“We have two brand new Gigabyte passively cooled silent video cards to evaluate today. The Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT features Silent-Pipe II technology and the Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GTS features Silent-Pipe III. The question for enthusiasts out there is which is the better value for gaming and how high do they overclock?”Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- NVIDIA Mid Range 8600 GT vs 7600 GT Performance Comparison @ Madshrimps
- Gigabyte 8600GTS 256MB Silent Pipe 3 @ Techgage
- Gigabyte 8500GT TurboForce (GV-NX85T256HP) @ Bjorn3D
- Arctic Cooling Accelero S1/S2 Turbo Module review @ Elite Bastards
- Techconnect’s Forceware 163 comparison
- NGO NVIDIA Optimized Driver v1.16218 @ NGOHQ
- Your First Date With Vbespy @ Phoronix
- Sapphire HD 2900XT 512MB Preview @ Phoronix
Passively aggressive graphics power

[H]ard|OCP has reviewed two silent 8600’s from Gigabyte, an 8600GT and an 8600GTS. The GT features Silent-Pipe II, which we have seen on other passively cooled graphics cards, but the Silent-Pipe III on the GTS model is a first, and much larger than it’s predecessor, and both come with a copy of Supreme Commander. Read on to find out which card offers you the better bargain.