before you
buy - make sure your motherboard is compatible with this video card. For
example, PCI Express video cards won't work with motherboards designed
only for AGP or PCI video cards, and vice versa. Please read the specifications
carefully or call us for expert advice.
Close-Up:
PCI, AGP, and PCI-E (PCI Express)
Check
your motherboard and make sure you are purchasing the correct cardbus
type.
There are 3 types of cardbus slots currently available:
PCI, AGP, and PCI Express (PCIe 2.0 is compatible with PCIe slot)
PCI
- The most widely used I/O bus, it provides a shared data path between
the CPU and peripheral controllers, such as network, display, SCSI and
RAID cards. Though limited in terms of performance, they are considered
the best value when you upgrade your video capabilities on a PC. The PCI
interface can be found and used in nearly any motherboard. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Cards
AGP
- The AGP slot is next in line of higher graphic performance. It was designed
especially for the throughput demands of 3-D graphics. It offers up to
8x improvement over a PCI card, is 32 bits wide and runs at 66 MHz. It
provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one
AGP slot is on the motherboard. The motherboard must be equipped with
an AGP bus slot for an AGP card to be compatible.(AGP 1x provided a data
transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1
Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.) Click
here to view our selection of AGP Cards
PCI
Express - PCI Express is the newest technology that
is superior to both PCI and AGP, in terms of graphic performance. It offers
performance as much as 4x faster than the fastest AGP 8X slot. PCI Express
connections can support fast data transfer rates, which can be used to
connect high-speed devices such as high-end video cards. The slots come
in different variations and speeds, such as x1, x4, x8, and x16. Presently,
most high-end motherboards meant for design, video production, or gaming
come with PCI express slots. To use a PCI Express card, your computer
must have at least one available PCI Express slot. Click
here to view our selection of PCI Express Cards
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512-P3-N871-AR UPC No:
843368004880 Box Size:
( Length:
13, Width:
10, Depth:
3 )
Shipping Weight:
2.0000 pound(s)
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EVGA
GeForce 9800 GTX Video Card
NVIDIA
PureVideo HD Technology 
GPU/VPU:
Dynamic
link speed management – to control the speed at which the link is operating
