With the launch of the Nvidia 8800 series of video cards, all other cards seem obsolete, but this is how it always happens, technology advances and those without the cash are left to make due with what they can. If you don't have the cash to throw down on an 8800 series vid card, there are still many other options available out there, even the so-called budget cards are still very good for what they are. Today for review I have the Biostar 7600GS video card, it is a lower end card for the gamer on a budget, but still plays games and has some nice features including a very low price point, you can run two of them is SLI mode for about $200. Read on to check it out...

Biostar 7600GS PCIE 256Mb Videocard

Reviewed by: Kristofer Brozio AkA Dracos

Sponsor: DragonSteelMods

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

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Biostar 7600GS

Model: V7602GS21

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Quick Specs:

GeForce 7600GS GPU

256MB, 128bit, DDR2

Dual DVI / TV-out

Supports HDTV function

Overview: 

NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS GPU

256MB, 128-bit DDR2 Memory

Superscalar 12-pipe GPU Architecture

Innovation PCI Express with Dual DVI/ TV-out ports

CineFX 4.0 Engine supports DirectX 9.0c, OpenGL 2.0 & Shader Model 3.0

Supports SLI technology & PureVideo Technology & Full nView Multi-Display Technology

Supports Intellisample 4.0 & UltraShadow II & Digital Vibrance Control (DVC) 3.0 Technology

Supports True High dynamic-range (HDR) Lighting

Specs:

Gpu Clock: 400Mhz

RAMDACS: 400Mhz

Mem Clock: 800Mhz

Interface: PCI-E

Memory: 256Mb/DDR2 128Bit

GPU Features:

Next-Generation Superscalar GPU Architecture

Full Microsoft DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 Support

NVIDIA CineFX4.0 Engine

NVIDIA SLI Technology

NVIDIA Intellisample 4.0 Technology

True High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Rendering Support

NVIDIA PureVideo Technology

Adaptable Programmable Video Processor

High-Definition H.264, MPEG-2 and WMV Hardware Acceleration

Advanced Spatial Temporal De-Interlacing

High-Quality Scaling

Video Color Correction

Integrated HDTV Encoder

NVIDIA UltraShadow II Technology

128-Bit Studio-Precision Computation

Full-Speed 32-Bit Color Precision

NVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

OpenGL 2.0 Optimizations and Support

NVIDIA nView Multi-Display Technology

NVIDIA Digital Vibrance Control3.0 Technology

PCI Express Support

Dual 400MHz RAMDACs

Dual-Link DVI Support

90nm Process Technology

Built for Microsoft Windows Vista

$102.99 from NewEgg at time of review

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