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KFA2 Galaxy GeForce 8500 GT Video Card
Redefine your gaming reality with the NVIDIA GeForce® 8500 GT 256MB PCI Express
graphics card featuring the world's first DirectX® 10 GPU and a powerful unified
architecture that delivers an incredibly true-to-life gaming experience. Power
through games at record speeds and charge through game maps with vividly realistic,
sun-up to sun-down HDR lighting effects while steering clear of mind-blowing
physics effects such as explosions, fire, and smoke. Crank up 16x full-screen
anti-aliasing without missing a beat - no jaggies, no worries. And relax watching
your favorite movies with NVIDIA PureVideo™ technology.
Note: SLI is accomplished through software.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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NVIDIA
Quantum Effects™ Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation deliver
amazing performance and visual effects such as smoke, fire, and explosions.
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Microsoft
DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders
Dynamic geometry creation smoothes surfaces and enables incredibly detailed
environments, shadows, and effects.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Windows
Vista Ready
Windows Vista is the first operating system to require a GPU (Graphics
Processing Unit) to realize the best experience possible.
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PCI Express
Support
PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth
of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and
downstream data transfers.
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Reviewer:
jiminy-cri on
Jul 18, 2008
Customer Rating:
4.3
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If you don't need an RMA for a defective product, then this is a great deal. From the little I saw when it was functioning, it seemed to perform in a respectable manner. However, after going on vacation and returning and booting PC, found the card to be dead as in not providing any images to the screen. Tech support has been like talking to a stick. |
Reviewer:
anyjabroni on
Jul 08, 2008
Customer Rating:
5.0
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For Forty dollars (after rebate) I feel like I got a great deal.I was worried that it wasn't going to work that great because I never heard of KFA2 or GALAXY and the box shown in the picture was blank.The card came in a retail box,the big fan makes no noise at all and GEARS OF WAR, CRYSIS and HalfLife 2 ;p Look AWESOME! If your on a budget and need/want a reasonably priced card this is the best value. |
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Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
- Full DirectX 10 Support
World's first DirecX 10 GPU with full Shader Model 4.0 support delivers
unparalleled levels of graphic realism and film-quality effects
- OpenGL 2.0 Optimizations and Support
Ensures top-Notch compatiblity and performance for OpenGL applications
- NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
Delivers stunning image quality and floating point accuracy at ultra-fast frame
rates
- NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
Advanced shader processors architected for physics computation enable
a new level of physics effects to be simulated and rendered on the GPU - all
while freeing the CPU to run the game engine and AI
- GigaThread™ Technology
Massively multi-threaded architecture supports thousands of independent, simultaneous
threads, providing extreme processing efficiency in advanced, next generation
shader programs.
- NVIDIA® PureVideo™ HD Technology
The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing
that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color,
and precise image scaling for movies and video.
Minimum System Requirements
- Intel® or AMD® compatible motherboard
- At least 512MB system RAM
- PCI Express® compliant motherboard
- A minimum 300W system power supply
- 50MB of available hard disk space
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP or Vista
- VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor
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- NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB PCIe Video Card
- HDTV Cable
- S-Video Cable
Contents of package may vary from those pictured and stated here,
due to changes in manufacturer's specifications or merchandising.
Please check the product information carefully, items not included
may no longer be required.
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Manufactured by:
Galaxy
Mfg Part No:
85GEE8HDFEXX
UPC No:
4897008713461
Box Size:
( Length: 10, Width: 7, Depth: 3 )
Shipping Weight:
.8000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
24 months parts;
24 months labor
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Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
G458-1008
CompUSA.com
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